Surf Forecasts:
South Padre Island surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 15 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, ESE swell with 72 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for South Padre Island this week:
The most powerful waves expected at South Padre Island in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 15) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Padre Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for South Padre Island over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – it's a tough stretch ahead. For the entire 16-day period, the surf just isn't cooperating. The forecast is a long run of poor surf conditions with hardly any energy in the water.
We start off on Tuesday the 8th and it's a flat, blown-out mess. Swell is tiny at 1 ft from the southeast with a short, weak period of 4 seconds. The combined energy is weak at just (9), and it's even weaker on Wednesday and Thursday. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or cross-shore, making it choppy and bumpy. There's simply no quality to be had. This grim pattern of small, weak, and messy surf carries on day after day.
We finally see a little bump in combined energy around the 19th of September, with a reading of (187) on Saturday afternoon. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the east-southeast, but it's still a short period of 7 seconds. It's not enough to clean up the conditions, and the outlook remains poor.
Water temp is sitting at a warm 85°, which is about average for this time of year.
Look, if you're a paddle surfer, there's nothing here worth chasing. The setup with the persistent onshore wind and small, weak swell is honestly more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. It’s a blank run, plain and simple. We might have to wait for a shift in the weather pattern to breathe some life back into this stretch of coast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
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 kJ | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 35 | 60 | 42 | 43 | 55 | 34 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 55 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:30AM0.54m | 4:28AM0.56m | 1:27PM0.55m | 4:36AM0.51m | 2:52PM0.56m | 4:37AM0.47m | 4:09PM0.56m | 4:33AM0.45m | 5:23PM0.55m | 4:23AM0.46m | 6:41PM0.54m | 4:07AM0.48m | 8:16PM0.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.09m | 9:05AM0.48m | 9:15PM0.14m | 9:22AM0.41m | 10:05PM0.21m | 9:52AM0.33m | 10:52PM0.28m | 10:27AM0.27m | 11:35PM0.36m | 11:06AM0.21m | 00:14AM0.44m | 11:49AM0.18m | 00:49AM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 5 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 53 | 35 | 60 | 42 | 43 | 55 | 34 | 26 | 38 | 39 | 30 | 55 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 971 | 1059 | 971 | 974 | 1059 | 971 | 974 | 1051 | 974 | 971 | 997 | 971 | 974 | 1062 | 971 | 974 | 1062 | 971 | 974 | 1059 | 971 |
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