Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 CDT
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Coastal Bend Area surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
24.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today?

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
55
47
134
139
105
93
78
78
57
91
93
106
97
84
56
91
63
65
66
68
60
51
49
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
30
NW
20
E
10
NE
5
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
off
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:48AM0.46m
11:52AM0.45m
11:53AM0.45m
Low Tide
1:16AM0.17m
1:56AM0.19m
2:48AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:41
6:41
6:41
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8:05
8:05
8:06
8:07
2
Temp °C
20
22
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
22
22
24
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
16
19
22
21
23
22
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
29
20
22
27
29
27
28
27
28
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.8
ESE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
Energy kJ
54
55
47
3
1
105
93
78
9
57
91
84
56
29
63
65
66
68
60
51
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
3
1
26
23
14
2
21
13
11
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
E
7
1.2
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
SSE
4
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
25
32
32
134
139
37
22
18
78
10
93
106
97
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
Distance (km)
1080
1186
1007
1007
1032
186
172
1080
16
1186
1359
1186
1114
1104
67
186
1080
0
1186
1186
1080
1080
186
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
3
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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