Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 4AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Coastal Bend Area. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 28 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:58AM0.48m | 5:09AM0.48m | 5:13AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48PM0.15m | 6:40PM0.14m | 7:24PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 6 |
1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
37 | 28 | 29 | 23 | — | 13 | 17 | 26 | 35 | 34 | 22 | — | — | 12 | 16 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 20 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1186 | 1201 | 1188 | 1100 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1186 | 1188 | 1201 | 1201 | 1092 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1186 | 1188 | 1096 | 1095 |
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