Matagorda Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.59° N 95.98° W

Matagorda 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matagorda sea temperature is
29.5° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 12AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
49
47
52
23
20
16
11
13
13
13
10
9
13
13
13
21
22
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45PM0.38m
9:01AM0.36m
11:09PM0.36m
8:03AM0.37m
Low Tide
2:34PM0.33m
2:37AM0.26m
3:39PM0.26m
3:07AM0.35m
4:45PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
31
31
29
29
29
29
30
30
31
29
28
29
29
31
32
30
29
30
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