Overview

Rockport Beach is a kitesurf spot on Aransas Bay, in the charming coastal town of Rockport. This award-winning beach ("Blue Wave Beach") offers a protected sand arc in the bay, with shallow waters and sandy bottom. Rockport is a popular art and fishing destination on the Texas coast. The spot benefits from good SE wind and moderate bay conditions, with all town amenities nearby.

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Spot forecast for Rockport Beach

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

Next tides

High tide Tue 20 · 00:56 · 0.7 m
Low tide Tue 20 · 17:22 · 0.4 m
High tide Wed 21 · 01:12 · 0.7 m
Low tide Wed 21 · 07:46 · 0.6 m

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Rockport 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

422h

in May · 31 rideable days

The season runs from March to August, peaking in May: 30 rideable days a month and 422 hours of usable wind, at 29 °C. The low point is December, at 23 days.

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Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 22%21-30 knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at 15 °C. The wettest month is June, with 270 mm.

Monthly averages: Rockport Beach

Monthly averages — Rockport 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	27.5	267 h	15 °C	115 mm
February	26.0	262 h	19 °C	48 mm
March	30.0	314 h	23 °C	56 mm
April	30.0	382 h	26 °C	4 mm
May	31.0	422 h	29 °C	142 mm
June	29.5	396 h	31 °C	270 mm
July	30.5	364 h	31 °C	134 mm
August	31.0	296 h	33 °C	11 mm
September	28.0	264 h	31 °C	91 mm
October	28.5	273 h	29 °C	17 mm
November	27.5	260 h	25 °C	42 mm
December	23.0	190 h	20 °C	75 mm

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Technical details of Rockport 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

Aransas Bay waters, shallow with sandy bottom. Moderately choppy water in sustained wind. Warm water. Low amplitude tide. The bay offers natural protection from large Gulf swells. Good conditions for freeride.

Hazards

Fishing boat traffic in the bay. Jellyfish. Stingrays. Sharp oyster shells possible on some bottom areas. Swimmers on the beach in season. Tropical thunderstorms in summer.

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Rockport Aransas County Airport6.1 km

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K5BV17.5 km

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