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South Padre Island surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 CST
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South Padre Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's South Padre Island sea temperature is
19.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at South Padre Island today?

The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)--
Afternoon (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at South Padre Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.7
NNE
1.4
NE
1.5
NNE
1.1
NE
1.5
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.8
NNE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
1.9
NNE
Period(s) (?)888557566666766666676687
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4357282827744041333117515718694161212219212273299423317
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
45
N
40
N
35
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
45
N
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:31PM
0.51
6:58AM
0.43
6:25PM
0.50
10:00AM
0.46
6:08PM
0.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
0.33
12:05PM
0.36
1:55AM
0.26
12:31PM
0.45
2:49AM
0.19
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-6:04-------6:05-------6:05------
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light rain
cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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clear
part cloud
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222232323222315121011865578520-1-20
Feels °C (?)222121222223232485362-2-3-4-2-1-5-8-10-11-12-10
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