Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
30.1° C
1.4° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 3AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)4s

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 Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
7
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
1
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
12
20
37
37
32
22
17
19
25
39
45
45
32
27
20
15
22
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:56AM0.47m
4:58AM0.48m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.16m
4:45PM0.15m
5:48PM0.15m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:00
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
32
30
29
29
30
30
30
31
31
31
28
30
29
31
31
31
31
29
29
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