Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at South Padre Island today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 12PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at South Padre Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 29 | 53 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.47m | 4:09PM0.56m | 4:33AM0.45m | 5:23PM0.55m | 4:23AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.33m | 10:52PM0.28m | 10:27AM0.27m | 11:35PM0.36m | 11:06AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 29 | 53 | 41 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 971 | 971 | 971 | 1014 | 1059 | 1051 | 992 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 1059 | 1059 | 1001 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 971 | 1051 | 1062 | 1062 | 971 |
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