Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 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
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today?

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 10PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)--
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
194
189
184
184
260
174
156
152
143
128
120
122
96
126
85
98
97
105
105
87
52
52
55
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
20
SSE
5
NNW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
on
on
High Tide
10:31AM0.55m
11:21AM0.51m
11:43AM0.46m
Low Tide
00:17AM-0.02m
1:24AM0.03m
2:32AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:13
8:14
1
6
1
1
6
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
27
28
27
27
28
28
27
24
27
27
26
25
24
25
27
29
25
26
26
26
27
26
28
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
260
96
126
3
31
63
52
52
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.7
S
6
Energy kJ
2
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
S
5
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
215
194
189
184
184
169
174
156
152
143
128
120
122
85
98
97
105
105
87
21
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1413
1186
1114
1080
1080
1080
1080
1186
1186
1186
1114
1080
1080
1080
0
1186
1186
1186
1104
214
214
46
186
1085
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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