Mustang Island Beach surf report
Port Aransas, Texas
Updated 3:00 AM CDT
What decides a surfing score
Scored on wave size, period and wind speed. We do not yet know which way each beach faces, so this does not account for offshore versus onshore wind.
Mustang Island Beach is also scored for
About Mustang Island Beach
Mustang Island Beach sits on the Texas coast, where the water runs from about 60°F in January to 87°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November — 8 months of the year — peaking around 87°F in August and dropping to about 60°F in January.
Today it is 84°F. That is 2° above the October average of 82°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier about 13.2 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mustang Island Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 55 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is wind at 16 mph.
What makes a good surfing day?
We weight wave size (45%), swell period (30%), wind (15%) and combine them into one score. Conditions we cannot read are left out rather than guessed.