Surf Forecasts:
South Padre Island surf forecast from 5 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 10 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, ENE swell with 605 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 11 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for South Padre Island this week:
The surf forecast for South Padre Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Oct 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at South Padre Island in the next 16 days are 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 11th Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 10th Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for South Padre Island over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 139mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 72mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 79 | 58 | 79 | 103 | 89 | 54 | 66 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 61 | 120 | 114 | 71 | 49 | 109 | 605 | 488 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 2:19AM0.60m | 2:37AM0.56m | 11:23AM0.49m | 2:46AM0.51m | 1:16PM0.51m | 2:49AM0.48m | 2:38PM0.54m | 2:46AM0.45m | 3:48PM0.56m | 2:39AM0.45m | 4:55PM0.58m | 2:27AM0.46m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.12m | 6:10PM0.15m | 8:06AM0.46m | 7:17PM0.19m | 8:01AM0.40m | 8:17PM0.24m | 8:19AM0.33m | 9:12PM0.30m | 8:47AM0.26m | 10:05PM0.36m | 9:19AM0.20m | 10:57PM0.42m | |||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 28 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 39 | 37 | 38 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 114 | 71 | 49 | 21 | 14 | 47 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | E 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 105 | 79 | 58 | 79 | 103 | 89 | 54 | 66 | 95 | 67 | 66 | 47 | 61 | 120 | — | — | — | 109 | 605 | 488 | 277 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 974 | 1062 | 971 | 974 | 1062 | 61 | 974 | 1059 | 61 | 971 | 1059 | 971 | 974 | 992 | 971 | 974 | 1059 | 971 | 971 | 383 | 0 |
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