773  
FZUS54 KBRO 010811  
SRFBRO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
311 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
TXZ451-454-455-012215-  
KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA  
311 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY  
EVENING...  
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT  
SUNDAY...   
..THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................AROUND 3 FEET.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.  
SURF TEMPERATURE............75 DEGREES.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN MOSTLY  
SUNNY UNTIL 5 PM, THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.  
TIDES...  
NONE.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........HIGH.  
SURF HEIGHT.................AROUND 3 FEET, BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET  
AFTER MIDNIGHT.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....MODERATE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND A  
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 60S.  
WINDS.......................BREEZY. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH,  
INCREASING TO NORTH AROUND 25 MPH AFTER  
MIDNIGHT.  
TIDES...  
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.......LOW AT 09:22 PM CDT.  
   
SATURDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........HIGH.  
SURF HEIGHT.................6 TO 9 FEET.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE LOWER 70S.  
WINDS.......................WINDY. NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.......HIGH AT 06:46 AM CDT.  
   
EXTENDED
 
   
SATURDAY NIGHT
 
SURF HEIGHT 3 TO 7 FEET. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 60S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
SUNDAY
 
SURF HEIGHT 2 TO 4 FEET. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID  
70S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
SUNDAY NIGHT
 
SURF HEIGHT 2 TO 4 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE  
LOWER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH.    
MONDAY
 
SURF HEIGHT AROUND 3 FEET. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER  
70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
MONDAY NIGHT
 
SURF HEIGHT 3 TO 4 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE  
MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.    
TUESDAY
 
SURF HEIGHT AROUND 4 FEET. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE  
LOWER 80S. SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.  
 

 
 
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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