Check the Beach

Del Mar Beach

Cameron County, Texas, United States

Del Mar Beach 1 photo

  • Sand Dunes at the Boca Chica park in southeast Texas.

    Sand Dunes at the Boca Chica park in southeast Texas.. Senorelroboto ( talk ), CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 2 pm, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.7
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.8
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
3 pm
7.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 2 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
27°C80°F
Wind
1912 km/hmph E
Gusts
2012 km/hmph
Waves
0.7 m2 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.9Excellent8 am138
9.4Excellent9 am138
9.4Excellent10 am1610
9.7Excellent11 am138
9.9Excellent12 pm128
9.8Excellent1 pm138
6.5Good2 pm1912
7.1Great3 pm1912
8.8Excellent4 pm159
9.2Excellent5 pm1912
9.3Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
6.9Good8 am74
7.3Great9 am74
6.6Good10 am2516
8.0Great11 am2515
8.6Excellent12 pm2516
8.6Excellent1 pm2515
8.4Great2 pm2616
8.5Excellent3 pm2515
8.2Great4 pm2515
8.2Great5 pm2516
8.4Great6 pm2315
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 6 am, -<0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 0.2 m. Low at 8 pm, <0.1 m. High at 1 am, <0.1 mLow 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.2 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • Low 6 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.2 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 1 am, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest town
5.2 km3.2 miStarbase (village)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miBrownsville/South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Del Mar Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat8.6 ExcellentBest 11 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 4%
  • Sun6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 7%
  • Tue5.9 GoodBest 4 pm to 5 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 37%
  • Wed8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 22%
  • Thu5.1 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 32 km/h20 mph, rain 26%