Port Aransas #3

Port Aransas, Texas

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This beach is located near the jetty in Port Aransas on Mustang Island. It's a great place to watch ships and boats going through the nearby Corpus Christi Ship Channel. Keep your eyes open for dolphins! Port Aransas beaches are great for swimming and surfing sports. There is a large parking area here. If you want to park your car on the beach, you will need a beach parking sticker. There is lifeguard supervision between Avenue G and Sandcastle Drive.

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COVID-19

Keep your distance from other people.

Practicing social distancing is essential right now. Follow the advice of the health experts. If your community has asked that you remain indoors and away from others, do so. Heading to the beach should only be considered an option if social distancing practices can be followed. Spending a day in any crowded place is the worst thing we can do for our most vulnerable right now and will counter the efforts to curb the virus’ spread.

For more information, please visit the World Health Organization public resource on COVID-19.

Water Quality

Passed water quality tests at least 95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on November 10th, 2020. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on November 11th, 2020 at 3:40 PM.

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Current Weather

28°C

Mostly clear

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Monitoring Frequency

Source Information

The Texas General Land Office (GLO) administers the Texas Beach Watch Program.

Samples are collected weekly during the peak beach season from May through September and every other week from October through April. In March weekly samples are collected for Beach Watch stations on all gulf beaches to coincide with spring break.

There are three levels of advisories in Texas. The lowest level occurs when enterococcus densities are below 35 cfu (colony forming units)/100 ml. A medium-level advisory occurs when enterococcus densities are between 35 cfu/100 ml and 104 cfu/100 ml, and a high-level advisory is issued, with swimming not recommended, when the enterococcus density is greater than 104 cfu/100 ml.

The public is notified of all advisory levels on the Internet, but signs are posted on the beach and in Swim Guide for high-level advisories.

A beach is marked Green when single sample results contain fewer than 104 cfu/100 ml of water

A beach is marked Red when single sample results contain more than 104 cfu/100 ml of water

A beach is marked Grey when there is no current or reliable monitoring information available.

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