Surf Forecasts:
Coastal Bend Area surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, ESE swell with 131 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Coastal Bend Area this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Coastal Bend Area in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Coastal Bend Area over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for the Coastal Bend Area.
To be straight with you, the next sixteen days are a tough beat. We've got a loooong dry spell ahead. The first solid week or more is just no good at all. Wind's howling from the wrong directions, mainly south and southeast, and it's smashing what little swell there is into a choppy, lumpy mess. The wave energy is weak, barely registering (combined energy in the 90s for the first swell, then dropping fast). You're looking at heights mostly under 3 ft, and the period is short, around 5 to 6 seconds. That’s just wind chop, not a proper wave you can sink your teeth into. It's the kind of setup that looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
There's not a single standout day in this whole run. We start off with Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th having poor, onshore slop. The whole first week just gives us more of the same: small, weak waves with side-shore or onshore winds. The only glimmer of hope might be around Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st. We finally see the wind swing to a cross-offshore or offshore direction (west and north-northwest) which would clean the surface right up. But the problem is there's barely any swell to ride – we're talking 1 ft to 2 ft of tiny, short-period stuff from the east. The combined energy is pitiful, just 20 or 21. It's clean, sure, but it's a glassy pond, not a surf break.
After that, the pattern returns to small, blown-out conditions right through to the end of the forecast on the 27th of September.
So, the honest truth is there's no real surf to get excited about in the Coastal Bend Area for the next two weeks. It's a long, flat, and poor-quality run. The water temp is about average for this time of year, but with no swell, that doesn't mean much. Hang tight, check the charts later – sometimes these blank runs break.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 29°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 31°C on Wed night, min 29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 64 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 76 | 49 | 44 | 43 | 24 | 17 | 44 | 46 | 84 | 103 | 77 | 70 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:26AM0.36m | 5:18PM0.46m | 4:12AM0.37m | 6:36PM0.45m | 3:53AM0.40m | 8:16PM0.43m | 3:16AM0.45m | 3:15AM0.46m | 3:25AM0.47m | 3:39AM0.46m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.22m | 11:33PM0.30m | 10:58AM0.18m | 00:03AM0.36m | 11:42AM0.15m | 00:12AM0.41m | 12:30PM0.14m | 1:22PM0.15m | 2:23PM0.16m | 3:34PM0.17m | |||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 21 | — | 24 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | 77 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 86 | 64 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 52 | 34 | 34 | 76 | 49 | 44 | 43 | — | 17 | 44 | 46 | 84 | 103 | — | 70 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1085 | 1189 | 1085 | 1085 | 1180 | 1080 | 1085 | 1188 | 1080 | 1085 | 1188 | 1080 | 1085 | 1186 | 1080 | 1085 | 1189 | 1080 | 157 | 1186 | 1080 |
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