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Beach Access (South Padre Island)
4.8★ · 4 Google ratings · South Padre Island, Texas
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At a glance
Parking
20 ft away
Access
Open around the clock
Walk
200 yd · 2 min
Water
80°F
Tide
1 ft range today
Sand
90 ft from the water to the back
Crowds
Quietest Tue 2pm
Map of Beach Access (South Padre Island)

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Conditions
How it is right now
Air
81°F · clear
Water
80°F
Waves
1.2 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
11 mph from the SE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
9 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 05:52 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:39 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:38 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 South Padre Island, TX 78597
🅿 Parking 20 ft from the listing
🌊 Water 200 yd away, about 2 min walk
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Beach Access?
The nearest mapped parking area is 20 ft from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Beach Access?
200 yd in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 2 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Beach Access have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is Beach Access least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 2pm and the busiest at Thu 4pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.