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South Padre

26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 11% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 16 mph.

Sunday: High 79° · 15% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:03 PM / 10:56 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 30%
Major period
4:05 AM–6:05 AM
Minor period
11:33 AM–12:33 PM
Major period
4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Minor period
10:26 PM–11:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 17clouds14% cloud cover13% cloud cover29% cloud cover12% cloud cover10% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover12% cloud cover24% cloud cover56% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover61% cloud cover80% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡🌫🌫🌫🌫60°65°70°75°80°85°74747677787875727169676665656566rain9% chance8% chance9% chance5% chance6% chance8% chance13% chance15% chance12% chance15% chance12% chance8% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in55% chance, 0.01 in71% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in19% chance, 0.02 in16% chance, 0.02 in14% chance, 0.02 in14% chance11% chance5% chance2% chance3% chance9% chance24% chance26% chance26% chance32% chance36% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance45% chance54% chance54% chancewind0102030mphSE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 12 mph, gusts 15SSE 8 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 9NW 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 9N 13 mph, gusts 15N 20 mph, gusts 22N 24 mph, gusts 26N 25 mph, gusts 28N 26 mph, gusts 30N 26 mph, gusts 30N 28 mph, gusts 32N 26 mph, gusts 31N 24 mph, gusts 29N 23 mph, gusts 29N 23 mph, gusts 28N 23 mph, gusts 26
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 AM74°74°69°86%14%9%–SE 1518–
Sun 3 AM74°74°70°88%13%8%–SE 1518–
Sun 4 AM74°74°70°88%29%9%–SSE 1518–
Sun 5 AM74°74°70°89%12%5%–SSE 1518–
Sun 6 AM74°74°70°89%10%6%–SSE 1418–
Sun 7 AM74°74°71°89%9%8%–SSE 1518–
Sun 8 AM76°76°72°89%15%13%–SSE 1518–
Sun 9 AM76°76°72°87%14%15%–SSE 1620–
Sun 10 AM77°77°73°87%22%12%–SSE 1620–
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°87%24%15%–SSE 1621–
Sun 12 PM78°78°73°85%13%12%–SSE 1620–
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°86%13%8%–SSE 1520–
Sun 2 PM78°78°74°85%9%4%–SSE 1418–
Sun 3 PM79°79°73°83%5%5%–SSE 1317–
Sun 4 PM78°78°74°86%3%6%–SSE 1215–
Sun 5 PM78°78°73°86%4%5%–SSE 1014–
Sun 6 PM76°76°73°89%14%8%0.01"SSE 812–
Sun 7 PM75°75°73°94%16%15%0.01"S 710–⚡
Sun 8 PM75°75°73°95%12%24%0.01"S 79–⚡
Sun 9 PM74°74°73°96%24%35%0.01"SW 68–⚡
Sun 10 PM74°74°73°97%56%37%0.01"NW 68–⚡
Sun 11 PM72°72°72°100%68%55%0.01"NNW 68–⚡
Mon 12 AM72°73°72°97%68%71%0.02"N 79–⚡
Mon 1 AM72°72°71°98%66%65%0.02"N 912–⚡
Mon 2 AM71°71°70°98%61%37%0.02"N 1315–⚡
Mon 3 AM70°70°70°99%80%19%0.02"N 1620–
Mon 4 AM70°70°69°99%85%16%0.02"N 2022–
Mon 5 AM69°69°68°99%85%14%0.02"N 2225–🌫
Mon 6 AM68°68°68°98%84%14%–N 2426–🌫
Mon 7 AM68°68°67°97%80%11%–NNW 2528–🌫
Mon 8 AM67°67°67°98%82%5%–N 2528–🌫
Mon 9 AM67°67°66°98%79%0%–N 2830–
Mon 10 AM66°66°66°100%76%2%–N 2630–
Mon 11 AM66°66°66°100%80%3%–N 2630–
Mon 12 PM66°66°66°100%79%9%–N 2630–
Mon 1 PM66°66°66°100%79%24%–N 2831–
Mon 2 PM65°65°65°100%89%26%–N 2832–
Mon 3 PM66°66°65°99%88%26%–N 2632–
Mon 4 PM65°65°65°100%85%32%–N 2631–
Mon 5 PM65°65°65°100%83%36%–N 2530–
Mon 6 PM66°66°64°96%87%45%–N 2429–
Mon 7 PM65°65°64°98%88%45%–N 2329–
Mon 8 PM65°65°64°98%82%45%–N 2329–
Mon 9 PM64°64°64°100%75%45%–N 2328–
Mon 10 PM63°63°63°100%74%45%–N 2328–
Mon 11 PM66°66°64°95%74%45%–N 2326–
Tue 12 AM64°64°64°98%73%54%–N 2326–
Tue 1 AM64°64°64°100%74%54%–N 2326–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

