What are the current surf conditions at Port Isabel?

Port Isabel currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

What's the best time to surf Port Isabel?

The best time to surf Port Isabel is typically when swell comes from the E direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Port Isabel Surf Report & Forecast

South Padre Island, Texas

🏄 Get Live Updates

Real-time conditions, tide charts, and detailed forecasts.

Open SHAMAN App

🛰️ Satellite Map View

Loading satellite map...

Current Surf Conditions at Port Isabel

🌊 Surf Quality Timeline (Week)

Best windows in green

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

SELECT DAY

10:00 AM America/Chicago

Surf Quality: FAIR

12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM11 PM

SUN

🌊 Surf Quality Timeline

Best windows in green

12AM6AM12PM6PM11PM

🌬️ WIND

14
kt

🌊 SWELL

0.7
ft

🌊

SWELL
HEIGHT

0.7ft

🌊

SWELL
PERIOD

12s

💨

WIND GUSTS

20kt

🌡️

AIR TEMP

15°C

🌊

SECONDARY
SWELL

--ft @
--s

🌧️

PRECIPITATION

0mm

SURF QUALITY

Fair conditions - still worth a paddle. Tiny waves under 1ft with quality 12s ground swell but pretty windy at 14kt

📡 Data Source

Choose your preferred weather data provider

📊 7-Day Detailed Forecast

Expandable daily forecasts with hourly details

Sunday

May 10

FAIR1 good hours

🌊 0.4-0.9ft 💨 9-16kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	12s	SW	9kt	W	—kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	10kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 AM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	SW	10kt	WSW	13kt	19°C	20°C	2mm
9:02 AM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	11kt	WSW	15kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	11kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
11:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	11kt	WSW	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	13kt	NW	18kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	11s	SW	11kt	WNW	15kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	13°C	18°C	1mm
3:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	12kt	WNW	17kt	14°C	20°C	3mm
4:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	15°C	18°C	0mm
5:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	13kt	SW	—kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	12kt	WNW	17kt	19°C	19°C	2mm
7:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	12kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	20°C	2mm
8:02 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	12s	SW	12kt	WSW	17kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
10:02 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 PM	FAIR	0.9ft	11s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
12:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	14kt	SW	—kt	29°C	21°C	2mm
1:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	14kt	SW	20kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	12s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
3:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	8s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	28°C	20°C	2mm
4:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	27°C	20°C	1mm
5:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Monday

May 11

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.7ft 💨 14-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	11s	SW	17kt	SW	24kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	14kt	NW	19kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 AM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	15kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:02 AM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
10:02 AM	POOR	0.6ft	11s	SW	17kt	W	24kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 AM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	16kt	WSW	23kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SW	18kt	SW	25kt	13°C	19°C	1mm
1:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	18kt	WNW	25kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
2:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	10s	SW	16kt	WSW	23kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
3:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	14kt	NW	20kt	14°C	20°C	2mm
4:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	9s	SW	14kt	W	20kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
5:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	16kt	WNW	22kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SW	15kt	WSW	21kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
7:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	16kt	WSW	22kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:02 PM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	14kt	W	20kt	23°C	20°C	2mm
9:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	17kt	SW	24kt	25°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	14kt	WSW	20kt	28°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	15kt	NW	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
1:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	17kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	11s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	10s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
5:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	25°C	20°C	1mm

Tuesday

May 12

POOR2 excellent hours

🌊 0.1-0.7ft 💨 6-15kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 AM	POOR	0.1ft	9s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	14kt	WNW	20kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	9s	SW	12kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
10:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	12kt	W	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	13kt	WNW	19kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
12:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	9s	SW	11kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
1:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	12kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	11kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	SW	15kt	14°C	19°C	0mm
4:02 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	10kt	W	15kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
5:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	12kt	WSW	16kt	17°C	20°C	1mm
6:02 PM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	10kt	SW	—kt	19°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	10s	SW	9kt	W	13kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 PM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SW	11kt	WSW	15kt	23°C	19°C	1mm
9:02 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	9s	SW	10kt	WSW	15kt	25°C	21°C	0mm
10:02 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	8s	SW	11kt	WNW	16kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 PM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	9kt	SW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
12:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	12s	SW	10kt	WSW	14kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
1:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	7kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
2:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SW	9kt	W	13kt	29°C	19°C	1mm
3:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
4:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	7kt	W	10kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	6kt	WSW	9kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Wednesday

