South Padre Island Surf Break

South Padre Island, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 26.67° N 97.29° W

Issued: 6 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's South Padre Island sea temperature is
30.6° C

2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year

South Padre Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for South Padre Island based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in South Padre Island right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near South Padre Island

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-PMNT2

17 km SSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
29.2 °C-
-


BUOY-RSJT2

23 km WNW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
35
fresh winds from the SSE
(33 km/h at 150°)
28.9 °C-
-


BUOY-RLIT2

45 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
30
fresh winds from the SSE
(32 km/h at 150°)
29.5 °C-
-


Port Isabel Airport

55 km S218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(24 km/h at 160°)
29.4 °C16
16
few

Harlingen Airport

60 km SSW216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
20
moderate winds from the SE
(20 km/h at 140°)
29.4 °C16
16
few

Laguna Vista

63 km S2 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSE
(10 km/h at 161°)
25
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

Los Fresnos

64 km S6 m above sea level

29 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the SSE
(8 km/h at 164°)
15
28 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-PCGT2

67 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(26 km/h at 150°)
27.9 °C-
-


BUOY-BZST2

67 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(24 km/h at 150°)
27.7 °C-
-


BUOY-PTIT2

68 km S3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(24 km/h at 150°)
28.7 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to South Padre Island and within an acceptable time window.

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