South Padre Island
Texas, United States26.111, -97.164Beach break · faces E (90°)
Spot guide
South Padre Island is an E-facing beach break in Texas, United States. It picks up swell from NE to S, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 44% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the W: light winds or W breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while E onshores chop it up.
- Break
- Beach
- Faces
- E (90°)
- Best swell
- NE to SE (50°–131°), 9 s or longer
- Best wind
- SW to NW offshore, or glassy
- Best surf height
- 3–6 ft at the beach
- Swell window
- NE to S (49.5° to 179°)
- Offshore wind
- W
- Tide
- NOAA station 8779724
- Wave buoy
- Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX (252) · 171 km away
- Cams
- 5 (2 play here)
Cams at South Padre Island
- La Copa Inn · South Padre Island · plays here
- Courtyard SPI · South Padre Island · plays here
- South Padre Island — Isla Grand · watch on Isla Grand Beach Resort ↗
- South Padre Island Beach · watch on The Surfers View ↗
- South Padre Island · watch on The Surfers View ↗