Sunday, October 18, 2026 · updates through the day
Right now in South Padre: 68°F, clear, wind NW 19 knots gusting 23 (observed at South Padre Island CG Station (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (12 mi)). The barometer is falling at 30.22 inHg. The tide at Queen Isabella Causeway (west end) is falling, with a low of 0.5 ft at 3:25 PM. Offshore buoy 42092 reports 4.9 ft seas and 81°F water. Moon: first quarter (51% lit); moon and tide activity rated average. Major solunar feeding periods: 6:25 AM–8:25 AM and 6:50 PM–8:50 PM. Sea state: extremely rough. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet. Recently reported biting nearby: mangrove snapper, speckled trout, pompano, redfish, black drum.
Queen Isabella Causeway (west end) · Monday, June 28 · NOAA 8779739 · Station page
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NOAA marine forecast
Bays
Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado
Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ130-132-135-182030-
Laguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-
Laguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port
Mansfield TX-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
227 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A chance of
showers late this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, diminishing to a light chop on the bay in the late
evening and overnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening.
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the
Rio Grande out 60 NM.
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ150-155-182030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
227 AM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and north 3 feet at 5
seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of
showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of showers early
in the evening.
Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for South Padre. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.