UFO Beach (clothing optional)

South Padre Island, Texas · Gulf coast

Water temperature, waves, wind and tides at UFO Beach (clothing optional) in South Padre Island, Texas, with where every number comes from and how old it is.

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Right now at UFO Beach (clothing optional)

Water
76°F (24°C)
Waves
1.8 ft (0.5 m) every 5 seconds
Wind
6 mph (9 km/h) from the northwest, gusts to 8 mph
Air
69°F (20°C)

As of 8:45 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 UFO Beach (clothing optional)

  • Today: 4:26 PM, 0.2 ft (lowest)
  • Saturday, Nov 14: 5:12 PM, 0.3 ft
  • Sunday, Nov 15: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Monday, Nov 16: no low tide between sunrise and sunset
  • Tuesday, Nov 17: no low tide between sunrise and sunset

Predicted by NOAA for Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre, 6.0 miles (9.7 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 UFO Beach (clothing optional)

  • Nov 14–22: up to 0.9 ft (Sat, Nov 14, 3:51 AM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.1 ft (Sun, Nov 22, 10:54 AM)
  • Nov 24–30: up to 1.0 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 1:33 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Thu, Nov 26, 3:01 PM)
  • Dec 5–6: up to 0.7 ft (Sun, Dec 6, 11:17 PM); lowest daylight low ahead 0.0 ft (Sun, Dec 6, 11:14 AM)
  • Dec 8–12: up to 0.7 ft (Tue, Dec 8, 12:00 AM); lowest daylight low ahead −0.1 ft (Wed, Dec 9, 1:58 PM)

The days NOAA predicts the highest tides at Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre 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 Realitos Pennisula, Laguna Madre, 6.0 miles (9.7 km) away.
Nearest NOAA buoy
None within 150 km that reports waves.
Facing
East (78°), 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.

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