79° / 73°

55% rain · 0.06"

SSE 6–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Patchy Fog then Chance Rain Showers

68° / 61°

71% rain · 0.12"

N 7–28 mph · gusts 32

⚡ Storms 🌫 Fog

Tue, Nov 17

Rain Showers Likely

70° / 69°

57% rain · 0.18"

NNE 12–23 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 18

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 73°

22% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 73°

24% rain · 0.12"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

76° / 74°

10% rain

ESE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny

78° / 75°

8% rain

SE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and noon. Sunny, with a high near 79. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 9pm and 5am, then patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northwest wind 6 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: Patchy fog before 9am, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind 24 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 16 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 212 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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.


GMZ130-132-135-150830-
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-
212 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
late in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
late in the evening, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after
midnight, increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the morning.
Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop after
midnight, then increasing to rough early in the morning. Showers
likely in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Rough on the bay. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. Rough on the bay, diminishing to
choppy early in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop early in the morning. A slight chance
of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 212 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

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.


GMZ150-155-150830-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
212 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONTINUES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming north late
in the evening, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight,
increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 6 to
9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and east 4 feet at 7 seconds,
becoming northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 10 feet, occasionally
to 13 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1928

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
75% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★★★c91
2
64% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★★★c79
3
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:49 PM
★★★☆c66
Last Quarter
4
43% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c52
5
34% lit
↑ 1:22 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★☆☆c38
6
25% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
7
17% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★★☆c48
8
10% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c63
9
5% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 4:00 PM
★★★★c69
10
2% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★★c72
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★★c73
Apogee · 406,509 km
New Moon
best
12
0% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c73
best
13
2% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c74
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
14
6% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★★c74
15
11% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c73
16
18% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c71
17
26% lit
↑ 11:25 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★★c68
18
36% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 11:32 PM
★★★☆c62
19
46% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
20
57% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
21
67% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 1:28 AM
★★☆☆c45
22
77% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★★☆c56
23
86% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★★★c79
24
94% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★★c92
25
98% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 357,602 km
26
100% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
best
27
99% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c102
best
28
94% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 9:11 AM
★★★★c98
29
88% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★★★★c89
30
80% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★★c77
31
70% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★★☆c62

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 3 · 8:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 6 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Dec 11 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 406,509 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Dec 11 · 11:06 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 13 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 19 · 9:43 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 20 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Dec 25 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 357,602 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 26 · 1:54 PM — Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Wed, Dec 26 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Dec 10 · Tue, Dec 11 · Wed, Dec 12 · Wed, Dec 26 · Thu, Dec 27

Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.

Moon distance

357,756 km closest · 406,476 km farthest

Reading the calendar: ↑ moonrise and ↓ moonset are local times. Stars are the solunar rating; “c” is the tide coefficient (20–120). Moon overhead and underfoot times are the major feeding periods, and moonrise and moonset are the minor ones; see each day on the tide pages.
Tide chart for Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)Surf report: South Padre IslandOffshore conditionsLive cams

Forecasts, alerts and marine forecasts: National Weather Service. Current conditions: NWS observations and NOAA tide-station sensors. Map stations: Iowa Environmental Mesonet (airports), NOAA CO-OPS, NOAA NDBC. Radar: NEXRAD via IEM. Satellite: GOES-East via NASA GIBS. Tropical: National Hurricane Center. Moon and sun times are calculated for this location. Forecast grid updated Sun 2:00 AM.