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State Park / Mustang Island kitesurf, wingfoil and surf spot

United States · Texas

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 2 m 27.67 | -97.17

Overview

State Park / Mustang Island is a kitesurf spot in Mustang Island State Park, a state park offering 5 miles of preserved beach on the Gulf of Mexico. The park offers excellent facilities: camping, showers, restrooms, and parking. The wide, uncrowded beach is ideal for kiting with plenty of launch space. The SE wind is reliable in season. Park entrance fee required but worth it for the setting and amenities.

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Sunrise 07:31 · Sunset 18:54

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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 4.9 km from the spot.

6:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:006:0012:0018:00Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23 Now01:560.7 m15:420.4 m01:120.7 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 m
  • Monday 19 October High tide · 0.7 m Low tide · 0.4 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

State Park / 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

446h

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 446 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 40 January: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 40 January: 24.5 rideable days24.5 d J February: 26 rideable days F March: 30 rideable days M April: 27.5 rideable days A May: 31 rideable days31 d M June: 30 rideable days J July: 31 rideable days J August: 31 rideable days A September: 29 rideable days S October: 29.5 rideable days O November: 28.5 rideable days N December: 26 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 65%13-20 knots · 34%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 65% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 16 °C. The wettest month is June, with 285 mm.

Monthly averages: State Park / Mustang Island
Monthly averages — State Park / 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 24.5 215 h 16 °C 130 mm
February 26.0 264 h 19 °C 10 mm
March 30.0 324 h 24 °C 44 mm
April 27.5 364 h 25 °C 58 mm
May 31.0 446 h 29 °C 226 mm
June 30.0 439 h 31 °C 285 mm
July 31.0 408 h 31 °C 55 mm
August 31.0 351 h 32 °C 38 mm
September 29.0 302 h 31 °C 85 mm
October 29.5 303 h 29 °C 52 mm
November 28.5 294 h 26 °C 16 mm
December 26.0 202 h 21 °C 47 mm

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Technical details of State Park / 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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Open all year round
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Intermediate
On the water

Gulf of Mexico oceanic conditions. Wide sand beach with progressive bottom. Moderate waves in SE swell. Warm water. Longshore currents. Typical Gulf beach break conditions. Good for wave riding and freeride.

Hazards

Longshore currents. Sharks. Jellyfish. Stingrays. Shore break possible. State park entrance fee. Vehicles allowed on some beach sections.

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