Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 4AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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)3.5ft (1.0m)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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
72
72
64
64
64
54
56
69
54
60
77
77
77
79
93
79
41
159
141
94
165
103
84
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
5
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ESE
40
SSE
10
NNW
15
N
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:32AM0.47m
11:48AM0.46m
11:52AM0.45m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.12m
00:41AM0.15m
1:16AM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:41
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8:04
8:05
8:05
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
26
25
25
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
24
24
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
28
28
28
30
28
30
29
24
22
22
22
22
22
20
26
25
29
26
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.5
SSE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
Energy kJ
56
16
16
56
58
54
60
77
77
77
79
93
79
41
26
95
103
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.2
NNW
3
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
20
16
1
1
1
7
8
4
36
36
26
1
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.9
ESE
7
0.4
N
3
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
88
72
72
64
64
64
54
69
2
68
2
159
141
94
165
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1186
1114
1080
1080
1080
1085
1189
1186
1186
1114
1080
0
108
108
1186
1189
809
186
922
1080
26
1085
1186
1189
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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