Port Aransas · Nueces County · Texas
Port Aransas South Jetty Surf Report & Forecast, Texas
Port Aransas South Jetty, Texas: 2 ft, knee to waist high, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 4.8 ft at 6 seconds from the east, with a 21 mph cross-shore wind from the north-northeast, gusting 28 mph. Water is about 74°F, so a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.9 ft at 4:48 pm.
2 ft
knee to waist high · occasional 3 ft
- Swell
- 4.8 ft · 6 s · E
- Wind
- 21 mph (NNE), gusts 28cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.5 ft risinghigh 2.9 ft at 4:48 pm
- Water
- 74°F2mm jacket
- Air
- 72°Ffeels like 63°F
- Sun
- rise 6:45 amset 5:39 pm
Port Aransas South Jetty surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Port Aransas South Jetty: 6 am, Poor to Fair, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Port Aransas South Jetty: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 22 mph offshore (N), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Poor | 25 mph offshore (N), gusts 32 | 1.1 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 1.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 27 | 1.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 28 | 1.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 29 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 2.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 27 | 2.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 26 | 2.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 25 | 2.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 25 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (N) | 0.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (N) | 0.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph offshore (N) | 0.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (N) | 0.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 21 | 0.7 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 20 | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 15 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 20 | 1.2 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 18 | 1.6 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 19 | 1.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 19 | 2.3 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 17 | 2.5 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (N) | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph offshore (N) | 2.6 ft |
Port Aransas South Jetty beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Port Aransas South Jetty arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
- Lulls
- about 53 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 26% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Port Aransas South Jetty surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Port Aransas South Jetty: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor to Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Port Aransas South Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 4.8 ft · 6 s · E | 24 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 5 s · E | 14 mph offshore (N) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 19 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 4 s · ENE | 11 mph offshore (NNW) | 7 mph offshore (N) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · SE | 13 mph offshore (N), gusts 18 | 14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 20 | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.7 ft · 4 s · ENE | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 5 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 4 s · ENE | 17 mph onshore (SE), gusts 22 | 20 mph onshore (SE), gusts 27 | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 32 | 19 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 27 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.5 ft · 6 s · SSE | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 10 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 15 | 3 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (E) | 14 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 16 mph onshore (SE), gusts 22 | 17 mph onshore (SE), gusts 23 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Port Aransas South Jetty are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Port Aransas South Jetty tide chart and tide times
Tides at Port Aransas South Jetty today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.0 ft at 8:04 am and high 2.9 ft at 4:48 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.5 ft and rising.
Port Aransas South Jetty tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.0 ft at 8:04 amHigh 2.9 ft at 4:48 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.5 ft at 8:36 amHigh 2.6 ft at 6:20 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.4 ft at 9:11 amHigh 2.5 ft at 7:09 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.3 ft at 9:44 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:27 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.3 ft at 10:34 amHigh 2.2 ft at 9:36 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.5 ft at 10:59 amHigh 2.3 ft at 9:53 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.8 ft at 11:40 amHigh 2.4 ft at 10:34 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.2 ft at 12:30 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 10:09 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.4 ft at 1:21 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Port Aransas South Jetty water temperature
The water temperature at Port Aransas South Jetty is about 74°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 63°F and a 21 mph wind, a 2mm wetsuit jacket is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 73 and 74°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Port Aransas South Jetty
- Horace Caldwell Pier0.5 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- San Jose Island0.8 mi NNE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Fish Pass Jetty13 mi SW · 3 ft · Poor
- Mustang Island13 mi SW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- J.P. Luby16 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Packery Channel Jetties17 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
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About Port Aransas South Jetty
Port Aransas South Jetty is a jetty in Port Aransas, Nueces County, Texas, facing southeast.
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