Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
28.9° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
68
68
58
56
58
66
64
72
68
71
73
55
57
54
47
39
39
29
31
35
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:10AM0.43m
5:10PM0.44m
8:04AM0.40m
6:57PM0.40m
7:49AM0.39m
9:21PM0.37m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.38m
00:53AM0.17m
1:26PM0.31m
1:29AM0.26m
2:28PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:23
8:23
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
29
29
28
29
29
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
30
28
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