Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today?

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.5
NE
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)888875666666676666667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)876577991126287103776655159788667512727262115782
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SSE
20
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:24PM
0.42
6:18AM
0.36
6:19PM
0.41
9:06AM
0.36
6:07PM
0.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:20AM
0.22
12:48AM
0.28
11:49AM
0.29
1:38AM
0.23
12:05PM
0.35
2:36AM
0.17
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise7:18-------7:18-------7:16-------
Sunset---6:00-------6:00-------6:00----
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212121212121212119117643100-120-2-4-5-5
Feels °C (?)2121202020202022183-2-3-4-4-7-9-8-10-7-10-12-13-14-13
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