Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Coastal Bend Area surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today?

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)677666666666666666666688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121333028192022212013121177776333322
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:30PM
0.47
5:18PM
0.49
5:22PM
0.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
0.13
6:21AM
0.11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise7:20-------7:20-------7:20-------
Sunset--5:51-------5:52-------5:52-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C121314141314131314141515161717151518212118161311
Feels °C (?)7911101012111012121312131313101013151411954
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