Matagorda · Matagorda County · Texas
Matagorda Jetty Surf Report & Forecast, Texas
Matagorda Jetty, Texas: 1 ft, knee high, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.2 ft at 5 seconds from the east-northeast, with a 14 mph cross-shore wind from the northeast. Water is about 75°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 2.8 ft at 5:06 pm.
1 ft
knee high · occasional 2 ft
- Swell
- 3.2 ft · 5 s · ENE
- Wind
- 14 mph (NE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.3 ft risinghigh 2.8 ft at 5:06 pm
- Water
- 75°Frashguard
- Air
- 73°Ffeels like 68°F
- Sun
- rise 6:42 amset 5:33 pm
Matagorda Jetty surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Matagorda Jetty: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Matagorda Jetty: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 21 | 0.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 21 | 0.8 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 0.7 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 17 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 23 | 0.8 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE) | 1.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.0 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NE) | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NE) | 2.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 2.8 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 19 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 18 | 0.8 ft |
| 7 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 0.4 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 17 | 0.4 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 0.5 ft |
| 11 am | 0–1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 15 | 0.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 1.4 ft |
| 2 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 17 | 1.8 ft |
| 3 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 2.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 2.4 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 16 | 2.5 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.5 ft |
Matagorda Jetty beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Matagorda Jetty arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 1.3 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 8 s
- Lulls
- about 62 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 21% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Matagorda Jetty surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Matagorda Jetty: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Matagorda Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1 ft | Poor | 3.4 ft · 5 s · E | 17 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 12 mph cross-shore (NE) | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.8 ft · 4 s · ENE | 14 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 20 | 11 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 17 | 8 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 4 s · ESE | 10 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 10 mph offshore (N) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · SSE | 16 mph offshore (N) | 15 mph offshore (N) | 3 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 3 s · ENE | 8 mph offshore (NNE) | calm | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.3 ft · 3 s · SE | 14 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 18 mph onshore (ESE) | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 4.3 ft · 5 s · ESE | 26 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 33 | 23 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 31 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2 ft | Poor | 4.3 ft · 6 s · ESE | 13 mph cross-shore (E) | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 15 mph cross-shore (E) | 12 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 18 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Matagorda Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Matagorda Jetty tide chart and tide times
Tides at Matagorda Jetty today, Monday, Nov 9: low 0.7 ft at 7:58 am and high 2.8 ft at 5:06 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.3 ft and rising.
Matagorda Jetty tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 0.7 ft at 7:58 amHigh 2.8 ft at 5:06 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.4 ft at 8:42 amHigh 2.5 ft at 6:50 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.4 ft at 9:14 amHigh 2.5 ft at 6:50 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.2 ft at 9:48 amHigh 2.3 ft at 8:16 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.3 ft at 10:29 amHigh 2.3 ft at 9:22 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.6 ft at 11:08 amHigh 2.4 ft at 10:04 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.1 ft at 11:19 amHigh 2.9 ft at 9:48 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.4 ft at 12:35 pmHigh 2.7 ft at 10:08 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.6 ft at 1:27 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Matagorda Jetty water temperature
The water temperature at Matagorda Jetty is about 75°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 68°F and a 14 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 75°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Matagorda Jetty
- Sargent Beach24 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Port O'Connor / Pass Cavallo25 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Quintana Jetty47 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Surfside Jetty48 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Surfside Beach49 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
- Follets Island52 mi ENE · 1 ft · Poor
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About Matagorda Jetty
Matagorda Jetty is a jetty in Matagorda County, Texas, facing south-southeast. Also called Mouth of the Colorado and Matagorda Beach.
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