Surf-Forecast | St Joe s Island Surf Guide

St Joe s Island Surf Guide

St Joe s Island in Texas is a fairly exposed breakwater break that has inconsistent surf. The optimum conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Ideal winds are from the west northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave direction is from the southeast. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown.

St Joe s Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Breakwater	3	inconsistent	29.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing St Joe s Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at St Joe s Island occur when a Southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf St Joe s Island (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing St Joe s Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 13% of the time in January while 58% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 29% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

13%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

58%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

29%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore St Joe s Island Location Map

Interactive St Joe s Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to St Joe s Island is Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) in USA, 46 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to St Joe s Island is Kingsville Nas Airport (NQI), also in USA, 84 km (52 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

St Joe s Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 20 June 2026, 10:44 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 20
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE
Period (s)	8	8	8	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on

Tides at St Joe s Island

Current tide and informaton

For Aransas Channel, Texas, 1 km from St Joe s Island.

Next High Water: 06:59pm | 0.31m

Next Low Water: 03:04pm | 0.28m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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St Joe s Island Sea Temperature

Very warm air temperatures and very warm water(29.6 °C) too at St Joe s Island, warm enough for wearing board shorts and a rash vest in the surf. Cloudy, but feeling very pleasant in and out of the water.

Today, many surfers would wear a rashvest wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 29.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite