South Padre Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° N 97.29° W

South Padre Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Padre Island sea temperature is
27.5°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 12AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)--
Afternoon (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
103
131
210
241
224
219
247
241
169
169
94
97
97
94
111
107
156
127
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:46PM0.64m
7:01PM0.67m
8:24PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.04m
10:52AM0.01m
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thunderstorm
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7:35
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7:35
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6:51
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6:50
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6:49
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 mm
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
Feels °C
25
26
26
26
26
27
26
25
24
24
26
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
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