Know as Port A to locals, Port Aransas is a great place to stay and surf if you're headed to the gulf coast for a surf trip. It's a small beach town, and I'm pretty sure that every single person in Port Aransas knows every single other person in the town (the 2007 census counted 3775 residents).
Live Cam of Port Aransas:
The beach is very long, and has plenty of miles of driving, perfect if you like to drive the beach or want to find a secluded spot to camp out.
Port Aransas is about 45 minutes from Corpus Christi, and a lot more friendly (in my opinion). Corpus Christi is a city, and Port A is a small town, smaller than most. There are plenty of places to stay, including hotels and bed & breakfasts. The Dunes Condos are right on the beach; in fact, the cam view above is provided by The Dunes and the cam is on their building; the perfect place to stay for surfing.
There are also lots of places to eat, and several surf shops where you can buy or rent a surfboard, and get your sunblock and surf wax. For a surf trip, it’s perfect because of the island atmosphere, great waves, and proximity to the city (the city being Corpus Christi). In addition to surfing, there are lots of things to go and do. Here’s a calendar of events you’ll find very useful: Calendar of Events
Here’s a blog dedicated to Port Aransas. It has a lot of information and pictures that you’ll enjoy if you’re considering a trip there. Let’s Go to Port Aransas
This page provides lots of facts about the place. Port A Facts
Map and Directions: This website will help you navigate to Port Aransas; it also has a lot of information on local businesses you’ll want to take a look at to help plan your trip. Map to Port Aransas
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I lived in Alaska for a few years, right down the road from Santa's house. No joke. There were reindeer in the front yard and the street lights in North Pole are shaped and painted like candy canes.
But I never surfed there. One of the best things about surfing is the beauty you get to experience while enjoying the surf, and Alaska is gorgeous. Scott Dickerson surfs there, and blogs about it all the time with photos and videos. In Alaska, surf spots are defined by the nearest glacier.
Here are a few pictures from Scott’s blog. If you think you might want to surf in Alaska, summer is the time to go. You might have a bit of trouble sleeping, since the sun never goes down during summer, but the weather is best this time of year. That doesn’t mean the water will be warm, though.
Imagine waking up to fresh air flowing in from the sea and being able to grab your board and surf whenever the mood strikes you. You know you want it.
If you’re looking to buy real estate in Texas in Galveston, Bolivar, or Bay Area, there’s one real estate team that can set you up with whatever you need. Billy and Ruthi are known on the Gulf Coast for providing high quality service and consistency. You can check out their current featured property on their website right now at G-TownSurf.com, including pricing and pictures of the inside and out.
Their office is right on the Galveston Seawall, located at 4408-B Seawall Blvd. (in the same building as Ben & Jerry’s). Or just give them a call right now to talk about real estate on the coast. Billy: 409-771-8211; Ruthi: 409-771-4130.
Galveston, Bolivar, and Bay Area Real Estate Listings
These two links will show you pictures of numerous properties Billy and Ruthi have available right now.
These two will take care of you. They’re both active in the Galveston community. Every single morning I wake up and check his Galveston surf report, which is promptly posted and never late. If you’re going to surf in Galveston, you have to check Billy’s surf report before you go. Not only does he tell us everything we need to know about the surf, but he and Ruthi even take pictures of the island and the surf so we know exactly what to expect. They never miss a day, and we really appreciate what they do. The bottom line is if you’re into surfing in Galveston or need help with real estate in Galveston, Bolivar, or Bay Area, you need to know who Billy and Ruthi are.
Give them a call right now to discuss the real estate market and find out how fast they can have you living life on the beach! Please tell them you found out about them on Texas Surfers.
Used surfboards are great for learning to surf, but most experienced surfers buy custom surfboards. They go to a local surfboard shaper and talk to them about what they want their board to be like. You can specify everything about it: the length, width, how much of a curve you want at the tip, how many fins you want it to have, how it’s cut in the back – everything.
Every beach town has its local surfboard shapers, and if you’re in Corpus Christi, Texas, Mike Doyle is the shaper you want making your custom surfboards.
Custom ordering a board built just for you is a wonderful process for the surfer who wants and expects a little more when the all important decision needs to be made on what you expect to get out of your first, or next surfboard. – Website of Custom Shaper, Mike Doyle
Mike will even fix you up with custom surfboard art.
Here are some pics of his boards.
You can view a LOT of pics of Mike’s surfboards by clicking here.
Checkout these pics of Mike’s custom surfboards in action:
If you want the highest quality surfboard design, a board that’s made just for you in Corpus Christi, this is the guy who will be shaping your next surfboard.
Mike Doyle
Get directions to Mike Doyle Custom Surfboards shop, contact Mike, and order your own by checking out his website here.
I’ve compiled a few of my favorite surfing websites onto one page of surfing links, so check it out. If you have a surfing related website, you can easily add your link to this page at the bottom of this post.
Featured Surfing Links
Featured surfing links have several advantages.
They’re shown on our home page, on the right side of the page (go look!)
On the surfing links web page, featured links are at the top of the page.
As you can see in this picture, featured surfing links also get a shaka sign beside them.
Note: You must link to us first. If our link is ever removed, your link will be removed. Your links page has be linked to from your home page.
