501  
FZUS54 KBRO 280731  
SRFBRO  
 
SURF ZONE FORECAST  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX  
231 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
 
TXZ451-454-455-282115-  
KENEDY ISLAND-WILLACY ISLAND-CAMERON ISLAND-  
INCLUDING THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA  
231 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2026  
   
..THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY
 
 
   
TODAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................AROUND 4 FEET.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
UV INDEX**..................EXTREME.  
SURF TEMPERATURE............79 DEGREES.  
WEATHER.....................MOSTLY SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.......LOW AT 08:29 AM CDT.  
HIGH AT 12:52 PM CDT.  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................AROUND 4 FEET.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY CLOUDY UNTIL 12 AM, THEN MOSTLY  
CLOUDY UNTIL 1 AM, THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.  
LOW TEMPERATURE.............IN THE MID 70S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.......LOW AT 08:06 PM CDT.  
HIGH AT 03:52 AM CDT.  
   
WEDNESDAY
 
 
RIP CURRENT RISK*...........MODERATE.  
SURF HEIGHT.................AROUND 4 FEET.  
THUNDERSTORM POTENTIAL**....NONE.  
WEATHER.....................PARTLY SUNNY UNTIL 12 PM, THEN SUNNY.  
HIGH TEMPERATURE............IN THE MID 80S.  
WINDS.......................SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH.  
TIDES...  
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND.......LOW AT 09:59 AM CDT.  
HIGH AT 12:34 PM CDT.  
   
EXTENDED
 
   
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
 
SURF HEIGHT 3 TO 4 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN  
THE MID 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY
 
SURF HEIGHT 3 TO 4 FEET. PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
THURSDAY NIGHT
 
SURF HEIGHT 2 TO 4 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE  
UPPER 70S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY
 
SURF HEIGHT AROUND 3 FEET. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER  
80S. SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH.    
FRIDAY NIGHT
 
SURF HEIGHT 4 TO 7 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER. LOWS IN THE MID 60S. NORTHEAST  
WINDS AROUND 20 MPH.    
SATURDAY
 
SURF HEIGHT 8 TO 11 FEET. MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF  
SHOWERS. COOLER. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. WINDY. NORTH WINDS AROUND  
30 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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