Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 CDT
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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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today?

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 8PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (26 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
S
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
26
12
35
37
49
76
72
38
69
72
57
67
83
63
58
68
69
75
73
83
83
55
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
15
SSW
25
N
25
N
25
ENE
25
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:50AM0.40m
4:11AM0.44m
5:10AM0.47m
5:57AM0.49m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.38m
7:17PM0.16m
7:48PM0.12m
8:18PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:16
8:16
5
12
9
5
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
22
21
22
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
26
25
25
26
25
28
21
20
20
23
27
28
27
27
26
27
28
29
29
29
28
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
5
0.8
ESE
5
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
9
3
72
37
69
61
21
16
14
8
5
68
69
75
83
83
55
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.7
S
6
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
3
29
3
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
4
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
SE
7
Energy kJ
5
26
12
35
37
49
76
38
38
72
57
67
83
63
58
73
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1080
1413
1413
1032
1114
1080
1080
26
67
1188
1188
1188
1107
174
186
186
186
1186
1188
809
1114
1080
1080
1080
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
3
5
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
6
7
7
9
7
9
9
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
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