Surf Forecasts:
Port Aransas surf forecast from 8 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 10PM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, E swell with 606 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 9 Oct, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Port Aransas this week:
The surf forecast for Port Aransas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Port Aransas in the next 16 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Oct 09) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Fri 9th Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Fri 9th Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Port Aransas over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 80 | 76 | 123 | 162 | 248 | 257 | 479 | 501 | 377 | 138 | 43 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:31AM0.52m | 1:18PM0.53m | 2:29AM0.48m | 3:04PM0.55m | 2:09AM0.46m | 4:26PM0.57m | 2:17AM0.46m | 5:35PM0.59m | 00:41AM0.47m | 6:39PM0.60m | 00:32AM0.50m | 7:41PM0.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM0.18m | 7:44AM0.36m | 8:11PM0.25m | 8:23AM0.28m | 9:06PM0.33m | 8:59AM0.21m | 10:01PM0.41m | 9:34AM0.16m | 11:00PM0.46m | 10:07AM0.13m | 00:11AM0.50m | 10:37AM0.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | S 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 68 | 162 | 150 | 257 | 479 | 501 | 377 | 138 | 43 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 50 | 80 | 76 | 123 | — | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1161 | 1055 | 211 | 1161 | 233 | 1055 | 1175 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 831 | 944 | 1029 | 1055 | 1088 | 1540 | 1055 | 1060 | 1163 | 1055 |
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