Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
28.5°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 3PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.3
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
151
151
208
131
172
222
254
255
149
251
192
253
220
208
181
172
131
99
96
86
66
66
64
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:27AM0.42m
11:28AM0.34m
1:26AM0.41m
1:04PM0.37m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.23m
8:12AM0.33m
6:10PM0.25m
7:41AM0.30m
7:09PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:31
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1
1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
22
20
19
20
20
20
22
23
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
22
23
23
24
22
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