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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Saturday: High 77° · 8% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:24 AM / 10:01 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 21%
Major period
3:15 AM–5:15 AM
Minor period
10:54 AM–11:54 AM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:31 PM–10:31 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMclouds4% cloud cover21% cloud cover46% cloud cover42% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover30% cloud cover34% cloud cover32% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover15% cloud cover34% cloud cover43% cloud cover19% cloud cover36% cloud cover27% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover21% cloud cover17% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡55°60°65°70°75°80°85°70717276767674747473737678787574rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance6% chance3% chance6% chance8% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance11% chance10% chance9% chance5% chance5% chance12% chance12% chance6% chance5% chance16% chance26% chance11% chance11% chance10% chance14% chance9% chance47% chance47% chance47% chance47% chance47% chance47% chancewind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 17 mph, gusts 20SE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 18 mph, gusts 22ESE 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 16 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 23SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 16 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 17 mph, gusts 21SSE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 14 mph, gusts 18SSE 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 9 mph, gusts 14SSE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 AM70°70°61°72%4%0%–SE 812–
Sat 1 AM70°70°61°72%21%0%–SE 912–
Sat 2 AM71°71°61°71%46%1%–SE 913–
Sat 3 AM71°71°62°73%42%1%–SE 1014–
Sat 4 AM71°71°61°71%26%1%–SE 1214–
Sat 5 AM72°72°62°71%22%1%–SE 1215–
Sat 6 AM72°72°62°70%10%0%–SE 1315–
Sat 7 AM73°73°62°68%10%5%–SE 1316–
Sat 8 AM74°74°62°67%10%4%–SE 1417–
Sat 9 AM76°76°63°65%14%5%–SE 1620–
Sat 10 AM76°76°63°65%9%5%–SE 1720–
Sat 11 AM76°76°64°66%9%7%–SE 1721–
Sat 12 PM76°76°64°67%13%6%–SE 1721–
Sat 1 PM76°76°65°68%18%7%–SE 1822–
Sat 2 PM76°76°65°70%24%8%–ESE 1822–
Sat 3 PM76°76°65°70%26%6%–ESE 1722–
Sat 4 PM75°75°66°73%22%3%–ESE 1722–
Sat 5 PM74°74°66°76%31%6%–ESE 1721–
Sat 6 PM74°74°67°79%39%8%–ESE 1621–
Sat 7 PM74°74°67°80%30%2%–ESE 1621–
Sat 8 PM74°74°67°80%34%2%–ESE 1722–
Sat 9 PM74°74°68°81%32%3%–SE 1822–
Sat 10 PM74°74°68°82%38%5%–SE 1823–
Sat 11 PM74°74°68°83%31%7%–SE 1822–
Sun 12 AM74°74°69°85%15%9%–SE 1722–
Sun 1 AM74°74°69°86%34%9%–SE 1721–
Sun 2 AM73°73°69°87%43%11%–SE 1620–
Sun 3 AM73°73°70°89%19%10%–SE 1620–
Sun 4 AM73°73°70°89%36%9%–SE 1620–
Sun 5 AM73°73°70°90%27%5%–SE 1620–
Sun 6 AM73°73°71°91%32%5%–SE 1620–
Sun 7 AM74°74°71°91%30%12%–SE 1620–
Sun 8 AM75°75°72°92%32%12%–SSE 1620–
Sun 9 AM76°76°73°90%27%6%–SSE 1721–
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°89%30%5%–SSE 1722–
Sun 11 AM78°78°73°86%27%16%–SSE 1722–
Sun 12 PM78°78°73°85%21%26%–SSE 1721–
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°86%17%11%–SSE 1721–
Sun 2 PM79°79°73°83%8%11%–SSE 1620–
Sun 3 PM78°78°73°84%12%10%–SSE 1520–
Sun 4 PM78°78°73°85%3%14%–SSE 1418–
Sun 5 PM77°77°73°87%2%9%–SSE 1316–
Sun 6 PM75°75°73°94%5%47%–SSE 1014–⚡
Sun 7 PM75°75°74°97%23%47%–SE 1015–⚡
Sun 8 PM74°74°74°98%23%47%–SSE 914–⚡
Sun 9 PM74°74°74°99%24%47%–SSE 913–⚡
Sun 10 PM73°73°73°99%29%47%–SSE 812–⚡
Sun 11 PM73°73°73°100%33%47%–S 812–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

8% rain

SE 8–18 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 67°

75% rain

SE 8–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 65°

57% rain · 0.06"

N 8–26 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 69°

38% rain

N 8–22 mph · gusts 25

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

76° / 73°

12% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 75°

19% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

78° / 76°

11% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 18 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers between 11am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 9 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind 24 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 17 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: 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 · 1246 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ130-132-135-140730-
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-
1246 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 1246 PM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ150-155-140730-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1246 PM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east
late this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers early in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after
midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A slight
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet
at 7 seconds. Showers likely 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. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 1940

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:51 AM
★☆☆☆c50
Last Quarter
2
44% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★☆☆c59
3
33% lit
↑ 1:40 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★★☆☆c68
4
23% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★★★☆c77
5
15% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★★★c89
6
8% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★★c93
7
4% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest south (-19.2°)
8
1% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★★★c93
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best
10
2% lit
↑ 7:52 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★★c83
best
11
5% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c75
12
9% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★★★☆c66
13
16% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★☆☆c54
14
23% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 405,341 km
Moon crosses the equator
15
31% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★☆☆c38
16
40% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
17
50% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★☆☆☆c48
First Quarter
18
60% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★☆☆c56
19
69% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★★☆☆c65
20
78% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★★☆c77
21
87% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c87
22
93% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
23
98% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★★c95
24
100% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
25
99% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★★★c91
best
26
95% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★★★c76
Perigee · 360,315 km
27
89% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★☆c63
28
81% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
29
71% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★☆☆c47
30
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:16 AM
★★☆☆c55
31
49% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★☆☆c64
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 1 · 10:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 7 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 9 · 7:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 14 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,341 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 14 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jan 17 · 12:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 22 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 24 · 5:22 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jan 26 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 360,315 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 28 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Jan 31 · 8:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jan 8 · Tue, Jan 9 · Wed, Jan 10 · Wed, Jan 24 · Thu, Jan 25

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

Moon distance

360,364 km closest · 405,315 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 Fri 11:45 PM.