Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
30.6°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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.8
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
40
37
45
58
60
51
43
43
42
33
24
31
37
25
27
23
29
23
23
24
42
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:26AM0.41m
1:34PM0.40m
3:25AM0.40m
2:41PM0.42m
3:24AM0.38m
3:44PM0.45m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.34m
8:39PM0.20m
8:48AM0.30m
9:21PM0.23m
9:10AM0.25m
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:20
7:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
29
28
30
31
31
30
31
29
28
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