Port Aransas, Texas — Port Aransas, the nearest town. Photo: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Port Aransas

Port Aransas is a town in Texas, United States. From Port Aransas you can reach 8 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot, 5 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Port Aransas, a surf spot 0.1 km from the centre. Overture lists 107 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites. The nearest airport is CRP, 44 km away.

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Staying in Port Aransas

107 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 10 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: CRP, 44 km, VCT, 114 km, HRL, 188 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Port Aransas. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Port Aransas each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Horace Caldwell Pier1.1 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft37 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Horace Caldwell Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	33, too small	3 ft5 smushy	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	4 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	25, poor	4 ft6 smushy	79kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 smushy	40kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft4 smushy	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

Port Aransas0.1 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 3 ft+

3 ft37 kJ

4 ft73 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Port Aransas, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	28, too small	3 ft5 s	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft6 s	73kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	3 ft6 s	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 s	79kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	3 ft5 s	40kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	15, too small	2 ft4 s	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft5 s	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

St. Joe's Island2.2 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft37 kJ

3 ft61 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

4 ft79 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

3 ft25 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at St. Joe's Island, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, too small	3 ft5 s	37kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 s	61kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 s	54kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	23, poor	4 ft6 s	79kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	22, poor	3 ft5 s	40kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 s	19kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	25°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 s	25kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Port Aransas, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

These spots are more than 20 km from Port Aransas. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Bob Hall Pier31.9 kmabout 1h 00 by carIntermediate and up

3 ft69 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Bob Hall Pier, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	69kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	25, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	44kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 8 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-east, 9 knots	26°C

Corpus Christi27.8 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Corpus Christi, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

Fish Pass Jetties20.2 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

3 ft64 kJ

4 ft78 kJ

3 ft45 kJ

2 ft21 kJ

3 ft29 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Fish Pass Jetties, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	44, fair	3 ft5 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	66kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	22, poor	3 ft6 smushy	64kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 15 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	4 ft6 smushy	78kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	25, poor	3 ft5 smushy	45kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	2 ft4 smushy	21kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	15, too small	3 ft4 smushy	29kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

Packery Channel27.7 kmabout 50 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Packery Channel, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

The Wall29.7 kmabout 55 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft52 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft57 kJ

4 ft74 kJ

3 ft38 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

3 ft24 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at The Wall, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	40, fair	3 ft5 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 10 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 12 knots	23°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	3 ft6 smushy	57kJ	wind from the north-east, 16 knots	25°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	26°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	3 ft5 smushy	38kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	26°C
Fri 23Oct	16, too small	2 ft4 smushy	17kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 9 knots	26°C
Sat 24Oct	12, too small	3 ft4 smushy	24kJ	wind from the south-east, 11 knots	27°C

Kite near Port Aransas

Port Aransas 0.4 km · stays here

Windsurf near Port Aransas

Port Aransas 0.4 km · stays here

Places to eat near Port Aransas

Sammy'sAmerican · in the centre
Lelo's Island BarBar and grill · 0.1 km from the centre
MacDaddy's Family KitchenSouthern american · 0.1 km from the centre
Beach & Station St. GrillSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
Blue Water Cowboy Saloon and MercantileBar and grill · 0.2 km from the centre
Castaways Seafood & GrillSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Port Aransas, United States

About Port Aransas

Staying in Port Aransas

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out

Kite near Port Aransas

Windsurf near Port Aransas

Places to eat near Port Aransas