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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 77°

Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:41 AM / 9:06 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 18%
Major period
2:30 AM–4:30 AM
Minor period
10:11 AM–11:11 AM
Major period
2:55 PM–4:55 PM
Minor period
8:36 PM–9:36 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds3% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover6% cloud cover22% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover34% cloud cover52% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover51% cloud cover34% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover24% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover26% cloud cover34% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover15% cloud cover16% cloud cover26% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover33% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°74747374727273757674747674747476rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance9% chance13% chance9% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance1% chance9% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphNNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 14 mph, gusts 16SE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 16 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 23SE 20 mph, gusts 23SE 18 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 18 mph, gusts 23SE 20 mph, gusts 24
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM74°74°60°62%3%0%–NNE 912–
Fri 1 PM74°74°60°63%2%0%–NNE 912–
Fri 2 PM75°75°60°59%3%0%–NE 812–
Fri 3 PM74°74°60°61%3%0%–NE 912–
Fri 4 PM74°74°60°63%4%0%–ENE 912–
Fri 5 PM73°73°60°64%1%0%–ENE 812–
Fri 6 PM73°73°61°66%6%0%–E 810–
Fri 7 PM74°74°61°65%22%0%–E 810–
Fri 8 PM74°74°62°66%23%0%–ESE 810–
Fri 9 PM74°74°62°66%20%0%–ESE 912–
Fri 10 PM74°74°62°67%21%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 11 PM73°73°62°69%34%1%–SE 912–
Sat 12 AM72°72°62°71%52%1%–SE 912–
Sat 1 AM72°72°62°71%60%1%–SE 912–
Sat 2 AM72°72°63°72%60%1%–SE 1013–
Sat 3 AM72°72°63°73%64%1%–SE 1214–
Sat 4 AM72°72°63°73%51%1%–SE 1215–
Sat 5 AM72°72°64°74%34%1%–SE 1316–
Sat 6 AM73°73°64°74%24%2%–SE 1416–
Sat 7 AM73°73°64°73%22%3%–SE 1417–
Sat 8 AM74°74°65°73%20%3%–SE 1417–
Sat 9 AM75°75°65°71%24%3%–SE 1620–
Sat 10 AM75°75°65°72%18%3%–SE 1721–
Sat 11 AM75°75°66°73%19%9%–SE 1721–
Sat 12 PM76°76°66°70%18%13%–ESE 1721–
Sat 1 PM74°74°66°76%26%9%–E 1721–
Sat 2 PM74°74°66°76%34%5%–ESE 1722–
Sat 3 PM74°74°66°75%44%4%–SE 1722–
Sat 4 PM73°73°67°80%41%4%–SE 1722–
Sat 5 PM73°73°66°81%41%4%–ESE 1622–
Sat 6 PM74°74°68°81%40%4%–ESE 1621–
Sat 7 PM75°75°68°81%34%2%–SE 1621–
Sat 8 PM75°75°69°80%15%0%–SE 1722–
Sat 9 PM76°76°68°79%16%1%–SE 1822–
Sat 10 PM75°75°69°80%26%9%–SE 1823–
Sat 11 PM75°75°69°82%38%11%–SE 2023–
Sun 12 AM74°74°69°84%37%11%–SE 2023–
Sun 1 AM74°74°69°86%38%11%–SE 1823–
Sun 2 AM74°74°70°87%39%11%–SE 1822–
Sun 3 AM74°74°70°88%40%11%–SE 1722–
Sun 4 AM74°74°70°89%36%11%–SE 1722–
Sun 5 AM74°74°70°89%33%11%–SE 1722–
Sun 6 AM74°74°71°90%29%6%–SE 1722–
Sun 7 AM74°75°71°90%26%6%–SE 1822–
Sun 8 AM75°75°72°89%24%6%–SE 1823–
Sun 9 AM76°76°72°89%21%6%–SE 2023–
Sun 10 AM77°77°73°87%22%6%–SE 2024–
Sun 11 AM77°77°73°85%22%6%–SE 2024–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 72°

1% rain

NE 8–9 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Mostly Sunny

78° / 74°

13% rain

ESE 9–20 mph · gusts 23

Sun, Nov 15

Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 69°

68% rain

SE 8–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 67°

68% rain · 0.06"

N 8–26 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 71°

20% rain

N 8–20 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

77° / 74°

15% rain

NE 7–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 75°

23% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny. High near 78, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 16 to 20 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 14 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 8 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 22 to 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind 18 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 148 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-132030-
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-
148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming northeast this
afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Rough on the bay. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop 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 · 148 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-132030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming
northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of
showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas
up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1945

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:53 AM
★☆☆☆c73
2
76% lit
↑ 12:01 AM
↓ 10:43 AM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest south (-23.4°)
3
66% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
★★★★c78
4
56% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★★☆c77
5
45% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★★☆c74
Last Quarter
6
34% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★☆c68
7
24% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★☆c57
8
14% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 4:48 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
9
7% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★☆c58
10
2% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★★c76
Perigee · 359,134 km
11
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon (supermoon)
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c97
best
13
5% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★★c99
14
11% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c99
15
19% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ –
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (22.4°)
16
28% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★★c90
17
38% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★★★★c80
18
48% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★☆c69
First Quarter
19
58% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★☆☆c57
20
67% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★☆☆c46
21
76% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★☆☆c33
22
83% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 4:12 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,617 km
23
90% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★☆c50
24
95% lit
↑ 6:19 PM
↓ 5:15 AM
★★★★c58
25
98% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c66
26
100% lit
↑ 8:06 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c72
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
27
100% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c77
best
28
97% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 7:50 AM
★★★★c82
best
29
93% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
30
87% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★☆☆☆c85
31
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:31 AM
★★★★c85

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 2 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 5 · 1:02 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 8 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, May 10 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 359,134 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 11 · 3:22 PM — New 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.
  • Tue, May 15 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (22.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 18 · 5:12 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 22 · 10:00 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, May 22 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 405,617 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 26 · 8:49 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 29 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 11 · Sat, May 12 · Sat, May 26 · Sun, May 27 · Mon, May 28

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

Moon distance

359,134 km closest · 405,558 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 AM.