South Padre Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Texas)

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South Padre Island Spot ID:

Type: beach

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell SE | Wind WSW

Sea Temperature Today is: 24.9 °C

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Saturday, 25 May 2013, 05:45 Local time

m, °C	Friday 24			Sat
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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South Padre Island in United-States - Texasis a beach break that has quite reliable surf The best wind direction is from the west southwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Beware of - Rips / undertow.

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Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs

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For Coast Guard Station, South Padre Island, Texas, 2 miles from South Padre Island.

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	REMAINING
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South Padre Island Tide Times and Tide Chart

Live Weather:

At BUOY-PCGT2, 2 km from South Padre Island.

moderate winds from the ESE

km/h

Air temperature
26.1 °C

Current weather near South Padre Island

Buoy Data:

At Corpus Christi Buoy, 67 miles from South Padre Island.

	11PM	12AM	1AM	2AM
Data Age	4 hr	3 hr	2 hr	1 hr
Wave height (m)
Dominant period (s)	7	6	6	6

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Overall South Padre Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to South Padre Island: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Cove	0 mi
Second closest break	Boca Chica	1 mi
Third closest break	Port Isabel	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Port Mansfield Jetty	35 mi
Fifth closest break	South Padre Island	40 mi
Wave buoys nearest to South Padre Island:
Closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	67 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	167 mi
Third closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	218 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	274 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Bay of Campeche Buoy	342 mi
Tide stations nearest to South Padre Island:
Closest tide station	Coast Guard Station, South Padre Island	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Queen Isabella Causeway (east end)	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Padre Island (South)	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	South Bay entrance	3 mi
Ski Resorts closest to South Padre Island:
Closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	710 mi
Second closest ski area	Sandia Peak (United States)	836 mi
Third closest ski area	Ski Santa Fe (United States)	841 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (United States)	854 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Angel Fire Resort (United States)	857 mi
Town and city forecasts close to South Padre Island:
Closest city location	Brownsville (United States)	24 mi
Second closest city location	Matamoros (Mexico)	25 mi
Third closest city location	Harlingen (United States)	34 mi
Fourth closest city location	Valle Hermoso (Mexico)	51 mi
Fifth closest city location	Weslaco (United States)	52 mi

South Padre Island break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for South Padre Island, Texas. Use the tab navigation above to view South Padre Island sea temperature, South Padre Island photographs, South Padre Island detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, South Padre Island webcams, current wind from Texas live weather stations and South Padre Island tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around South Padre Island.

South Padre Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(United-States – Texas)

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Overall South Padre Island Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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