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Kite forecast South Padre Island today
Wind, gusts and direction at South Padre Island (Texas, United States) in knots, today hour by hour and for the next 3 days, with a plain verdict — kiteable, too light, gusty or too strong — and the best hours to ride.
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Right now
4 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 16:00–19:00: 13–16 kn from ESE.
Today, hour by hour
Kiteable 4 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 16:00–19:00: 13–16 kn from ESE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 12 kn | 15 kn | ↑SE | Kiteable |
| 16:00 | 13 kn | 15 kn | ↑SE | Kiteable |
| 17:00 | 13 kn | 16 kn | ↑ESE | Kiteable |
| 18:00 | 13 kn | 15 kn | ↑ESE | Kiteable |
South Padre Island kite forecast, next 3 days
- Kiteable
- Gusty
- Too light
- Too strong
Sunday 25 October
Kiteable 7 kiteable daylight hours. Best window 15:00–16:00: 14–15 kn from E.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 13 kn | 15 kn | ↑ESE | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 12 kn | 13 kn | ↑ESE | Too light |
| 15:00 | 14 kn | 15 kn | ↑E | Kiteable |
| 18:00 | 13 kn | 15 kn | ↑E | Kiteable |
Monday 26 October
Kiteable 1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 09:00–10:00: 12–13 kn from E.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 12 kn | 13 kn | ↑E | Kiteable |
| 12:00 | 8 kn | 9 kn | ↑ENE | Too light |
| 15:00 | 8 kn | 7 kn | ↑NNE | Too light |
| 18:00 | 7 kn | 8 kn | ↑NNE | Too light |
Tuesday 27 October
Kiteable 1 kiteable daylight hour. Best window 15:00–16:00: 12–12 kn from ESE.
| Time | Wind | Gusts | Direction | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 10 kn | 16 kn | ↑SE | Too light |
| 12:00 | 8 kn | 14 kn | ↑SE | Too light |
| 15:00 | 12 kn | 12 kn | ↑ESE | Kiteable |
| 18:00 | 11 kn | 12 kn | ↑ESE | Too light |
Daylight hours, local time; today every hour, the next days every 3 hours. Wind = mean speed at 10 m in knots; arrows point where the wind is going.
Forecast for Sat 15:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 20:26 UTC
Typical wind at South Padre Island
↑On windy days (12 kn or more in the model) the wind at South Padre Island most often blows from SSE (44% of them). Windiest months: January, March, April.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windy days | 65% | 54% | 61% | 70% | 55% | 57% | 42% | 0% | 3% | 16% | 40% | 39% |
From the ERA5 reanalysis, daily maximum wind and dominant direction for 2025: a coarse model that usually reads lower than the wind on the beach.
Wind map around South Padre Island
Open the wind map centred on South Padre Island
The live wind map is a global model on a coarse grid: around headlands and channels the local wind can be stronger.
More about South Padre Island
Water temperature in South Padre Island · Tides in South Padre Island · Surf forecast South Padre Island · Gusts map · Waves map
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Questions
- Is it kiteable at South Padre Island today?
- Kiteable: wind 12 kn gusting 15 kn from SE (Sat 15:00). Today: 4 kiteable daylight hours.
- When is the best time to kite at South Padre Island today?
- 16:00–19:00 (13–16 kn from ESE)
- Which way does the wind usually blow at South Padre Island?
- On windy days mostly from SSE. Windiest months: January, March, April.
- What counts as kiteable?
- A mean wind of 12 to 35 knots in daylight, with gusts no more than 12 knots above the mean and under 40 knots. Under 12 kn most riders cannot stay upwind; over 35 kn or with big gusts it is dangerous.
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo forecast for the spot (wind and gusts at 10 m). A model, not a wind meter: thermals, venturi effects between islands and offshore wind can change what you actually get. Never kite in offshore wind without a rescue boat.
Nearby kite spots
Bird Island Basin 149 km · El Cuyo 1093 km · Holbox 1119 km · Los Barriles 1292 km · La Ventana 1311 km · Crandon Park 1701 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo forecast of wind speed, gusts and direction at 10 m for South Padre Island, in knots. Kiteable: mean wind 12–35 kn in daylight with gusts at most 12 kn above it and under 40 kn; gusty: right strength but bigger gusts; too light under 12 kn; too strong over 35 kn. Kite size from the mean wind for a rider of about 75 kg. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the steadiest wind closest to 16–25 kn. Typical wind from one year of the ERA5 reanalysis. Rebuilt every 6 hours. Live map.