Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
37
39
42
33
32
28
39
39
53
49
23
42
44
52
50
51
53
49
32
36
38
47
61
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
6:31AM0.43m
6:10AM0.45m
5:00AM0.48m
Low Tide
00:29AM0.35m
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
30
31
30
30
31
29
29
30
29
31
30
32
31
31
29
30
30
31
32
31
30
29
28
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