South Padre Island Beach surf report
South Padre Island, 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.
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About South Padre Island Beach
South Padre Island Beach sits on the Texas coast, where the water runs from about 64°F in January to 87°F in August.
The water averages above 70°F in March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December — 10 months of the year — peaking around 87°F in August and dropping to about 64°F in January.
Today it is 84°F. That is 1° above the October average of 83°F here.
Tide predictions come from NOAA station Queen Isabella Causeway (east End) about 3.7 km away on the open coast.
Frequently asked questions
Is South Padre Island Beach good for surfing today?
Marginal — we score it 48 out of 100 today. The limiting factor is swell period at 5s.
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.