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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 46% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Low 75° · 39% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:13 AM / 4:32 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 2%
Minor period
4:43 AM–5:43 AM
Major period
9:50 AM–11:50 AM
Minor period
4:02 PM–5:02 PM
Major period
10:20 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 76 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PMclouds58% cloud cover49% cloud cover41% cloud cover52% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover59% cloud cover52% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover45% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover45% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover75% cloud cover61% cloud cover68% cloud cover80% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover72% cloud cover81% cloud cover70% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°79787877767577787877777675747576rain46% chance, 0.03 in39% chance, 0.03 in27% chance, 0.03 in18% chance, 0.03 in12% chance, 0.03 in16% chance, 0.03 in18% chance, 0.03 in21% chance, 0.03 in24% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in36% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in52% chance, 0.02 in55% chance, 0.03 in62% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in67% chance, 0.03 in59% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in36% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in48% chance, 0.02 in61% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.07 in61% chance, 0.07 in55% chance, 0.12 in55% chance, 0.12 in0.070.070.070.12wind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 16 mph, gusts 17ESE 17 mph, gusts 18ESE 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 17 mph, gusts 18ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 20 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 23E 20 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 23E 22 mph, gusts 25E 21 mph, gusts 24ESE 21 mph, gusts 24ESE 21 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 2 PM79°79°72°80%58%46%0.03"E 1518–
Sat 3 PM79°79°72°80%49%39%0.03"E 1518–
Sat 4 PM79°79°72°80%41%27%0.03"E 1518–
Sat 5 PM78°78°71°79%52%18%0.03"E 1518–
Sat 6 PM77°77°71°82%50%12%0.03"E 1417–
Sat 7 PM77°77°72°82%49%16%0.03"E 1517–
Sat 8 PM78°78°71°81%59%18%0.03"E 1517–
Sat 9 PM78°78°71°81%52%21%0.03"E 1517–⚡
Sat 10 PM78°78°71°81%43%24%0.03"E 1517–⚡
Sat 11 PM77°77°72°83%39%35%0.03"ESE 1517–⚡
Sun 12 AM77°77°71°83%45%36%0.02"ESE 1517–⚡
Sun 1 AM77°77°71°82%37%33%0.02"ESE 1617–⚡
Sun 2 AM76°76°71°85%45%28%0.02"ESE 1617–⚡
Sun 3 AM76°76°71°85%63%39%0.02"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 4 AM76°76°71°84%69%31%0.02"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 5 AM75°75°71°87%66%35%0.02"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 6 AM76°76°71°84%63%39%0.02"ESE 1618–⚡
Sun 7 AM76°76°71°84%63%39%0.02"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 8 AM77°77°72°85%63%39%0.02"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 9 AM78°78°72°83%64%41%0.02"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 10 AM78°78°72°83%45%49%0.02"ESE 1821–⚡
Sun 11 AM78°78°72°83%56%52%0.02"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 12 PM79°79°72°81%52%55%0.03"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°84%59%62%0.03"E 2023–⚡
Sun 2 PM78°78°72°82%60%57%0.03"E 2023–⚡
Sun 3 PM78°78°72°82%62%67%0.03"E 2023–⚡
Sun 4 PM78°78°72°81%64%59%0.03"E 2023–⚡
Sun 5 PM77°77°71°81%62%38%0.03"E 2023–⚡
Sun 6 PM76°76°71°84%56%38%0.02"E 1822–⚡
Sun 7 PM76°76°71°83%75%39%0.02"E 2023–⚡
Sun 8 PM77°77°70°81%61%54%0.02"E 2023–⚡
Sun 9 PM77°77°70°80%68%41%0.02"E 2124–⚡
Sun 10 PM76°76°70°80%80%26%0.02"E 2225–⚡
Sun 11 PM76°76°70°81%78%32%0.02"E 2124–⚡
Mon 12 AM76°76°70°80%74%36%0.02"E 2124–⚡
Mon 1 AM76°76°70°79%75%34%0.02"E 2224–⚡
Mon 2 AM75°75°70°82%73%44%0.02"ESE 2124–⚡
Mon 3 AM75°75°69°82%72%38%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡
Mon 4 AM75°75°69°82%73%34%0.02"ESE 2123–⚡
Mon 5 AM74°74°69°85%77%48%0.02"ESE 2022–⚡
Mon 6 AM75°75°69°83%72%61%0.07"ESE 2021–⚡
Mon 7 AM75°75°69°83%81%61%0.07"ESE 1820–⚡
Mon 8 AM75°75°70°83%70%61%0.07"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 9 AM76°76°71°85%58%61%0.07"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 10 AM76°76°71°84%59%61%0.07"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 11 AM76°76°71°84%61%61%0.07"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 12 PM77°77°71°83%62%55%0.12"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 1 PM77°77°71°82%63%55%0.12"ESE 1720–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 75°

46% rain · 0.30"

E 14–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 74°

67% rain · 0.54"

E 15–22 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 72°

61% rain · 1.26"

E 12–22 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

36% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 72°

42% rain

WNW 5–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 68°

34% rain · 0.06"

N 5–17 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

73° / 68°

4% rain

N 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 18 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 15 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. West northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 129 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ130-132-135-072015-
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-
129 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A
chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of
thunderstorms late this morning. A slight chance of showers late
this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers early in the evening, then a chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening
and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A chance
of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening, then a chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and
overnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of thunderstorms early in the morning, then a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.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...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay. A slight chance of
showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
in the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth in the late evening and early morning, then increasing
to light chop early in the morning. A chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 129 AM CST Sat Nov 7 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.


GMZ150-155-072015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
129 AM CST Sat Nov 7 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers until late
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning. A
slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
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, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north
after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 1979

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26% lit
↑ 10:32 AM
↓ 11:10 PM
★★☆☆c42
2
37% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c50
3
47% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ 12:08 AM
★★☆☆c58
First Quarter
4
58% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c65
5
67% lit
↑ 1:21 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★★★☆c74
6
76% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★★☆c79
7
84% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
8
90% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c81
9
95% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 5:17 AM
★★★★c79
best
10
98% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 406,396 km
11
100% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c68
Full Moon · Snow Moon
12
100% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c62
13
98% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★★☆c55
14
94% lit
↑ 8:46 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★☆☆c48
15
88% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
82% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★☆☆c33
17
73% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c39
18
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:59 AM
★★☆☆c48
19
53% lit
↑ 12:20 AM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c58
Last Quarter
20
43% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 12:31 PM
★★☆☆c75
21
32% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★★★☆c87
22
22% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 2:22 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
23
13% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★★★c96
best
24
6% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 4:30 PM
★★★★c96
best
25
1% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c86
Perigee · 357,965 km
best
26
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c75
New Moon (supermoon)
best
27
2% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★★c66
28
6% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★☆c55
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Feb 3 · 6:36 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 7 · 2:00 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, Feb 10 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,396 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 11 · 8:39 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Feb 15 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Feb 19 · 7:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 22 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 25 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 357,965 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Feb 26 · 10:45 AM — 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.
  • Wed, Feb 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Feb 9 · Fri, Feb 23 · Sat, Feb 24 · Sun, Feb 25 · Mon, Feb 26

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

Moon distance

358,011 km closest · 406,341 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 Sat 1:30 PM.