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Matagorda surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matagorda today?
The current surf forecast for Matagorda at 8PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matagorda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | |
56 | 26 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 44 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:40PM0.52m | 1:05PM0.46m | 1:08PM0.40m | 11:02PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.09m | 4:50AM0.17m | 7:03PM0.34m | 6:09AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | 8:12 |
70 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
18 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — |
 kJ | 56 | 26 | 36 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 45 | 45 | 3 | 44 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 39 | 42 | 44 | — | — | 41 | — | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 78 | 257 | 42 | 1294 | 298 | 161 | 301 | 1188 | 1188 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1207 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1188 | 1199 | 42 | 1293 | 1222 | 1209 | 66 | 0 |
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