Boca Chica Beach (Texas 78521)
4.6★ · 562 Google ratings, Texas
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Not mapped
Walk
125 yd · 2 min
Restrooms
None reported
Water
78°F
Tide
1 ft range today
Length
7.4 miles of shoreline
Sand
290 ft from the water to the back
Water quality
Good · 3% of 136 over the limit · 2025
Map of Boca Chica Beach (Texas 78521)
Guide
Good to know
Arrive mid-morning on weekdays
Weekday afternoons are much quieter than weekends, with one visitor reporting only five people present.
Litter reported
Visitors mention rubbish on the sand.Mentioned by 16 visitors · 2018–2026
Bring a 4x4 vehicle
You drive on the beach itself, and multiple visitors got stuck in soft sand with regular cars.
Check SpaceX launch schedules first
The entire beach closes during rocket launches, making a wasted trip likely without advance notice.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
88°F · clear
Water
78°F
Waves
1.3 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
13 mph from the SSE
Shelter
Cross-shore · wind running along the beach
UV index
9 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 05:42 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:39 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:33 PM.
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at Boca Chica Beach?
125 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 Boca Chica Beach 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.
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