Port Aransas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(United-States – Texas)
Photo credit: Cynthia Grissman
Surf Break: Port Aransas
| Name: | Port Aransas |
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| Type: | beach |
| Reliability: | inconsistent |
| Best Swell: SE | Offshore Wind: NW |
Port Aransas in Texas is an exposed beach break that only works once in a while. The favoured conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Works best in offshore winds from the northwest. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast.. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It's sometimes crowded here. Take care of rips, obstacles, sharks and jellyfish.
Overall Port Aransas 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.
This picture illustrates the combination of swells directed at Port Aransas over a norm... (show all text)
The figure describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different direction... (show all text)
Also see Port Aransas surf quality by season and Port Aransas surf quality by month.
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Visitor Reviews of Port Aransas
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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Port Aransas:(click location name for more details) |
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| Closest break | Horace Caldwell Pier | 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 Port Aransas: |
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| Closest wave buoy | Corpus Christi Buoy | 63 mi |
| Second closest wave buoy | Freeport Buoy | 104 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 Port Aransas: |
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| 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 | 1 mi |
Ski Resorts closest to Port Aransas: |
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| Closest ski area | Ski Apache (United States) | 633 mi |
| Second closest ski area | Sandia Peak (United States) | 750 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 Port Aransas: |
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| 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 Port Aransas is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) in USA, 45 km (28 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Port Aransas is Kingsville Nas Airport (NQI), also in USA, 83 km (52 miles) away.
- Third is Alice International Airport (ALI) in USA, 97 km (60 miles) away.
- Palacios Muni Airport (PSX) in USA is 127 km (79 miles) away.
- Valley International (Harlingen) Airport (HRL), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Port Aransas and is 188 km (117 miles) away.
