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South Padre Island surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.1° 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 4AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at South Padre Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | |
115 | 132 | 137 | 111 | 107 | 96 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 102 | 113 | 117 | 143 | 114 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 63 | 127 | 148 | 173 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:43AM0.43m | 12:31PM0.43m | 1:05PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM-0.05m | 00:52AM-0.04m | 1:43AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 |
26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | SSW 6 | ESE 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 4 | — |
 kJ | 89 | — | 8 | 88 | — | 24 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 102 | 113 | 117 | 143 | 114 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 74 | 63 | 19 | 14 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 21 | 3 | 51 | — | 47 | 40 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 115 | 132 | 137 | 111 | 107 | 96 | 71 | 73 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | 127 | 148 | 173 | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 956 | 956 | 956 | 969 | 1038 | 1033 | 1033 | 969 | 956 | 176 | 194 | 956 | 1033 | 1038 | 1033 | 969 | 969 | 956 | 205 | 168 | 1033 | 1038 | 1033 | 969 |
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