Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
29.7° C
1.0° 

Coastal Bend Area surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

Table - waves today at Coastal Bend Area. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.9
SSE
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
7
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
12
11
13
11
19
26
36
42
34
28
15
18
29
52
55
51
42
33
16
19
22
34
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:21AM0.43m
4:57AM0.46m
4:56AM0.47m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.17m
3:36PM0.16m
4:45PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
32
31
30
29
29
29
28
28
30
31
30
30
28
28
29
30
30
30
32
31
31
29
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