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Access Rd No 2 / Mustang Island kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United States · Texas

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 4 m 27.7 | -97.15

Overview

Access Road No 2 is a kitesurf spot on the Gulf side beach of Mustang Island. Located between Fish Pass and the Access Roads further north, this spot offers access to a long sand beach facing the Gulf of Mexico. The area is less crowded than spots near Port Aransas, offering more space for kiting. Good SE side-onshore wind conditions from March to September.

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Spot forecast for Access Rd No 2 / Mustang Island

Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:54

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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 3.1 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 Now01:120.7 m17:090.4 m01:170.7 m07:550.6 m10:530.6 m18:180.4 m01:260.7 m07:230.6 m12:420.7 m19:200.5 m01:280.6 m07:200.5 m14:040.7 m20:260.5 m01:180.6 m07:370.4 m15:110.8 m21:450.6 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 2 / 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

444h

in May · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 26 °C. It peaks in May, with 444 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 26 rideable days26 d J February: 26 rideable days26 d F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days26 d D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 26 rideable days26 d J February: 26 rideable days26 d F March: 29.5 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 30.5 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29.5 rideable days S October: 30 rideable days O November: 29.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days26 d D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 62%13-20 knots · 36%21-30 knots · 2%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 62% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is June, with 309 mm.

Monthly averages: Access Rd No 2 / Mustang Island
Monthly averages — Access Rd No 2 / 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 26.0 228 h 16 °C 122 mm
February 26.0 271 h 20 °C 13 mm
March 29.5 323 h 24 °C 44 mm
April 27.5 365 h 26 °C 51 mm
May 31.0 444 h 29 °C 240 mm
June 30.0 432 h 31 °C 309 mm
July 30.5 400 h 31 °C 75 mm
August 31.0 343 h 33 °C 16 mm
September 29.5 299 h 31 °C 85 mm
October 30.0 308 h 29 °C 35 mm
November 29.5 298 h 26 °C 32 mm
December 26.0 216 h 21 °C 63 mm

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Technical details of Access Rd No 2 / 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 oceanic conditions. Progressive sandy bottom. Moderate waves. Warm water. Typical chop and small waves. Moderate longshore currents. Good spot for wave riding and ocean freeride.

Hazards

Longshore currents. Sharks. Jellyfish in warm season. Stingrays. Vehicles on the beach. Shore break possible in strong swell.

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