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Malaquite Beach

Texas · United States

IntermediateBeach break27.446, -97.288

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Malaquite Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the United States shoreline, opening onto the Gulf of Mexico — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through april–october.

10-day forecast

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Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~29.4°C (84.9°F) on average

Jan

18.2°C

64.8°F · 15.1–21.7°C

Feb

17.4°C

63.3°F · 14.6–20.3°C

Mar

18.9°C

66°F · 15.8–22.6°C

Apr

22.1°C

71.8°F · 19.1–25°C

May

25.4°C

77.7°F · 22.6–27.4°C

Jun

28.2°C

82.8°F · 26.4–29.9°C

Jul

28.7°C

83.7°F · 27.4–30.3°C

Aug

29.1°C

84.4°F · 27.2–30.9°C

Sep

29.4°C

84.9°F · 28–31.2°C

Oct

27.2°C

81°F · 24.8–30°C

Nov

23.3°C

73.9°F · 19.5–26.8°C

Dec

20.3°C

68.5°F · 16.7–23.7°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

E–S

Best wind

W–N

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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