Port Aransas · Aransas County · Texas
San Jose Island Surf Report & Forecast, Port Aransas, Texas
San Jose Island, Port Aransas, Texas: 2–3 ft, 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.
2–3 ft
waist high · occasional 4 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
San Jose Island surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at San Jose Island: 2 pm, Poor, on a rising high 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 San Jose Island: 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 | 22 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 28 | 1.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 25 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 31 | 1.1 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 1.0 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 24 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 30 | 1.1 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 23 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 30 | 1.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 27 | 1.5 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 21 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 28 | 1.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 22 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 29 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 2–3 ft | Poor | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 2.5 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 27 | 2.7 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 20 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 26 | 2.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 25 | 2.9 ft |
| 6 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 19 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 25 | 2.8 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.7 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (N) | 0.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 16 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 21 | 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 18 | 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 cross-shore (N) | 2.6 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (N) | 2.6 ft |
San Jose Island beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at San Jose Island arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 3.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 9 s
- Lulls
- about 40 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 1.2 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
San Jose Island surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at San Jose Island: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 2–4 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–4 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for San Jose Island 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 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 4.7 ft · 6 s · E | 24 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 30 | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 23 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1 ft | Poor | 2.3 ft · 5 s · E | 14 mph cross-shore (N) | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 19 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 1.2 ft · 4 s · ENE | 11 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 7 mph cross-shore (N) | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.5 ft · 5 s · SSE | 13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 19 | 14 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 20 | 11 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.6 ft · 4 s · ENE | 8 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1 ft | Poor | 0.4 ft · 4 s · ENE | 17 mph onshore (SE), gusts 23 | 20 mph onshore (SE), gusts 27 | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–4 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 32 | 19 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 27 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 6 s · SSE | 12 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 17 | 10 mph onshore (E), gusts 15 | 6 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (E) | 14 mph onshore (E) | 6 pm |
| 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 San Jose Island are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
San Jose Island tide chart and tide times
Tides at San Jose Island 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.
San Jose Island 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.
San Jose Island water temperature
The water temperature at San Jose Island 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 San Jose Island
- Port Aransas South Jetty0.8 mi SSW · 2 ft · Poor
- Horace Caldwell Pier1.3 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Fish Pass Jetty14 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Mustang Island14 mi SSW · 2–3 ft · Poor
- J.P. Luby16 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
- Packery Channel Jetties18 mi SSW · 3 ft · Poor
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About San Jose Island
San Jose Island is a jetty in Port Aransas, Aransas County, Texas, facing east-southeast. Also called St Joe Island and North Jetty.
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