Coastal Bend Area Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.03° N 96.88° W

Coastal Bend Area 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Coastal Bend Area sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.7° 

Coastal Bend Area surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Coastal Bend Area today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Coastal Bend Area at 10AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (08 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
13
14
12
12
17
13
12
13
10
15
17
18
25
26
46
35
42
32
23
25
25
40
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:19AM0.52m
4:47AM0.55m
5:22AM0.55m
Low Tide
6:15PM0.03m
7:22PM-0.00m
8:24PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:10
8:09
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
32
32
31
30
30
29
30
30
31
33
31
31
30
31
29
29
30
31
30
30
30
28
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