May 13

EXCELLENT12 excellent hours

🌊 0.5-0.8ft 💨 2-8kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
7:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	8kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	8kt	SW	11kt	19°C	19°C	3mm
9:02 AM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	7kt	SW	10kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	10s	SW	5kt	W	—kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 AM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	SW	7kt	W	9kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	5kt	WNW	8kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.8ft	11s	SW	6kt	W	9kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
3:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	5kt	W	—kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	7kt	WNW	10kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	12s	SW	7kt	SW	9kt	17°C	18°C	0mm
6:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	6kt	NW	9kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	3kt	WNW	4kt	23°C	19°C	0mm
9:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	12s	SW	5kt	WNW	7kt	25°C	20°C	0mm
10:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	9s	SW	5kt	NW	7kt	27°C	18°C	0mm
11:02 PM	EXCELLENT	0.7ft	11s	SW	4kt	WSW	5kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
12:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	10s	SW	5kt	WNW	8kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	10s	SW	4kt	WNW	6kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
2:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	11s	SW	5kt	W	8kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
3:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	2kt	NW	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
4:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	4kt	W	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
5:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	11s	SW	5kt	WNW	—kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Thursday

May 14

GOOD18 good hours

🌊 0.1-0.5ft 💨 2-9kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	11s	SW	2kt	W	—kt	23°C	21°C	2mm
7:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	5kt	SW	7kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	4kt	NW	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
10:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	4kt	WSW	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 AM	GOOD	0.4ft	9s	SW	5kt	WSW	8kt	14°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	10s	SW	5kt	WNW	7kt	13°C	18°C	3mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	10s	SW	5kt	NW	—kt	13°C	18°C	0mm
2:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	13°C	21°C	0mm
3:02 PM	FAIR	0.3ft	9s	SW	3kt	WNW	—kt	14°C	18°C	1mm
4:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	7kt	W	—kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
5:02 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	5kt	WSW	7kt	17°C	19°C	1mm
6:02 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	9s	SW	6kt	WNW	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	10s	SW	6kt	WSW	—kt	21°C	20°C	2mm
8:02 PM	GOOD	0.3ft	8s	SW	5kt	NW	—kt	23°C	20°C	0mm
9:02 PM	GOOD	0.1ft	10s	SW	7kt	WSW	10kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
10:02 PM	FAIR	0.2ft	8s	SW	7kt	SW	—kt	27°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 PM	GOOD	0.2ft	11s	SW	8kt	W	11kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	5kt	WSW	—kt	29°C	18°C	2mm
1:02 AM	GOOD	0.2ft	9s	SW	7kt	W	10kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
2:02 AM	FAIR	0.3ft	12s	SW	9kt	WNW	12kt	29°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	11s	SW	6kt	W	—kt	28°C	19°C	0mm
4:02 AM	FAIR	0.2ft	9s	SW	9kt	W	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
5:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	8kt	WSW	11kt	25°C	20°C	0mm

