Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Coastal Bend Area. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 100 | 113 | 114 | 77 | 77 | 61 | 66 | 95 | 172 | 233 | 233 | 201 | 169 | 140 | 120 | 135 | 163 | 178 | 248 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:37AM0.44m | 1:31AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:09PM0.20m | 4:11PM0.22m | 5:12PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 172 | — | 73 | 73 | — | 77 | 61 | 66 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | 120 | 135 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 100 | 113 | 114 | 77 | — | — | — | 3 | 172 | 233 | 233 | 201 | 169 | — | — | — | 163 | 178 | 248 | 262 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1080 | 1097 | 1176 | 1080 | 1085 | 1080 | 67 | 1080 | 1080 | 1092 | 890 | 1176 | 1104 | 172 | 172 | 1080 | 1080 | 1188 | 1188 | 1096 | 1095 |
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