Cameron County, Texas, United States
South Padre Island
Beginner
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.4–2 m
Any tide
The Gulf of Mexico's best surf: a 100-kilometre barrier island where winter cold fronts and tropical systems send punchy, clean waves to the jetties and sandbars. A surprising surf culture with the clear, warm water of a Caribbean-adjacent coast.
Hazards
RipSharks
Conditions
- Best swell
- SE, E, NE
- Best wind
- W, NW
- Season
- Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar
- Wave size
- 0.4–2 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- 26.1160, -97.1660
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental