Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
30.0°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 11AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (31 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
E
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
12
12
7
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
9
16
18
21
15
16
13
15
21
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:03AM0.39m
6:33PM0.41m
4:56AM0.40m
8:20PM0.41m
4:43AM0.42m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.22m
11:54PM0.33m
12:19PM0.18m
00:22AM0.39m
1:13PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:47
7:46
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
33
32
31
30
30
31
30
32
31
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
30
32
31
30
30
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