South Padre Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° N 97.29° W

South Padre Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Padre Island sea temperature is
28.4° C
0.1° 

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)--
Afternoon (27 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (27 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
37
26
27
33
31
31
42
55
49
34
32
33
32
30
36
29
36
26
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:17AM0.60m
6:33AM0.59m
Low Tide
9:00PM0.09m
9:36PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
27
27
28
28
30
28
27
28
30
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