Coastal Bend Area surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 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
26.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 9AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 77mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
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)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
91
61
51
27
33
47
49
38
34
33
22
31
37
39
39
47
39
39
39
42
44
54
49
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
5
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
30
E
20
SSE
15
SE
30
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
40
WNW
30
SE
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
off
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM0.51m
11:43AM0.46m
11:46AM0.41m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.03m
2:32AM0.11m
3:41AM0.18m
5:49PM0.33m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:14
8:14
1
4
4
1
5
14
2
17
3
21
5
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
24
24
25
25
23
24
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
21
24
25
28
27
28
30
27
25
23
24
27
23
24
25
26
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
26
16
22
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.1
S
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
93
91
61
51
27
33
47
1
38
34
33
22
21
6
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
13
7
10
1
3
6
7
7
2
7
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.8
ESE
6
0.3
S
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
Energy kJ
10
11
49
4
31
37
39
39
47
39
39
39
42
44
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1080
1080
1080
0
1186
46
108
1104
1080
67
214
49
1186
1186
1186
1104
1080
1080
1080
1080
1186
1189
1186
217
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
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