Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 10AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
5
3
3
3
5
4
7
3
3
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SW
15
ESE
10
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:13AM0.42m
3:02PM0.42m
5:10AM0.40m
4:06PM0.42m
5:07AM0.39m
5:14PM0.42m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.35m
10:16PM0.18m
10:26AM0.31m
10:49PM0.22m
10:57AM0.26m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:51
 mm
3
2
1
3
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
32
31
31
30
29
30
32
31
32
33
32
31
30
30
31
29
30
32
32
31
30
30
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