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Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.4° 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 3PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coastal Bend Area. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
157 | 164 | 138 | 134 | 106 | 88 | 85 | 83 | 66 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 80 | 62 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:31AM0.55m | 11:21AM0.51m | 11:43AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:24AM0.03m | 2:32AM0.11m | 3:41AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
18 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | 138 | 134 | 106 | — | — | 83 | — | 46 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 62 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 157 | 164 | 16 | — | — | 88 | 85 | — | 66 | 12 | 54 | 62 | 64 | 60 | 80 | 25 | — | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 1186 | 1416 | 1186 | 1104 | 1080 | 1080 | 16 | 174 | 1186 | 1188 | 1186 | 1095 | 217 | 46 | 214 | 217 | 1186 | 2079 | 1186 | 1100 | 1092 | 1080 | 1080 |
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