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South Padre Island

Isla Blanca at South Padre Island punches above its size-jetty-fed sandbars can make quick, hollow peaks that fire on E-SE groundswell. Get the latest surfing conditions, forecast, and tide details for South Padre Island in Texas.

Break TypeBeach Break
Skill LevelIntermediate - Advanced
LocationTexas, US

Forecast

Poor
  • Waves 1 ft
  • Period 3 s
  • Wind SE 12 kt

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Lineup Insights

The Wave

Expect the spot to work most reliably on east-southeast groundswell with light west or northwest winds.

Windswells fill in more often but are choppy.

Tidal influence is moderate-mid to rising tends to groom the sandbars while very low water can close sections out.

Lineup Guide

The Isla Blanca jetties focus peaks and create fast, sometimes hollow takeoffs near the first parking lot, and rip currents form easily on bigger days.

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