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Access Rd No 3 / Mustang Island kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United States · Texas

Spot currently openIntermediate level 27.64 | -97.19

Overview

Access Road No 3 is a kitesurf spot on the Gulf side beach of Mustang Island, accessible via the third beach access road. These access roads are numbered entry points along the island allowing car access to the beach. The wide, open sand beach offers good launch conditions. The dominant SE wind is side-onshore, creating chop and small Gulf waves. Popular kite spot thanks to easy access.

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Spot forecast for Access Rd No 3 / Mustang Island

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:55

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Wave height: < 0.5 m 0.5–1 m 1–2 m 2–3 m ≥ 3 m

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Tides

Heights above lowest astronomical tide, in the spot's local time. Computed 6.5 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24 Now01:170.7 m17:060.4 m01:180.7 m07:580.6 m10:530.6 m18:150.4 m01:250.7 m07:210.6 m12:400.7 m19:170.5 m01:260.6 m07:180.5 m14:020.7 m20:230.5 m01:180.6 m07:370.4 m15:090.8 m21:430.6 m
  • Tuesday 20 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Wednesday 21 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m
  • Thursday 22 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.6 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Friday 23 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.5 m High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.5 m
  • Saturday 24 October High tide · 0.6 m Low tide · 0.4 m High tide · 0.8 m Low tide · 0.6 m

Access Rd No 3 / Mustang Island: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

403h

in July · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 26 °C. It peaks in July, with 403 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days25 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 25 rideable days25 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 30.5 rideable days M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days31 d J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 63%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 63% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is June, with 290 mm.

Monthly averages: Access Rd No 3 / Mustang Island
Monthly averages — Access Rd No 3 / Mustang Island — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 25.0 214 h 16 °C 127 mm
February 26.0 264 h 19 °C 8 mm
March 30.0 325 h 24 °C 99 mm
April 27.5 367 h 25 °C 65 mm
May 30.5 443 h 29 °C 178 mm
June 30.0 439 h 31 °C 290 mm
July 31.0 403 h 31 °C 128 mm
August 31.0 345 h 32 °C 41 mm
September 29.5 296 h 31 °C 210 mm
October 30.0 311 h 29 °C 91 mm
November 29.0 300 h 25 °C 22 mm
December 26.0 207 h 21 °C 28 mm

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Technical details of Access Rd No 3 / Mustang Island spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Not rideable W: Not rideable WNW: Not rideable NW: Not rideable NNW: Not rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Gulf of Mexico oceanic conditions. Progressive sandy bottom. Moderate waves in SE swell. Warm water (78-86°F in summer). Typical Gulf chop. Moderate longshore currents. The spot is near Packery Channel which can influence local currents.

Hazards

Longshore currents. Sharks in Gulf waters. Jellyfish. Stingrays. Shore break possible. Vehicles driving on the beach — vigilance during launch and landing.

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