Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
30.1° C
1.2° 

Matagorda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matagorda today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 6PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 32°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
S
5
1.9
S
7
1.6
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
8
25
319
199
125
109
140
135
117
123
107
82
77
64
64
53
53
44
46
56
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NW
15
SE
35
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:26AM0.51m
6:57AM0.52m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.11m
8:07PM0.09m
8:44PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:19
8:19
 mm
7
6
1
1
Temp °C
29
32
27
25
27
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
34
31
23
27
28
29
30
30
31
31
32
31
30
30
31
32
31
32
32
31
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