Horace Caldwell Pier
Surf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
19Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sun 8: 4 ft swell at 6 s, onshore wind, 16 kn (29 km/h)
Mon 2 · 8 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 8kJ
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Tue 3 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft3 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- S 8 kn
- Temp
- 26°C
Wed 4 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 10kJ
- Wind
- NNE 8 kn
- Temp
- 23°C
Thu 5 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 5kJ
- Wind
- E 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Fri 6 · 9 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 3kJ
- Wind
- NE 8 kn
- Temp
- 25°C
Sat 7 · 16 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft4 smushy
- Energy
- 12kJ
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Sun 8 · 30 out of 100
- Swell
- 4 ft6 smushy
- Energy
- 69kJ
- Wind
- NNE 16 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 122, too small
- Mon 28, too small
- Tue 322, too small
- Wed 422, too small
- Thu 59, too small
- Fri 69, too small
- Sat 716, too small
- Sun 830, poor
- Mon 949, fair
- Tue 1020, too small
The spot in six facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 2–9 ftof swell
- Water 23 °C2 mm shorty
- Best in Jan1 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
| Day | Score for intermediates | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 19kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots | 25°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 8, too small | 1 ft5 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 8kJ | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 26°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft3 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the south, 8 knots | 26°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 22, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 23°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 5kJ | wind from the east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 9, too small | 1 ft4 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 3kJ | wind from the north-east, 8 knots | 25°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 16, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 12kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 24°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 30, poor | 4 ft6 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 69kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 49, fair | 3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 49kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 20, too small | 2 ft4 smushy2 ft at break (est.) | 10kJ | wind from the north-east, 6 knots | 21°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 13:27 −0.3 mHigh 22:52 +0.3 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 14:48 −0.2 mHigh 23:10 +0.2 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 06:04 +0.1 mHigh 08:48 +0.1 mLow 16:18 −0.1 mHigh 23:17 +0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best in Jan
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
- Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.
Typical, not a forecast.
Map
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More surf near here
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- Port Aransas 1.1 km away
- St. Joe's Island 1.9 km away
About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Horace Caldwell Pier
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (124°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (304°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 3.3 km out (1 in 333). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would spill softly. The sea is about 17°C in February, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 30°C in September, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually January, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Port Aransas, 1.1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 23°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,090–US$1,950 each
about US$1,090–US$1,950 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to CRP, estimated from distance and season, changing at DFW, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$194–US$402 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$100–US$167 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$147–US$241 |
| Total | about US$1,090–US$1,950 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Port Aransas
2 min by car · 107 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Port Aransas its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 9h 10m
About 9h 10m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → CRP, changing at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), then 1h 05m by road
Flights MDW → CRP on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.