Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Coastal Bend Area. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 27 | 25 | 34 | 61 | 80 | 98 | 124 | 77 | 75 | 92 | 92 | 113 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 62 | 48 | 51 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:25AM0.47m | 3:39AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.16m | 3:34PM0.17m | 4:47PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 124 | 77 | — | — | — | 113 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 62 | 48 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 25 | 34 | 61 | 80 | 98 | 88 | — | 75 | 92 | 92 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1080 | 1186 | 1186 | 1186 | 890 | 1080 | 1085 | 1080 | 1080 | 1092 | 1201 | 1180 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 1080 | 157 | 1188 | 1188 | 1124 | 1080 |
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