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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 50% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: High 78° · 80% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:08 AM / 5:47 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
6:38 AM–7:38 AM
Major period
11:25 AM–1:25 PM
Minor period
5:17 PM–6:17 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 11clouds70% cloud cover68% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover73% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°76757475777676767473747577767675rain44% chance, 0.05 in49% chance, 0.05 in48% chance, 0.05 in50% chance, 0.05 in66% chance, 0.07 in80% chance, 0.07 in79% chance, 0.07 in73% chance, 0.07 in74% chance, 0.07 in64% chance, 0.07 in75% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in68% chance, 0.02 in58% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in34% chance30% chance29% chance22% chance27% chance27% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance16% chance14% chance15% chance12% chance13% chance19% chance33% chance45% chance49% chance74% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance16% chance16% chance0.050.050.070.070.07wind01020mphESE 18 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 20ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 8SSE 6 mph, gusts 8S 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 2 AM76°76°71°86%70%44%0.05"ESE 1820–⚡
Mon 3 AM75°75°71°88%68%49%0.05"ESE 1820–⚡
Mon 4 AM75°75°71°89%79%48%0.05"ESE 1820–⚡
Mon 5 AM75°75°71°89%76%50%0.05"ESE 1718–⚡
Mon 6 AM74°74°71°91%78%66%0.07"ESE 1517–⚡
Mon 7 AM75°75°72°90%84%80%0.07"ESE 1517–⚡
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°94%79%79%0.07"ESE 1516–⚡
Mon 9 AM75°75°73°93%79%73%0.07"ESE 1517–⚡
Mon 10 AM74°74°72°95%70%74%0.07"ESE 1417–⚡
Mon 11 AM75°75°73°93%75%64%0.07"ESE 1416–⚡
Mon 12 PM75°75°72°90%69%75%0.02"ESE 1416–⚡
Mon 1 PM76°76°73°91%69%72%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Mon 2 PM77°77°73°87%70%66%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Mon 3 PM76°76°72°89%77%68%0.02"E 1215–⚡
Mon 4 PM76°76°72°88%71%58%0.02"ENE 1215–⚡
Mon 5 PM76°76°72°87%78%49%0.02"ENE 1315–⚡
Mon 6 PM75°75°71°88%66%34%–NE 1215–⚡
Mon 7 PM76°76°71°87%72%30%–NE 1215–⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°85%68%29%–E 1315–⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%78%22%–E 1315–
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°85%82%27%–E 1314–
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°85%83%27%–E 1213–
Tue 12 AM75°75°70°85%82%18%–E 1013–
Tue 1 AM76°76°70°84%81%18%–E 1012–
Tue 2 AM74°74°70°87%86%18%–E 1012–
Tue 3 AM74°74°70°89%83%16%–E 1012–
Tue 4 AM74°74°70°89%80%14%–E 910–
Tue 5 AM73°73°70°90%81%15%–E 810–
Tue 6 AM73°73°70°89%80%12%–ESE 810–
Tue 7 AM74°74°70°89%87%13%–SE 810–
Tue 8 AM74°74°71°92%87%19%–SE 89–
Tue 9 AM75°75°71°89%84%33%–E 810–
Tue 10 AM75°75°71°89%79%45%–ESE 910–
Tue 11 AM75°75°72°89%80%49%–E 912–
Tue 12 PM76°77°71°84%73%74%0.02"E 1012–⚡
Tue 1 PM77°77°72°86%82%49%0.02"E 912–⚡
Tue 2 PM77°77°72°84%83%31%0.02"E 912–⚡
Tue 3 PM77°77°72°82%66%25%0.02"E 912–⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°71°83%69%17%0.02"ESE 812–⚡
Tue 5 PM76°77°71°83%68%26%0.02"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°71°85%83%18%–ESE 810–
Tue 7 PM76°76°71°86%75%18%–SE 79–
Tue 8 PM76°76°71°86%76%18%–SSE 78–
Tue 9 PM76°76°71°85%77%18%–SSE 78–
Tue 10 PM76°76°71°86%80%18%–SSE 68–
Tue 11 PM75°75°71°87%83%18%–S 67–
Wed 12 AM75°75°71°88%86%16%–S 57–
Wed 1 AM74°74°71°89%87%16%–SSW 57–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

80% rain · 0.74"

E 12–18 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 72°

74% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 71°

47% rain

NNW 5–8 mph · gusts 9

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 69°

22% rain

N 6–20 mph · gusts 22

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 69°

2% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

75° / 73°

23% rain

E 5–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 74°

33% rain · 0.30"

SE 15–21 mph · gusts 24

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers between 8am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 13 to 20 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. 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 · 114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ130-132-135-082015-
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-
114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Choppy on the bay. A slight
chance of thunderstorms this morning. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the late evening and early
morning, then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.
Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough in the late evening and
early morning, then diminishing to choppy early in the morning. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest early in the morning. Light chop on the bay,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ150-155-082015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds.
Showers likely early this morning, then showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east
5 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 1973

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★★c68
2
6% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★★c65
3
2% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★☆c53
4
0% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★☆c48
New Moon
5
1% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
6
4% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★☆c51
7
9% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★★☆c64
8
17% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★★★★c77
best
9
27% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★☆☆☆c82
10
37% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ –
★★★★c90
Perigee · 369,675 km
11
48% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★☆c95
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
First Quarter
12
60% lit
↑ 12:35 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★★☆c97
13
71% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★★★c94
best
14
80% lit
↑ 2:43 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c88
best
15
88% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★★c76
best
16
94% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★☆c57
17
98% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
18
100% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★☆c47
Full Moon · Worm Moon
19
99% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c56
20
97% lit
↑ 8:33 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c62
best
21
92% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 7:48 AM
★★★★c65
22
86% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★☆c66
23
79% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 9:08 AM
★☆☆☆c66
24
71% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:53 AM
★★★☆c66
25
62% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★★☆c66
Apogee · 404,394 km
Moon farthest south (-25.0°)
26
52% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★☆☆c66
Last Quarter
27
43% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★★☆c64
28
33% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★★☆c61
29
25% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★★★☆c59
30
16% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★☆☆c54
31
9% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c39

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Mar 4 · 6:07 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 5 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 10 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 369,675 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 11 · 3:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Mar 17 · 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.
  • Sun, Mar 18 · 5:33 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 25 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,394 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 25 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 26 · 5:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 8 · Tue, Mar 13 · Wed, Mar 14 · Thu, Mar 15 · Tue, Mar 20

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

Moon distance

369,713 km closest · 404,322 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 Mon 2:00 AM.