Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matagorda today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 56 | 65 | 63 | 60 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 48 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:44AM0.43m | 5:19PM0.42m | 9:30AM0.38m | 7:45PM0.38m | 9:01AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.07m | 1:41PM0.40m | 1:48AM0.16m | 2:34PM0.33m | 2:37AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 63 | 60 | 49 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 72 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 56 | 65 | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | 48 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1222 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1232 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1296 | 1287 | 1207 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1193 | 1222 | 1193 |
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