Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
28.7°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 8PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (16 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri morning, light winds from the N by Sat night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.9
E
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
14
10
8
5
9
5
5
328
250
200
165
104
97
93
108
85
100
92
73
74
Wind (km/h)
45
N
50
N
50
NNE
50
N
50
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:38AM0.46m
1:44AM0.45m
Low Tide
1:16PM0.16m
2:09PM0.18m
3:09PM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
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6:57
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6:55
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6:54
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Temp °C
23
23
24
20
18
16
15
14
13
16
19
20
19
19
18
17
18
21
22
23
23
Feels °C
18
16
15
9
6
6
6
6
6
10
13
15
14
14
14
12
13
17
19
20
20
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