Surf forecast · United States · Texas
Surf forecast South Padre Island today
Waves, swell and wind at South Padre Island (Texas, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun onshore.
South Padre Island surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 11:00–14:00: fun, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 33–36 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 19–25 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 26–27 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 18:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 25–27 km/h ↑E onshore |
Monday 26 October
Small Best window 07:00–10:00: small, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 22–22 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
| 12:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 15–16 km/h ↑ENE onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 5 s ↑E | 19–17 km/h ↑NE onshore |
| 18:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.7 m · 6 s ↑E | 21–23 km/h ↑NE onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑E | 21–22 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.9 m · 6 s ↑E | 18–22 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 7 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑E | 19–22 km/h ↑SE onshore |
| 18:00 | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑E | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑E | 18–21 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 20:00 local time · updated 2026-10-25 01:11 UTC
Waves map around South Padre Island
Open the waves map centred on South Padre Island
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about South Padre Island
Water temperature in South Padre Island · Tides in South Padre Island · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at South Padre Island today?
- Fun: waves 0.9 m at 5 s from ESE, swell 0.4 m · 5 s ENE (Sat 20:00).
- Is the wind offshore at South Padre Island?
- Wind 22 km/h from ESE: onshore for a beach facing E.
- When is the best time to surf South Padre Island today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at South Padre Island?
- 26.6 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Galveston 419 km · Mazatlán 994 km · Sayulita 1028 km · Troncones 1040 km · Punta de Mita 1041 km · Pascuales 1074 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off South Padre Island, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.