Surf Forecasts:
South Padre Island surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 24 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, SE swell with 90 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 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) 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 (Fri 24th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Padre Island over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest, lookin' at the charts for the next 16 days, it's a tough stretch for South Padre Island. The wind is a constant problem – it's just never gonna let up for clean waves. This is more of a 'leave the boards in the car and watch the kite surfers' kind of forecast.
First up, Thursday the 23rd. We get a moment of glass, but it's attached to a risk of thunderstorms. The swell is a joke at 0.7 ft from the E with a period of 7 seconds, so the combined energy is a measly 8. Not worth paddling out for. The water temp is a pleasant 83°, which is bang on normal for this time of year.
That's the only bit of glass you'll see for a while. From Friday the 24th all the way through Wednesday the 6th of August, it's a brutal run of cross-onshore winds. We're talking fresh breezes, strong breezes, and lumpy, choppy, messy conditions day after day. The swell does try to build a little around the 5th of August, with the morning showing 5 ft from the SE and a period of 7 seconds, giving a combined energy of 168. That's the most energy we'll see, but with that wind it's gonna be a bumpy, blown-out mess. Even the Thursday the 6th of August has 4 ft SE swell with 125 energy, but again, the wind ruins it.
Truth is, there's no standout day here. The conditions are just too poor for a proper session. Every single day is scored as "poor surf conditions". This is one of those stretches where the area just flat out doesn't deliver. The best advice I can give is to keep an eye on the charts, because this long a stretch of poor surf can't last forever.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 8 | 61 | 72 | 90 | 62 | 46 | 68 | 32 | 21 | 57 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04AM0.60m | 5:20AM0.61m | 5:39AM0.61m | 5:58AM0.61m | 6:17AM0.60m | 6:33AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.14m | 7:00PM0.12m | 7:42PM0.11m | 8:22PM0.09m | 9:00PM0.09m | 9:36PM0.10m | 10:11PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | E 7 | — | NE 6 | E 5 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 46 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 61 | 72 | 90 | 62 | — | 33 | 32 | 21 | 57 | 23 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 39 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 992 | 1062 | 971 | 974 | 971 | 971 | 974 | 1062 | 971 | 974 | 1059 | 971 | 974 | 1059 | 971 | 971 | 991 | 971 | 974 | 1073 | 971 |
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