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Padre Island Drive-able Public Beach
4.4★ · 5 Google ratings · Corpus Christi, Texas
✓ Parking✓ Short walk✓ Restrooms✓ Showers
At a glance
Parking
150 yd away
Walk
160 ft · under a minute
Restrooms
Yes · 200 yd away
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Tide
2 ft range today
Sand
150 yd from the water to the back
Water quality
Mixed · 9% of 43 over the limit · 2025
Crowds
Quietest Tue 12pm
Map of Padre Island Drive-able Public Beach
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1Parking150 yd from the listing2Restrooms200 yd from the listing3Showers225 yd from the listing
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
87°F · clear
Water
86°F · modelled, no buoy nearby
Waves
1.5 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
9 mph from the SSE
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
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| 04:50 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:19 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:38 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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📍 15202 Windward Dr, Corpus Christi, TX 78418
🅿 Parking 150 yd from the listing
🌊 Water 160 ft away, under a minute walk
🚽 Restrooms 200 yd away
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Questions
Common questions
Where do you park at Padre Island Drive-able Public Beach?
The nearest mapped parking area is 150 yd from the listed location. Positions come from OpenStreetMap, not from review text.
How far is the walk to the water at Padre Island Drive-able Public Beach?
160 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, under a minute. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does Padre Island Drive-able Public Beach have restrooms?
Restrooms are mapped 200 yd from the listing.
When is Padre Island Drive-able Public Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Tue 12pm and the busiest at Mon 1pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
