Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
29.2° C
0.6° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
24
28
28
36
37
36
36
36
30
44
45
43
45
56
40
35
43
43
36
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:10AM0.45m
5:00AM0.48m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.18m
3:56PM0.12m
5:06PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:13
 mm
1
Temp °C
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
31
32
32
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
31
29
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
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