Friday

May 15

FAIR7 good hours

🌊 0.3-0.8ft 💨 8-15kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SW	10kt	W	—kt	23°C	21°C	0mm
7:02 AM	GOOD	0.3ft	9s	SW	10kt	W	14kt	21°C	19°C	0mm
8:02 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	11s	SW	8kt	W	12kt	19°C	18°C	0mm
9:02 AM	FAIR	0.4ft	9s	SW	9kt	WSW	—kt	17°C	19°C	0mm
10:02 AM	GOOD	0.5ft	12s	SW	8kt	W	11kt	15°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 AM	GOOD	0.6ft	9s	SW	8kt	SW	—kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
12:02 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	11s	SW	9kt	NW	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.5ft	10s	SW	10kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	19°C	2mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	10s	SW	12kt	WNW	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	10s	SW	10kt	SW	15kt	14°C	21°C	0mm
4:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	12kt	W	17kt	15°C	21°C	0mm
5:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	12kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	21°C	0mm
6:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	10s	SW	11kt	WSW	—kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
7:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	12s	SW	10kt	NW	15kt	21°C	18°C	0mm
8:02 PM	GOOD	0.8ft	9s	SW	11kt	W	15kt	23°C	20°C	2mm
9:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	15kt	W	—kt	25°C	18°C	0mm
10:02 PM	GOOD	0.7ft	11s	SW	11kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	21°C	0mm
11:02 PM	POOR	0.7ft	10s	SW	14kt	NW	—kt	28°C	21°C	0mm
12:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	11s	SW	13kt	W	18kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
1:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	14kt	W	—kt	29°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	12s	SW	14kt	W	—kt	29°C	21°C	0mm
3:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	9s	SW	13kt	NW	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
4:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	8s	SW	14kt	WSW	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
5:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	13kt	WSW	18kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Saturday

May 16

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.2-0.8ft 💨 13-18kt 🌡️ 13-29°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
6:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	23kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
7:02 AM	POOR	0.8ft	11s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	21°C	21°C	0mm
8:02 AM	FAIR	0.8ft	10s	SW	13kt	SW	18kt	19°C	21°C	0mm
9:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	13kt	WNW	—kt	17°C	19°C	3mm
10:02 AM	FAIR	0.7ft	12s	SW	14kt	W	19kt	15°C	20°C	0mm
11:02 AM	POOR	0.7ft	12s	SW	17kt	WNW	24kt	14°C	18°C	0mm
12:02 PM	FAIR	0.8ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
1:02 PM	FAIR	0.6ft	8s	SW	17kt	WSW	23kt	13°C	19°C	0mm
2:02 PM	FAIR	0.7ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	13°C	20°C	0mm
3:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	14kt	W	—kt	14°C	19°C	2mm
4:02 PM	POOR	0.7ft	11s	SW	17kt	WNW	24kt	15°C	19°C	2mm
5:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	14kt	W	20kt	17°C	20°C	0mm
6:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	10s	SW	14kt	W	—kt	19°C	20°C	0mm
7:02 PM	POOR	0.6ft	9s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	21°C	20°C	0mm
8:02 PM	POOR	0.5ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	23°C	18°C	0mm
9:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	12s	SW	16kt	WNW	—kt	25°C	19°C	3mm
10:02 PM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	19°C	0mm
11:02 PM	POOR	0.4ft	10s	SW	17kt	W	—kt	28°C	20°C	0mm
12:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	11s	SW	18kt	WNW	—kt	29°C	18°C	0mm
1:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	16kt	W	—kt	29°C	20°C	2mm
2:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	9s	SW	18kt	W	—kt	29°C	21°C	1mm
3:02 AM	POOR	0.3ft	11s	SW	17kt	WNW	—kt	28°C	19°C	3mm
4:02 AM	POOR	0.4ft	8s	SW	15kt	WNW	—kt	27°C	20°C	2mm
5:02 AM	POOR	0.2ft	12s	SW	14kt	WSW	19kt	25°C	19°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:0.6ft @ 10s

Wind Conditions:9-18kt W

Water Temperature:18-21°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Port Isabel in Texas is an exposed beach/jetty break that usually has waves, with the best surf occurring during the hurricane season. It performs best when an east swell combines with offshore winds from the west. The waves are primarily local windswells rather than groundswells, offering both left and right-hand rides. Surf is possible at all tide stages, and the spot is rarely crowded. Surfers should be cautious of rips, rocks, sharks, and jellyfish. The best time for consistent, clean waves is during Winter, with January being the most reliable month.

Best Swell Direction: E

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionE

Ideal Wind DirectionW

🌊 Tide Table

Loading tide data...

🌅 Sunrise & 🌙 Moon

Loading astronomy data...

🏄 Ready to Surf Port Isabel?

Get detailed forecasts, optimal timing, and safety information.

Launch SHAMAN App

Share this forecast