South Padre Island surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 CDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at South Padre Island today?

The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 9PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (21 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
SSE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)777667776665555555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212121131316152119121142474751605445222223333325
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.50
8:33AM
0.52
10:36AM
0.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35PM
0.00
12:26AM
-0.04
1:26AM
-0.05
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--------7:30-------7:28-------
Sunset---7:39-------7:39-------7:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222323222121212122232322222221212223232322222222
Feels °C (?)202020201918192019192020212120212123222323232323
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