Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 CDT
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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
24.4° C
(Which is 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: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (06 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
54
54
54
56
47
46
49
65
67
67
47
57
77
55
110
120
88
76
76
109
124
90
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
35
SSE
35
SE
5
S
10
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
10
W
15
ESE
5
E
20
SE
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:32AM0.47m
11:48AM0.46m
11:52AM0.45m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.15m
1:16AM0.17m
1:56AM0.19m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
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8:04
8:05
8:05
8:06
1
2
2
1
1
7
5
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
25
22
21
21
20
21
22
22
23
23
23
24
25
26
26
25
23
24
24
25
28
27
29
29
26
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
23
24
20
21
29
30
28
26
26
26
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
E
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.2
ENE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
15
54
54
54
56
47
46
49
65
67
67
47
57
77
55
36
17
88
76
2
90
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
15
16
16
18
16
10
5
1
1
1
3
3
26
47
15
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
Energy kJ
26
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
1.1
ESE
7
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
Energy kJ
64
2
12
12
11
12
16
26
47
20
25
110
120
76
109
124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1080
1186
1186
1186
174
1104
1080
1080
1080
1186
1007
1032
1114
1114
1080
1080
0
1186
1189
1186
0
1104
214
186
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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