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Surf Zone Forecast
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
133 AM CDT Thu May 21 2026

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Kenedy Island-Willacy Island-Cameron Island-
Including the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica
133 AM CDT Thu May 21 2026

...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

.TODAY...
Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential**....Moderate.
UV Index**..................Extreme.
Surf Temperature............78 degrees.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy. Showers likely and a
                            chance of thunderstorms.
High Temperature............In the mid 80s.
Winds.......................Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
   South Padre Island.......High at 11:40 AM CDT.

.TONIGHT...
Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential**....None.
Weather.....................Mostly cloudy.
Low Temperature.............In the upper 70s.
Winds.......................South winds around 10 mph.
Tides...
   South Padre Island.......Low at 01:48 AM CDT.

.FRIDAY...
Rip Current Risk*...........Moderate.
Surf Height.................Around 3 feet.
Thunderstorm Potential**....None.
Weather.....................Mostly sunny.
High Temperature............In the upper 80s.
Winds.......................Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
Tides...
   South Padre Island.......High at 12:06 PM CDT.

.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Surf height around 3 feet. Mostly cloudy. A chance of
showers. Lows in the lower 80s. Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY...Surf height around 3 feet. Partly sunny. A chance of
showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s.
Southeast winds around 15 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Surf height around 3 feet. Mostly cloudy. Showers
likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s.
Southeast winds around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY...Surf height around 3 feet. Partly sunny. Showers likely and
a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds
around 10 mph.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Partly cloudy. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 70s. Southeast winds
around 5 mph.
.MEMORIAL DAY...Surf height 2 to 3 feet. Mostly sunny. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds around
10 mph.

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Rip Current Risk Category
* Low Risk - The risk for rip currents is low, however,
life-threatening rip currents often occur in the vicinity of groins,
jetties, reefs, and piers.
* Moderate Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are possible in the
surf zone.
* High Risk - Life-threatening rip currents are likely in the surf
zone.

** For thunderstorm, waterspout, and UV definitions see:
https://www.weather.gov/beach/bro


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