Port Aransas Beach surf report
Port Aransas, Texas
Updated 6:03 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.
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About Port Aransas Beach
Port Aransas Beach sits on the Texas coast, where the water runs from about 60°F in January to 88°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 88°F in August and dropping to about 60°F in January.
Today it is 86°F. That is 2° below the August average of 88°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Port Aransas (H. Caldwell Pier) about 1.1 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is Port Aransas Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 53 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 3s.
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.