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Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CST
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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
19.1° 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 5PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)455555556677557777766644
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2527353233251310216519118616710212916379634532211313915
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NE
40
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.51
5:56PM
0.50
6:09PM
0.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34AM
0.08
8:10AM
0.07
8:44AM
0.06
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise7:20-------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset--5:53-------5:54-------5:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1719202021141312111314141110910911121315161617
Feels °C (?)141517182042004551114488810111112
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