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Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
28.6°C
2.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 1PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)5s
Afternoon (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.6
NE
5
1.4
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
143
256
488
132
102
94
92
89
131
120
94
99
100
79
81
106
205
279
279
209
202
Wind (km/h)
40
N
40
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:38AM0.46m
1:44AM0.45m
1:37AM0.44m
Low Tide
2:09PM0.18m
3:09PM0.20m
4:11PM0.22m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:30
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6:55
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6:54
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Temp °C
16
14
14
16
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
21
22
23
22
23
22
21
22
25
24
24
25
Feels °C
7
6
7
10
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
17
19
19
18
21
20
18
20
23
21
20
22
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