Port Aransas #3

Port Aransas, Texas

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.

WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 9th, 2019. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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CURRENT WEATHER

16°C

Cloudy

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MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

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.

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Port Aransas #3

Port Aransas, Texas

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WATER QUALITY

Passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time
Historical Status
This status is based on the latest sample, taken on January 9th, 2019. The Swim Guide updates the status of this beach as soon as test results become available. These results were posted to Swim Guide on at

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CURRENT WEATHER

16°C

Cloudy

MONITORING FREQUENCY

SOURCE INFORMATION

WATER QUALITY GRAPH

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Port Aransas #4 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status
Port Aransas #2 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status
Port Aransas #1 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status
Port Aransas #5 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status

Other Beaches Near This One

Beach	Location	Water Quality
Port Aransas #4 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status
Port Aransas #2 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status
Port Aransas #1 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status
Port Aransas #5 Port Aransas, Texas	Port Aransas, Texas	Historical Status

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	Green means the beach’s most recent test results met relevant water quality standards.

	Red means the beach’s most recent test results failed to meet water quality standards.

	Grey means water quality information for the beach is too old (more than 7 days old) to be considered current, or that info is unavailable, or unreliable.

	Green means the beach passed water quality tests 95% of the time or more.

	Yellow means the beach passed water quality tests 60-95% of the time.

	Red means the beach failed water quality tests 40% of the time or more.

	Green means the beach has historically excellent or pristine water quality, but there is no current data.

	Red means the water at the site has water quality issues or there is an emergency.

	Grey means there is no current water quality information, the beach is under construction, there has been an event that has rendered water quality information unreliable or unavailable.