Wetsuits & Surf Gear
visit store

Photo credit: Andres Alvarez
Surf Break: Boca Chica

Boca Chica in Texas is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the west. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. The beach break favours left handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of rips, rocks, sharks and jellyfish.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Boca Chica Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Stop animation

This chart describes the combination of swells directed at Boca Chica through a typical... (show all text)

This image shows how often and how strongly the wind blows from different directions th... (show all text)

Also see Boca Chica surf quality by season and Boca Chica surf quality by month.

Select Boca Chica Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Detailed Map

Contours:

Roads & Rivers:

Select a surf break from the menu Select to locate on the map

Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Texas surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Boca Chica

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Boca Chica:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cove	1 mi
Second closest break	South Padre Island	1 mi
Third closest break	Port Isabel	3 mi
Fourth closest break	Port Mansfield Jetty	36 mi
Fifth closest break	South Padre Island	42 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Boca Chica:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	68 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	168 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	218 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	275 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	341 mi
Tide stations nearest to Boca Chica:
Closest tide station	Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass, Texas	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Queen Isabella Causeway (east end), Texas	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Padre Island (South), Texas	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Padre Island (South), Texas (2)	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Coast Guard Station, South Padre Island, Texas	1 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Boca Chica:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	711 mi
Second closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	837 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	842 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (United States)	855 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Angel Fire Resort (United States)	858 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Boca Chica:
Closest city location	South Padre Island (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Port Isabel (United States)	3 mi
Third closest city location	Laguna Heights (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Laguna Vista (United States)	9 mi
Fifth closest city location	Los Fresnos (United States)	20 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Boca Chica is Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) in USA, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Boca Chica is General Servando Canales International (Matamoros) Airport (MAM) in Mexico, 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Third is Valley International (Harlingen) Airport (HRL) in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• General Lucio Blanco International (Reynosa) Airport (REX) in Mexico is 107 km (66 miles) away.
• Mc Allen Miller International (Mcallen) Airport (MFE) in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Boca Chica and is 109 km (68 miles) away.