I frequently read about Texas coastal wind. As in it's approximately a full gale and will blow your dentures off. Yet when I read the NWS climate reports for Rockport for example the wind report for the month is 18mph max 23mph. We have higher average winds per day at Daytona and at the much-vaunted Cape San Blas. Us Florida natives called it Sand Blast for a reason. So seriously, you who have been there, is the Texas coastal wind really any different than the Florida coastal wind?

I don't think the texas coastal wind is anything to really get your attention. it IS regular...blowing out to sea at a.m. and inland at p.m.now West texas is another story, across I 10 and I 20 and even up in the Panhandle on I 40. these winds are usually cross winds, so folks with trailers or MHs tend to notice them.

We've camped in Corpus Christi and did not experience any wind issues. Now the winter we spent in Harlingen was another story...breezy every day, all day. The 6 weeks we stayed at Tropic Winds, aptly named, we never had the awnings out. Couldn't if you wanted to, breezy all day. Actually, the breeze made the temps enjoyable, just be aware, depending on location, there are windy locations. Nice place to spend the winter - no snow shovels to be seen. The only problem with south Texas is it takes a while to get there - - from New England...

Left Corpus Christi middle of the afternoon and headed north on !-37. About 75 miles north of CC there is a rest stop we spent the night in waiting for the winds to die down. The rest area was full of campers and trucks doing the same......it can happen.

The streets at Tropic Winds are 1/10 of a mile long. One day, I literally "rode the wind" from one end to the other. Pedaling and pushing back to my starting point was enough to exhaust me for the rest of the day. In addition to no awnings, you also have no picnic tables, ergo no eating outside -- and definitely forget about relaxing outside with a book in one hand and a beer in the other. Those days will be few and far between.The winter we went to Texas wasn't all bad (excessive wind). The last month ofthat winter was great -- We left the RGV early and went to SW Florida!

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zigzagrv
Explorer
Jun 30, 2014
Left Corpus Christi middle of the afternoon and headed north on !-37. About 75 miles north of CC there is a rest stop we spent the night in waiting for the winds to die down. The rest area was full of campers and trucks doing the same......it can happen.
tropical_ron
Explorer
Jun 30, 2014
We've camped in Corpus Christi and did not experience any wind issues. Now the winter we spent in Harlingen was another story...breezy every day, all day. The 6 weeks we stayed at Tropic Winds, aptly named, we never had the awnings out. Couldn't if you wanted to, breezy all day. Actually, the breeze made the temps enjoyable, just be aware, depending on location, there are windy locations. Nice place to spend the winter - no snow shovels to be seen. The only problem with south Texas is it takes a while to get there - - from New England...
rtate
Explorer
Jun 30, 2014
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TexasShadow
Explorer II
Jun 30, 2014
I don't think the texas coastal wind is anything to really get your attention. it IS regular...blowing out to sea at a.m. and inland at p.m.
now West texas is another story, across I 10 and I 20 and even up in the Panhandle on I 40. these winds are usually cross winds, so folks with trailers or MHs tend to notice them.

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