Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 CDT
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Matagorda surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
24.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matagorda today?

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)666666666666666666667666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90971001231541451451451311311158846412741162223323320016610988
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
30
N
30
N
35
N
45
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.46
1:31PM
0.36
6:49AM
0.50
8:39AM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
0.36
9:57PM
0.10
10:49PM
0.05
11:50PM
0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:56-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset-----7:50-------7:51-------7:51--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C232324242423232323232425242118151514161818202021
Feels °C (?)2223232222222222222525262518141086101214161718
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