
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:53AM0.48m | 9:04AM0.45m | 8:51AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.11m | 11:20PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
7 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 37 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 6 | — |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
36 | — | 29 | 29 | 39 | 46 | 45 | 47 | — | — | — | 27 | 34 | 30 | 35 | 30 | 23 | — | 16 | 11 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1188 | 1204 | 1293 | 1292 | 930 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1287 | 1284 | 1222 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 883 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1222 |
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