Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
28.8° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
72
72
83
83
95
86
89
80
77
65
72
69
64
80
73
78
83
85
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:30PM0.48m
8:10AM0.43m
5:10PM0.44m
8:04AM0.40m
6:57PM0.40m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.08m
12:31PM0.38m
00:53AM0.17m
1:26PM0.31m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:24
8:23
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
29
30
29
30
30
29
29
30
29
29
29
28
30
30
30
28
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