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Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 22 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
26.8° 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 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
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 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
30 | 18 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 36 | 38 | 54 | 47 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 11:43AM0.46m | 11:46AM0.41m | 10:07PM0.36m | 11:36AM0.39m | 00:53AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32AM0.11m | 3:41AM0.18m | 5:49PM0.33m | 4:50AM0.26m | 6:12PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | 8:15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | — | 18 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 49 | 53 | 46 | 47 | 39 | 42 | 45 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 6 | 33 | — | 19 | 23 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 16 | — | 38 | 54 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1186 | 1186 | 1186 | 1097 | 1080 | 166 | 1080 | 1080 | 1189 | 1189 | 1186 | 1114 | 214 | 214 | 0 | 166 | 1189 | 55 | 1189 | 1124 | 1104 |
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