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

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Today

Overnight: Low 69° · 2% rain

Cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

Thursday: High 75° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:53 AM / 8:12 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 8%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:23 AM–10:23 AM
Major period
2:05 PM–4:05 PM
Minor period
7:42 PM–8:42 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 14clouds92% cloud cover93% cloud cover91% cloud cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover87% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover92% cloud cover91% cloud cover81% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover55% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover11% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover32% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°70696971737373737371717475757474rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chancewind01020mphNW 10 mph, gusts 12NW 12 mph, gusts 14NW 14 mph, gusts 16NW 15 mph, gusts 17NNW 17 mph, gusts 20NNW 17 mph, gusts 21NNW 17 mph, gusts 21N 15 mph, gusts 20N 14 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 AM70°70°67°90%92%1%–NW 1012–
Thu 2 AM69°69°67°91%93%1%–NW 1213–
Thu 3 AM69°69°67°92%91%1%–NW 1214–
Thu 4 AM69°69°66°90%88%2%–NW 1316–
Thu 5 AM69°69°66°91%87%1%–NW 1416–
Thu 6 AM69°69°66°92%88%1%–NW 1517–
Thu 7 AM69°69°66°90%89%1%–NW 1517–
Thu 8 AM70°70°67°91%91%1%–NNW 1618–
Thu 9 AM70°70°68°91%87%2%–NNW 1720–
Thu 10 AM71°71°68°89%85%2%–NNW 1720–
Thu 11 AM72°72°68°87%86%2%–NNW 1721–
Thu 12 PM73°73°68°85%86%2%–NNW 1721–
Thu 1 PM73°73°68°86%90%2%–NNW 1721–
Thu 2 PM73°73°68°83%90%2%–N 1620–
Thu 3 PM73°73°67°82%90%2%–N 1520–
Thu 4 PM73°73°67°83%80%2%–N 1518–
Thu 5 PM72°72°67°83%83%2%–N 1417–
Thu 6 PM73°73°67°82%82%1%–N 1316–
Thu 7 PM73°73°66°78%92%1%–N 1315–
Thu 8 PM73°73°65°76%91%1%–N 1215–
Thu 9 PM74°74°65°74%81%1%–N 1214–
Thu 10 PM73°73°64°73%69%1%–N 1013–
Thu 11 PM73°73°64°72%66%1%–N 1013–
Fri 12 AM73°73°62°70%56%1%–N 912–
Fri 1 AM73°73°62°70%52%1%–N 912–
Fri 2 AM72°72°62°73%47%1%–N 912–
Fri 3 AM71°71°62°74%55%0%–N 912–
Fri 4 AM71°71°62°73%24%0%–NNE 912–
Fri 5 AM70°70°62°74%27%0%–N 912–
Fri 6 AM70°70°61°73%23%0%–N 912–
Fri 7 AM71°71°62°73%22%0%–N 810–
Fri 8 AM72°72°62°73%13%0%–NE 810–
Fri 9 AM74°74°62°67%9%0%–NE 912–
Fri 10 AM74°74°62°65%8%0%–NE 1213–
Fri 11 AM75°75°62°63%2%0%–NE 1214–
Fri 12 PM75°75°61°62%1%0%–ENE 1214–
Fri 1 PM75°75°61°63%3%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 2 PM76°76°61°61%4%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 3 PM75°75°61°61%4%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 4 PM75°75°61°62%1%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 5 PM74°74°61°63%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 6 PM74°74°61°66%5%0%–E 912–
Fri 7 PM74°74°61°65%4%0%–E 912–
Fri 8 PM74°74°62°66%11%0%–E 912–
Fri 9 PM74°74°62°66%18%0%–E 913–
Fri 10 PM74°74°62°68%23%0%–ESE 913–
Fri 11 PM73°73°62°69%27%0%–ESE 1013–
Sat 12 AM73°73°63°70%32%2%–ESE 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 69°

2% rain

NNW 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 71°

2% rain

NE 8–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

49% rain · 0.12"

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

25% rain

ESE 9–18 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 69°

36% rain

NNE 9–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

73° / 71°

19% rain

NNE 10–20 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

76° / 72°

12% rain

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Cloudy, with a low around 69. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 12 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 126 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ130-132-135-120815-
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-
126 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay,
increasing to a moderate chop early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 126 PM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ150-155-120815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
126 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
2
47% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c54
Last Quarter
3
36% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★★☆☆c66
4
25% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★★★☆c78
5
16% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 367,003 km
6
8% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★★c104
7
3% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
8
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★★★c106
New Moon
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c102
best
10
3% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c93
best
11
8% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c78
12
14% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★☆c65
13
22% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★☆☆c53
14
30% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 11:19 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
15
39% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c41
16
49% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★☆☆☆c47
First Quarter
17
58% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★★☆☆c53
Apogee · 404,333 km
18
67% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c59
19
76% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★★☆c68
20
83% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★☆c75
21
90% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
22
95% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 5:14 AM
★★★★c83
23
99% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c85
best
24
100% lit
↑ 6:20 PM
↓ 6:51 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
25
99% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 7:36 AM
★★★★c83
26
95% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c73
27
90% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★★☆c62
28
82% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
29
73% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★☆☆c42
30
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:09 AM
★★☆☆c51
31
51% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 11:55 AM
★★☆☆c61
Perigee · 370,267 km
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jan 2 · 4:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 5 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 367,003 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jan 7 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 8 · 11:33 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 14 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jan 16 · 3:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 17 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,333 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 21 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 24 · 1:32 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jan 28 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jan 31 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 370,267 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 31 · 1:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jan 8 · Fri, Jan 9 · Sat, Jan 10 · Fri, Jan 23 · Sat, Jan 24

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

Moon distance

367,014 km closest · 404,333 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 Thu 12:30 AM.