Beach forecast for Aransas Pass
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (CDT) · Texas, United States Today, Thu, Oct 29 · CDT- Swimming
- Calm · 2.4 ft
- Water
- 78 °F · warm
- Max UV
- 6 · SPF 30
- Wind
- 12 mph
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a good beach day in Aransas Pass (7/10). The best hours are from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm: beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 78 °F, though with clouds. The best day this week is Friday, October 30, at 10/10.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 7Good beach day | 12:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 78 °F | 6 |
| Fri 30 | 10Perfect beach day | 1:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 2.4 ft | 78 °F | 6 |
| Sat 31 | 9Perfect beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm3:00–6:00 pm | Calm · 1.7 ft | 78 °F | 6 |
| Sun 1 | 9Perfect beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 1.5 ft | 79 °F | 6 |
| Mon 2 | 9Perfect beach day | 9:00 am–2:00 pm3:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 78 °F | — |
| Tue 3 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.1 ft | 79 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 8Good beach day | 10:00 am–3:00 pm | Calm · 2.0 ft | 78 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
5 good hours- Feels like 84 °F: beach weather
- Onshore breeze (12 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 2.4 ft waves
- UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
- Water at 78 °F (warm)
- Cloudy (89% cloud cover)
Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 2.4 ft
2.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 78 °F
Warm: very pleasant.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 6 · SPF 30
Max UV 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 12 mph
Onshore breeze (12 mph).
- Tide & sand
Aransas Pass has almost no tide: the beach stays the same all day.
The best window, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 78 °F, though with clouds.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 83 °F | 7 mph | 2.4 ft | 1 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 83 °F | 9 mph | 2.4 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 82 °F | 8 mph | 2.4 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 7 | Overcast | 82 °F | 12 mph | 2.4 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 7 | Overcast | 84 °F | 12 mph | 2.4 ft | 6 |
| 2:00 pm | 7 | Overcast | 84 °F | 12 mph | 2.4 ft | 5 |
| 3:00 pm | 7 | Overcast | 84 °F | 12 mph | 2.4 ft | 4 |
| 4:00 pm | 7 | Partly cloudy | 82 °F | 12 mph | 2.4 ft | 2 |
| 5:00 pm | 6 | Overcast | 80 °F | 12 mph | 2.6 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Aransas Pass
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- Quarantine Shore 5.6 mi · E
Water quality: check the official beach advisories for Texas (Texas Beach Watch).
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 0 of 3, warmth 4 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1 and water 1 of 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Aransas Pass
Is it a beach day in Aransas Pass today?
A good beach day: 7/10. Best from 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with beach weather, little wind, a calm sea and water at 78 °F, though with clouds.
What are the swimming conditions in Aransas Pass today?
2.4 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Aransas Pass?
About 78 °F today: warm. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Aransas Pass today?
UV reaches 6 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Aransas Pass?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a perfect beach day (10/10), best from 1:00 pm to 6:00 pm.
What beaches are near Aransas Pass?
Quarantine Shore (5.6 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.