South Padre Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.67° N 97.29° W

South Padre Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Padre Island sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.0° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for South Padre Island at 11AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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 Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
28
28
30
43
55
56
61
39
39
20
29
53
41
27
21
21
21
17
24
16
16
27
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
S
30
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
4:37AM0.47m
4:09PM0.56m
4:33AM0.45m
5:23PM0.55m
4:23AM0.46m
6:41PM0.54m
Low Tide
9:52AM0.33m
10:52PM0.28m
10:27AM0.27m
11:35PM0.36m
11:06AM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
30
29
29
29
28
29
27
28
29
30
30
28
28
29
30
29
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
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