MacFadden Beach
Texas · United States
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MacFadden Beach is a S-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches SE–SW swell, and offshore NW–NE winds tidy the banks through april–october.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water temperature by month
This month: ~29°C (84.2°F) on average
Jan
14.3°C
57.7°F · 8.2–18°C
Feb
14.4°C
57.9°F · 11.4–17°C
Mar
18.1°C
64.6°F · 13–23.2°C
Apr
21.8°C
71.2°F · 18.9–24.7°C
May
25.4°C
77.7°F · 22.1–28.2°C
Jun
28.8°C
83.8°F · 26.2–30.7°C
Jul
30°C
86°F · 28.7–32.4°C
Aug
30.4°C
86.7°F · 28.8–31.6°C
Sep
29°C
84.2°F · 26.7–31.2°C
Oct
25.4°C
77.7°F · 21.6–29.4°C
Nov
20.5°C
68.9°F · 15.7–25.7°C
Dec
16.3°C
61.3°F · 10.5–20.3°C
25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.
Know before you go
Best swell
SE–SW
Best wind
NW–NE
Break type
Beach break
Best season
April–October
Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.
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