Rockport Beach surf report

Rockport, Texas

Updated 3:00 AM CDT

48/ 100

Marginal Water temperature is 84°F — but swell period at 4s is what holds it back.

What decides a surfing score

Wave size 2 ft · 45% of the score 45
Swell period 4s · 30% of the score 25
Wind 11 mph · 15% of the score 65
Water temperature 84°F · 10% of the score 100

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.

Weather & UV · Open-Meteo Water & waves · Open-Meteo Marine Tides · NOAA CO-OPS ⚠ Air quality · AirNow (unavailable)

Better nearby for surfing

59 Port Aransas BeachPort Aransas, Texas 55 Mustang Island BeachPort Aransas, Texas 55 Padre Island National SeashoreCorpus Christi, Texas

Rockport Beach is also scored for

95 Swimming water temperature 84°F 92 Families with kids water temperature 84°F

About Rockport Beach

Rockport Beach sits on the Texas coast, where the water runs from about 59°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 59°F in January.

Today it is 84°F. That is 3° above the October average of 81°F here.

Tide predictions come from NOAA station Rockport about 0.7 km away on the open coast.

Frequently asked questions

Is Rockport Beach good for surfing today?

Marginal — we score it 48 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 4s.

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.

Nearby beaches

Port Aransas BeachPort Aransas, Texas Mustang Island BeachPort Aransas, Texas Padre Island National SeashoreCorpus Christi, Texas