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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 61% rain

Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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 AMclouds51% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°79797778777676787978767776757576rain61% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.03 in46% 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 in0.070.070.07wind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 17E 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 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 PM79°79°73°81%51%61%0.03"E 1517–
Sat 1 PM78°79°73°83%60%56%0.03"E 1518–
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Rain Showers Likely

79° / 75°

61% rain · 0.36"

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° / 72°

36% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 71°

42% rain

NNW 5–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 67°

34% rain · 0.06"

N 5–17 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 67°

4% rain

N 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • 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 72. Southeast wind around 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 77. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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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 · November 1979

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
91% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 363,957 km
2
97% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★★★c62
3
100% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★★c94
best
5
97% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c97
best
6
92% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★★c97
7
85% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
8
77% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★★★c88
9
68% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 11:35 AM
★★★★c80
10
59% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 12:20 PM
★★★☆c71
11
50% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:00 PM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
12
40% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★☆☆c51
13
31% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★☆☆☆c38
Apogee · 404,597 km
14
23% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 2:49 PM
★★☆☆c38
15
15% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 3:23 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
16
9% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 3:59 PM
★★★☆c47
17
4% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★★c57
18
1% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c74
19
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
20
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 6:45 PM
★★★★c89
best
21
5% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c93
22
10% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
23
18% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c94
24
27% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★★★c91
25
37% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★★★c83
26
49% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c71
First Quarter
27
60% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★☆☆c50
28
71% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★☆☆c47
Perigee · 369,288 km
Moon crosses the equator
29
81% lit
↑ 2:58 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★☆☆c55
30
89% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 1 · 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.
  • Thu, Nov 1 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 363,957 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 3 · 11:47 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 7 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 11 · 10:24 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 13 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,597 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 15 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Nov 19 · 12:03 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 22 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 26 · 3:08 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 369,288 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Nov 28 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 3 · Sun, Nov 4 · Mon, Nov 5 · Mon, Nov 19 · Tue, Nov 20

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

Moon distance

363,964 km closest · 404,588 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 12:30 PM.