Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
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)
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
28
29
23
18
13
17
26
35
34
22
16
12
12
16
18
25
25
20
9
7
7
7
9
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:58AM0.48m
5:09AM0.48m
5:13AM0.48m
Low Tide
5:48PM0.15m
6:40PM0.14m
7:24PM0.13m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:00
7:01
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8:00
7:59
7:58
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
31
31
30
30
28
29
29
29
31
30
30
28
28
30
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
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