Isla Blanca Beach
South Padre Island, Texas · Gulf coast
Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at Isla Blanca Beach in South Padre Island, Texas, with where every number comes from and how old it is.
Right now at Isla Blanca Beach
- Water
- 77°F (25°C)
- Waves
- 2.0 ft (0.6 m) every 5 seconds
- Wind
- 8 mph (13 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 10 mph
- Air
- 70°F (21°C)
As of 9:45 AM local time, from NOAA forecast models and nearby stations. The full day, hour by hour, is on the conditions page.
Low tides in daylight at Isla Blanca Beach
- Today: 10:39 AM, 0.2 ft (lowest)
- Saturday, Nov 14: 11:20 AM, 0.3 ft
- Sunday, Nov 15: 12:03 PM, 0.5 ft
- Monday, Nov 16: 12:48 PM, 0.7 ft
- Tuesday, Nov 17: 1:38 PM, 0.9 ft
Predicted by NOAA for PADRE ISLAND (south end), 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away. Heights are above mean lower low water, so a minus tide is below 0 ft. Sunrise and sunset are calculated for the beach; times are local.
Highest tides ahead at Isla Blanca Beach
- Nov 13–16: up to 2.1 ft (Sat, Nov 14, 10:18 PM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.2 ft (Fri, Nov 13, 10:39 AM)
- Nov 23–28: up to 2.3 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 7:44 PM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.8 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 9:23 AM)
The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at PADRE ISLAND (south end) between now and March 2, often called king tides, with the lowest low tide still ahead in daylight on those days. Heights are in feet above mean lower low water; times are local.
What Ebbward shows here
- Water temperature
- From NOAA models and satellite sea surface temperature, or a measured reading when a station or buoy nearby reports one.
- Waves and wind
- Modeled at this beach's own forecast point offshore, hour by hour for seven days. Waves breaking at the shore can be bigger or smaller.
- Tides
- NOAA tide predictions from PADRE ISLAND (south end), 0.3 miles (0.5 km) away.
- Nearest NOAA buoy
- None within 150 km that reports waves.
- Facing
- East (73°), which decides whether the wind is onshore or offshore here.
- Underwater visibility
- Unreported until someone who was in the water today shares a report.
Before you go in
Ebbward describes ocean conditions; it is not a safety rating and can't tell you whether to swim. Check posted flags, ask a lifeguard, and read the National Weather Service forecast.
Beaches near Isla Blanca Beach
- City of South Padre Island, South Padre Island: 2.5 miles (4.1 km)
- Aurora 19 Public Beach Access, South Padre Island: 3.5 miles (5.7 km)
- Boca Chica Beach, Port Isabel: 3.7 miles (6.0 km)
- Andy Bowie Park, South Padre Island: 4.8 miles (7.7 km)
- Boca Chica State Park, Port Isabel: 5.0 miles (8.1 km)
- Atwood Park, South Padre Island: 7.2 miles (12 km)
- South Padre Island Nude Beach, South Padre Island: 9.2 miles (15 km)
- Thrive Beach, South Padre Island: 12 miles (20 km)