South Padre Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.09° N 97.16° W

South Padre Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Padre Island sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.2° 

South Padre Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at South Padre Island today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 7AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
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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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
31
31
33
40
35
34
32
23
19
13
10
7
7
11
11
11
17
18
20
22
23
37
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:38AM0.41m
4:31AM0.45m
5:23AM0.47m
Low Tide
5:08PM-0.16m
6:13PM-0.19m
7:17PM-0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
31
32
31
30
30
30
30
30
32
32
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
30
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