Continent |
North America |
Country |
Texas (USA) |
Next Big City |
Corpus Christi |
Next Town |
North Beach |
|
Type: |
Ocean |
Rider Ability: |
Beginner, Intermediate, Expert |
Features: |
Rooms, Shower, Parking |
Water
Type: |
Chop, Small wave |
Hazards: |
Rocks |
Quality: |
Cloudy |
Best Tide: |
Tide independent |
Choppy water with small waves with the normal SE wind. Three sandbars that go from about 8ft to 3ft in between. Large rock hazards behind Villa Del Sol Condos, stay clear of area about 5 ft out behind the public showers and covered picnic tables. Choppy conditions make for huge air.
Beach
Type: |
Sand |
Size: |
Medium |
Hazards: |
Trees |
Beach Users: |
June, July, August |
Sandy beach with good space to launch kites. Few palm trees on the beach. Tourist beach, so beaches are crowded during holidays.
Weather
Spring:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Summer:
|
Shorts |
Fall:
|
Shorts, Shorty |
Winter:
|
Shorty |
Warm during summer. Fall winter and spring can have colder days, where a shorty is good to have.
Wind
Best Months: |
No information |
Wind Type: |
Thermal, Frontal |
Best Direction: |
SE |
Main Direction: |
NE, SE |
Excellent wind throughout the year. Thermal SE, which starts around noon, but can also be strong in the morning. It can also get stronger before sunset. NE with with cold fronts.
How to get there
Transport |
Car |
Access
|
Short walk |
From Corpus Christi downtown get onto 181 and drive towards Portland. Drive across the first, and high bridge, then take the first exit after it and turn right. Now drive to the beach and park next to it.
Extra information
Nightlife