Horace Caldwell Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Surf Break: Horace Caldwell Pier

Horace Caldwell Pier in Texas is a quite exposed beach/Pier break that has reasonably consistent surf. The optimum conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Beware of rips, obstacles, sharks and jellyfish.

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Overall Horace Caldwell Pier 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.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Horace Caldwell Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Port Aransas	0 mi
Second closest break	St Joe s Island	1 mi
Third closest break	Fish Pass Jetty	3 mi
Fourth closest break	San Jose Island	7 mi
Fifth closest break	Condos	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Horace Caldwell Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	63 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	103 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	187 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	252 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Timbalier Block Buoy	406 mi
Tide stations nearest to Horace Caldwell Pier:
Closest tide station	Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier), Texas	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier), Texas (sub)	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Aransas Channel, Texas	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Port Aransas, Holiday Beach, Texas	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Aransas, Texas	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Horace Caldwell Pier:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	633 mi
Second closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	751 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	751 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (United States)	761 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Angel Fire Resort (United States)	762 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Horace Caldwell Pier:
Closest city location	Port Aransas (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Aransas Pass (United States)	8 mi
Third closest city location	Ingleside (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	Rockport (United States)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Rockport - Arkansas County (United States)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Horace Caldwell Pier is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Horace Caldwell Pier is Kingsville Nas Airport (NQI), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.
• Third is Alice International Airport (ALI) in USA, 97 km (60 miles) away.
• Palacios Muni Airport (PSX) in USA is 126 km (78 miles) away.
• Valley International (Harlingen) Airport (HRL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Horace Caldwell Pier and is 189 km (117 miles) away.