Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
30.4°C
2.0° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 11PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
96
114
93
77
93
77
64
79
66
99
59
83
68
52
44
33
32
40
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:39AM0.46m
3:40AM0.46m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.17m
4:47PM0.18m
5:48PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:28
7:25
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
30
29
30
31
32
31
31
30
29
30
30
31
32
33
31
31
30
29
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