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South Beach

Kenedy County, Texas, United States

South Beach 1 photo

  • Padre Island

    Padre Island. iPhone Photography, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to 11 am, sunset 6:53 pm
8 am
8.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.1
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.2
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
6.7
17 km/h11 mph wind, Good
12 pm
7.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
1 pm
9.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
7.1
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
4 pm
7.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
5 pm
7.6
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
6 pm
8.3
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to 11 am. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
26°C79°F
Water
26°C79°F
Wind
2314 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
2515 km/hmph
Waves
1.0 m3 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:53 pm
Today
8.7Excellent8 am1912
9.1Excellent9 am138
8.2Great10 am1610
6.7Good11 am1711
7.9Great12 pm1811
9.1Excellent1 pm1610
9.1Excellent2 pm1811
7.1Great3 pm1610
7.3Great4 pm1912
7.6Great5 pm2113
8.3Great6 pm2213
Sat
8.3Great8 am2315
8.5Excellent9 am2113
6.7Good10 am2214
8.1Great11 am2213
7.8Great12 pm2113
6.1Good1 pm1510
6.6Good2 pm2314
5.8Good3 pm2314
5.9Good4 pm2415
7.0Great5 pm2616
7.2Great6 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 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 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 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 airport
58 km36 miKingsville Naval Air Station (NQI)

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 South Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 18%
  • Sun5.7 GoodBest 8 am to 4 pmWind up to 30 km/h18 mph, rain 4%
  • Mon8.8 ExcellentBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 11%
  • Tue5.4 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 43%
  • Wed7.4 GreatBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 28 km/h18 mph, rain 25%