South Padre Island Beach and Surf Report

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:34:34 GMT

Date: Thursday September 2, 2010
Time: 7:00am
Island Weather: Mostly sunny
Wind: E @ 5-15
Water Temp: 86
Water Clarity: Clear green
Rip Current Risk: Moderate
Seaweed: None
Jellyfish: None
Tides: High 2:08am 1.8 / Low 4:00pm 0.0''
Wave Size: 2-4'
Wave Direction: E
Mansfield Buoy: 4' @ 7seconds from E / Wind: ESE @ 11-13
Surf Conditions: Slowly building E swell with light E wind early increasing afternoon, best conditions midmorning through midday. Heres a few pics from yesterday 1 2 3 4 5. Watch the giant surf from Hurricane Earl on this live surf cam in Florida.
Surf Forecast: E swell peaking Friday up to 4-5' with 8 second period then dropping slowly through the weekend. Wind may become NE and increase slightly Fri and Sat bringing choppier conditions
Tropical Outlook: Major Hurricane Earl threatening the East Coast, and weaker Fiona turning north in the Atlantic. TS Gaston in the central Atlantic may take a more southerly route towards the Gulf. Hurricane Center
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy and hot with light to moderate E to NE wind through the weekend.