South Padre Island Surf Forecast

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South Padre Island surfForecast / Texas / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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 30.4° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for South Padre Island this week:

The most powerful waves expected at South Padre Island in the next 12 days are 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 18) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 23) at 7AM.

Wave Type	Time (CDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	10AM (Thu 18th Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Padre Island over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	E	E	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	5	4
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	83	61	53	24	9	16	26	34	25	26	33	34	31	23	24	14	22	16	10	12	7
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross
High Tide / height (m)				5:07AM 12:28PM 0.42 0.39			4:49AM 0.37	2:13PM 0.39		4:16AM 0.34	3:37PM 0.39	3:52AM 0.34		4:52PM 0.40	3:38AM 0.35		6:03PM 0.41	3:28AM 0.36			7:16PM 3:09AM 0.42 0.38
Low Tide / height (m)			8:11PM 0.03	9:33AM 0.38		9:02PM 0.09	9:33AM 0.32		9:47PM 0.15	9:49AM 0.25		10:27PM 0.22	10:12AM 0.19		11:06PM 0.28	10:39AM 0.14		11:46PM 0.33	11:07AM 0.10		12:40AM 0.37

	Thursday 18			Friday 19			Saturday 20			Sunday 21			Monday 22			Tuesday 23			Wednesday 24
Sunrise	7:15	-	-	7:15	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-	7:16	-	-
Sunset	-	7:29	-	-	7:28	-	-	7:27	-	-	7:25	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:23	-	-	7:22	-

Rain (mm)	10	1	1	2	-	1	1	1	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	1
Temp. °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	29	29	28	29	29	28	30	30	28	29	29	28
Feels °C (?)	30	28	29	30	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	30	30	29	30	30	29	31	30	31

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Texas

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at South Padre Island (moderate winds from the ESE at BUOY-BZST2 2 km from South Padre Island). A 1.1m windswell from the E
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Actual: 57 min ago

21 km/h

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Information about the South Padre Island Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for South Padre Island provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at South Padre Island can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our South Padre Island surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (South Padre Island) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for South Padre Island may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

South Padre Island is 39 km (24 miles) from the city of Brownsville. If you plan a vacation in Texas, look for hotels and other accommodation in Brownsville. Brownsville has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.