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Padre Island

Kenedy County, Texas, United States

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Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
9.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
7.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
10 am
8.9
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
6.9
12 km/h8 mph wind, Good
12 pm
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
1 pm
8.3
13 km/h8 mph wind, Great
2 pm
9.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
9.2
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
6.5
19 km/h12 mph wind, Good
6 pm
7.7
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
2113 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2314 km/hmph
Waves
0.8 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
9.4Excellent8 am138
7.6Great9 am117
8.9Excellent10 am159
6.9Good11 am128
6.5Good12 pm1912
8.3Great1 pm138
9.3Excellent2 pm1610
9.3Excellent3 pm1912
9.2Excellent4 pm1912
6.5Good5 pm1912
7.7Great6 pm2113
Sat
8.2Great8 am2113
8.5Excellent9 am2113
8.2Great10 am2415
8.3Great11 am2516
8.4Great12 pm2214
8.5Excellent1 pm2113
7.8Great2 pm2214
7.8Great3 pm2314
7.7Great4 pm2415
7.5Great5 pm2616
7.0Great6 pm2616
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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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.

About Padre Island

From Wikipedia

Padre Island is the largest of the Texas barrier islands and the world's longest barrier island. The island is located along Texas's southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico and is noted for its white sandy beaches. Meaning father in Spanish, it was named after Father José Nicolás Ballí (c.1770-1829), who owned the island and served as a missionary priest and collector of finances for all the churches in the Rio Grande Valley. He also founded the first mission in present-day Cameron County.

Source: Padre Island on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources

Facilities

We do not have facility details for this beach yet.

Getting there

Nearest airport
74 km46 miValley International Airport (HRL)

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

Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 16%
  • Sun5.8 GoodBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 6%
  • Mon9.1 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue6.2 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 40%
  • Wed6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 22%