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South Padre Island / North Flats

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Texas (USA), Harlingen, Texas (USA)
Coordinates: 26.1440, -97.1760
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Shallow water for miles in all directions. Nice and flat with SSE or choppy with a NW (few times in winter only). Wide open launch site, sand with some shells. Gets a little muddy when driving out to launch spot after rains/high tide possible to get stuck. Best in SSE, perfectly flat water. Average wind speed of 15-17 mph. This condition prevails all summer. Average year round temp of 75°F. Year round kiting with wetsuit needed only in 3 months during winter. Water: Shallow, Flat, Chop. Rider ability: Beginner, Intermediate, Expert.

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Wind

11 kn

SE · gusts 15 kn

Waves

0.4 m

4s period

Swell

0.2 m

Tide

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Updated 24/08/2026, 01:30:13

Forecast

Sun 23Mon 24Tue 25Wed 26Thu 27Fri 28Sat 29SE00:00S06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00S06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00S06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00S06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00S06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00S06:00SE12:00SE18:00SE00:00SE06:00SE12:00SE18:00
Wind scale
Max 20 kn
Max 1.0 m waves
Updated 24/08/2026, 01:30:14

Data: Open-Meteo

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Hazards

Gets a little muddy when driving out to launch spot after rains/high tide possible to get stuck.

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Source: Kiteforum.com (community-contributed). Verify locally before riding.

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