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Port Aransas

NWS CRP · TXZ442-443; official reef-face range: 2–2 ft

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 6:40 PM CDT

When to go

6:46 PM–7:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

2.0–2.2 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 11.2 kt · onshore

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

At 7:00 PM · America/Chicago
Unfavorable wind · up to 11.2 kt · reported gusts up to 14.4 kt
Caution: This is the best available wind comparison, not a favorable-wind label. The selected wind is unfavorable for this break.
Offshore waves: 2.2–2.2 ft across the period. Surf height unavailable. Tide data available; check the local tide response.
Wind source time: Sep 22, 6:45 PM CDT. This is not the model run issue time.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 4.3 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind ESE 11.2 kt

Tide 0.5 ft near low

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellESE 0.7 ft @ 8sValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/ChicagoMarine grid 27.7917, -97.0417 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea2.2 ft @ 3.9sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Chicago

Model windESE 11.2 ktonshoreValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Chicago10.4 kt onshore component

Tide0.5 ftnear lowNOAA Port Aransas 8775237 · 2.5 km from Port Aransas · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 6:46 PM CDT · provider issue time unavailable3% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

NWS CRP · TXZ442-443

Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 2 feet. Thunderstorm Potential**....Low. UV Index**..................Very High. Water Temperature...........In the upper 80s. Weather.....................Sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. High Temperature............In the upper 80s. Max Heat Index..............Up to 107. Winds.......................East winds around 5 mph, increasing to around 15 mph in the afternoon. Tides... None. Sunrise.....................7:17 AM. Sunset......................7:27 PM.

TODAYOfficial breaking-surf height for Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 1:35 AM CDT

NWS CRP · TXZ442-443

Rip Current Risk*...........Low. Surf Height.................Around 2 feet. Thunderstorm Potential**....None. Weather.....................Mostly clear. Low Temperature.............In the lower 80s. Max Heat Index..............Up to 105 early. Winds.......................East winds around 15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight. Tides... Bob Hall Pier............Low at 07:00 PM CDT. High at 03:21 AM CDT. Port Aransas.............Low at 07:04 PM CDT. High at 03:31 AM CDT.

TONIGHTOfficial breaking-surf height for Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationIssued Sep 22, 1:35 AM CDT

Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX (252) buoy 42092 · 22 km from Port Aransas2.3 ft @ 4sNDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 6:00 PM CDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Port Aransas
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	ESE 10.9 ktonshore	1 ftrising	ESE 1.6 ft @ 4s
1 AM	SE 9.9 ktonshore	1 ftrising	ESE 1.8 ft @ 4s
2 AM	SE 9.1 ktonshore	1 ftrising	ESE 1.8 ft @ 4s
3 AM	SE 9.6 ktonshore	1 ftrising	ESE 1.8 ft @ 4s
4 AM	SE 7.1 ktonshore	1.5 ftrising	ESE 1.8 ft @ 4s
5 AM	SE 5.6 ktonshore	1.5 ftnear high	ESE 1.7 ft @ 3s
6 AM	ESE 4.1 ktonshore	1.5 ftfalling	ESE 1.7 ft @ 3s
7 AM	ESE 4.3 ktonshore	1.5 ftfalling	ESE 1.6 ft @ 3s
8 AM	ESE 4.1 ktonshore	1.5 ftfalling	ESE 1.6 ft @ 3s
9 AM	E 6.3 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 1.5 ft @ 3s
10 AM	ENE 7.7 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 1.4 ft @ 3s
11 AM	ENE 9.1 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 1.4 ft @ 3s
Noon	ENE 7.6 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 1.2 ft @ 3s
1 PM	ENE 7.9 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 1.2 ft @ 4s
2 PM	E 10.1 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 1.1 ft @ 4s
3 PM	E 9.5 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.9 ft @ 5s
4 PM	E 10.5 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.7 ft @ 6s
5 PM	E 11 ktonshore	0.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.7 ft @ 6s
6 PM	ESE 11.2 ktonshore	0.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.7 ft @ 7s
7 PM	ESE 11.2 ktonshore	0.5 ftnear low	ESE 0.7 ft @ 8s
8 PM	ESE 10.6 ktonshore	0.5 ftrising	ESE 0.7 ft @ 7s
9 PM	ESE 10.5 ktonshore	0.5 ftrising	ESE 0.8 ft @ 5s
10 PM	SE 10.8 ktonshore	1 ftrising	ESE 0.9 ft @ 4s
11 PM	SE 9.5 ktonshore	1 ftrising	ESE 1.1 ft @ 3s

12 AMUnavailable

WindESE 10.9 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 4s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSE 9.9 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.8 ft @ 4s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSE 9.1 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.8 ft @ 4s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSE 9.6 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.8 ft @ 4s

4 AMUnavailable

WindSE 7.1 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.8 ft @ 4s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSE 5.6 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftnear highOffshore swellESE 1.7 ft @ 3s

6 AMUnavailable

WindESE 4.1 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.7 ft @ 3s

7 AMUnavailable

WindESE 4.3 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 3s

8 AMUnavailable

WindESE 4.1 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.6 ft @ 3s

9 AMUnavailable

WindE 6.3 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.5 ft @ 3s

10 AMUnavailable

WindENE 7.7 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.4 ft @ 3s

11 AMUnavailable

WindENE 9.1 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.4 ft @ 3s

NoonUnavailable

WindENE 7.6 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.2 ft @ 3s

1 PMUnavailable

WindENE 7.9 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.2 ft @ 4s

2 PMUnavailable

WindE 10.1 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 4s

3 PMUnavailable

WindE 9.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 5s

4 PMUnavailable

WindE 10.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 6s

5 PMUnavailable

WindE 11 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 6s

6 PMUnavailable

WindESE 11.2 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 7s

7 PMUnavailable

WindESE 11.2 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 8s

8 PMUnavailable

WindESE 10.6 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 7s

9 PMUnavailable

WindESE 10.5 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.8 ft @ 5s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSE 10.8 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 0.9 ft @ 4s

11 PMUnavailable

WindSE 9.5 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellESE 1.1 ft @ 3s

Tide

NOAA Port Aransas 8775237 · 2.5 km from Port Aransas · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Beach break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 27.83, -97.05.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 135° · Location provenance

Model request point: Port Aransas (27.83, -97.05). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 5/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_GULF · spot-level model point

NWS CRP · TXZ442-443; official reef-face range2–2 ftCurrent · Sep 22, 1:35 AM CDT

NWS CRP · TXZ442-443
NWS CRP · TXZ442-443; Official breaking-surf height for Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands; forecast-zone range, not a calibrated break transformationCurrentSep 22, 1:35 AM CDT
Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX (252) buoy 42092 · 22 km from Port Aransas
Aransas Pass Channel Entrance S, TX (252) buoy 42092 · 22 km from Port Aransas; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 6:00 PM CDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Port Aransas 8775237 · 2.5 km from Port Aransas; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 6:46 PM CDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:45 PM CDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:45 PM CDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.