Check the Beach

Holiday Beach

Nueces County, Texas, United States

Holiday Beach 2 photos

  • Texas Sunset at Port Aransas - Flickr - Shiva Shenoy

    Texas Sunset at Port Aransas - Flickr - Shiva Shenoy. Shiva Shenoy from Flower Mound, United States, CC BY 4.0. Source

  • Horace Caldwell Pier - panoramio

    Horace Caldwell Pier - panoramio. AudreyIski, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:51 pm
8 am
8.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
8.6
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.1
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
9.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
9.6
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
9.5
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.4
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.3
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.5
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
9.3
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

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

Air
25°C76°F
Water
26°C78°F
Wind
2012 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2315 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:51 pm
Today
8.8Excellent8 am159
8.6Excellent9 am1811
9.1Excellent10 am1912
9.2Excellent11 am159
9.6Excellent12 pm159
9.5Excellent1 pm159
9.4Excellent2 pm1710
9.3Excellent3 pm1711
9.5Excellent4 pm1610
9.3Excellent5 pm1811
9.2Excellent6 pm1912
Sat
9.2Excellent8 am1811
9.2Excellent9 am159
7.5Great10 am1811
6.2Good11 am2013
6.7Good12 pm1610
9.2Excellent1 pm159
6.7Good2 pm127
8.6Excellent3 pm1610
8.9Excellent4 pm1610
8.6Excellent5 pm1912
8.4Great6 pm2012
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 1 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 1 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 1 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

  • Restrooms70 m230 ft away
  • Parking2 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 530 m0.3 mi
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
530 m0.3 mi11th @ Sandcastle
Nearest town
1.9 km1.2 miPort Aransas (town)
Nearest airport
30 km19 miAransas County Airport (RKP)

Nearby places

  • Beachlodge RestaurantAmerican
    530 m0.3 mi
  • SonicBurger
    900 m0.6 mi

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 Holiday Beach.

Partner links

Beachfront rooms go first on warm weekends.

Loads the map from Stay22, our stays partner.

Hotel results come from our stays partner. We may earn a commission when you book, at no extra cost to you, and it never changes the beach score.

The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.2 ExcellentBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 20 km/h13 mph, rain 7%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 2%
  • Mon9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 16%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 41%
  • Wed7.2 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 21%