Best Time to Ride · Bird Island Basin – Padre Island vs Port Aransas
Bird Island Basin – Padre Island vs Port Aransas: which is better for kitesurfing?
Bird Island Basin – Padre Island or Port Aransas? Month by month: windy days, waves and water temperature side by side, from years of weather data.
Updated November 2026 · weather data 2022–2026
In short
- Bird Island Basin – Padre Island and Port Aransas are about equally windy.
- Bird Island Basin – Padre Island has warmer water in 4 of 12 months.
- Best months at Bird Island Basin – Padre Island: March–September.
- Best months at Port Aransas: April.
- 45 km apart.
BestMar–Sep
Bird Island Basin
Padre Island · United States
Beginner-friendly · 27°C water in season, no wetsuit · ✈ CRP 37 km
Windy days per month (15+ knots)
JFMAMJJASOND101113131211744684
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND171720232729293030282420
Best time to go →
BestApr
Port Aransas
United States
Intermediate and up · 23°C water in season, shorty · ✈ CRP 44 km
Windy days per month (15+ knots)
JFMAMJJASOND11911141395337107
Water temperature per month (°C)
JFMAMJJASOND161720232729303030272319
Best time to go →Windy days: days with at least 2 hours of 15+ knots between 9:00 and 18:00, averaged over recent years. Water: average sea surface temperature.