Overview

Magnolia Beach is a kitesurf spot on Lavaca Bay, in Calhoun County. This small beach community offers a quiet beach facing the bay, with direct car access on the sand. Lavaca Bay is a protected arm of Matagorda Bay, offering calm and shallow waters. It's a spot favored by local kitesurfers for its moderate conditions and laid-back atmosphere. The SE wind blows well in season.

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Spot forecast for Magnolia Beach

Sunrise 07:30 · Sunset 18:51

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 03:08 · 0.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:50 · 0.4 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:03 · 0.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:36 · 0.6 m

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Magnolia Beach: 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

314h

in March · 31 rideable days

The spot works year-round: 29 rideable days a month on average, at 27 °C. It peaks in March, with 314 hours of usable wind.

Rideable days per month

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 73%13-20 knots · 26%21-30 knots · 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 73% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is May, with 226 mm.

Monthly averages: Magnolia Beach

Monthly averages — Magnolia Beach — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month	Rideable days	Usable wind	Temperature	Rain
January	29.0	291 h	15 °C	138 mm
February	27.5	276 h	20 °C	36 mm
March	31.0	314 h	24 °C	108 mm
April	30.0	364 h	27 °C	42 mm
May	31.0	423 h	30 °C	226 mm
June	30.0	377 h	32 °C	149 mm
July	29.0	307 h	32 °C	132 mm
August	30.0	248 h	33 °C	28 mm
September	28.0	281 h	32 °C	76 mm
October	30.0	296 h	29 °C	17 mm
November	27.5	271 h	26 °C	60 mm
December	27.0	242 h	21 °C	69 mm

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Technical details of Magnolia Beach spot

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level

Spot opening date: Open all year round
Required level: Intermediate

On the water

Shallow Lavaca Bay waters. Sandy to muddy bottom. Moderately choppy water in sustained wind. Warm water. Low amplitude tide. The bay is protected from large Gulf swells. Good conditions for freeride.

Hazards

Sharp oyster shells on the bottom — wear water shoes. Stingrays. Jellyfish. Fishing boat traffic. Alligators possible in adjacent bayous. Tropical thunderstorms in summer.

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