Port Aransas Beach
Visit Texas Beach Watch to check water quality for Texas coast.
Beach Mile Markers & Life Guard Towers
Rip Currents
Headed to the beach? Educate yourself about Rip Currents before you go.
Rip Current Warning
Rip Current Survival Guide
Surf Rescue/Lifeguards
Under the Parks and Recreation Department, Port Aransas Beach Guards oversee the beach area between Marker D and Marker 17
Daily Memorial Day through Labor Day
Thursday - Sunday Labor Day through Halloween
Job Listing - Beach Life Guard
Beach Walk
Mustang Island
Beach Permits
Camping
Fires
- Small campfires 3ft. x 3ft. are allowed on the beach. Please use water to extinguish.
- The City of Port Aransas provides trashcans along the beach to keep litter from spoiling the beach scene.
- Between the sand dunes and the wooden post markers, the beach is a two-lane Texas roadway, subject to all applicable traffic laws.
- From the posts to the waterline, people can kick back and relax, read, enjoy the sun and play beach games (Frisbee, volleyball, football).
- The water is great for swimming, bodysurfing, boogie boarding, and surfing.
Pam Greene
Community Program Coordinator
Phone: 361-749-4158
pamg@cityofportaransas.org
Jared Mathews
Surf Rescue Manager
Phone: 361-749-2416
jmathews@cityofportaransas.org
Linda Merritt
Pool Manager
Phone: 361-749-2416
lmerritt@cityofportaransas.org
Heather Arnold
Assistant Pool Manager
Phone: 361-749-2416
harnold@cityofportaransas.org
Kaci Garcia-Esparza
Pool Lifeguard
Phone: 361-749-2416
kgarciaesparza@cityofportaransas.org
Nature Preserve Manager
Phone: 361-749-0081
rmooney@cityofportaransas.org