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South Padre Island in Texas is an exposed beach/Jetty break that does not work very often. The best conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Offshore winds blow from the west. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the ideal wave direction is from the east southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Hazards include rips, obstacles, sharks and jellyfish.

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Overall South Padre Island 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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Also see South Padre Island surf quality by season and South Padre Island surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Padre Island:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Port Mansfield Jetty	6 mi
Second closest break	Port Isabel	38 mi
Third closest break	Cove	40 mi
Fourth closest break	South Padre Island	40 mi
Fifth closest break	Boca Chica	42 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Padre Island:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	42 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	147 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	233 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	249 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	380 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Padre Island:
Closest tide station	Queen Isabella Causeway (east end), Texas	41 mi
Second closest tide station	Coast Guard Station, South Padre Island, Texas	42 mi
Third closest tide station	Queen Isabella Causeway (west end), Texas	42 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Padre Island, Brazos Santiago Pass, Texas	42 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Port Isabel, Laguna Madre, Texas	42 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Padre Island:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	676 mi
Second closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	800 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	804 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (United States)	817 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Angel Fire Resort (United States)	819 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South Padre Island:
Closest city location	Raymondville (United States)	33 mi
Second closest city location	Rio Hondo (United States)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Lyford (United States)	35 mi
Fourth closest city location	Sebastian (United States)	38 mi
Fifth closest city location	Laguna Vista (United States)	39 mi

• The closest passenger airport to South Padre Island is Valley International (Harlingen) Airport (HRL) in USA, 61 km (38 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to South Padre Island is Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport (BRO), also in USA, 86 km (53 miles) away.
• Third is General Servando Canales International (Matamoros) Airport (MAM) in Mexico, 102 km (63 miles) away.
• Kingsville Nas Airport (NQI) in USA is 107 km (66 miles) away.
• Mc Allen Miller International (Mcallen) Airport (MFE), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to South Padre Island and is 109 km (68 miles) away.