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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 63% rain

Rain showers likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Low 75° · 42% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:13 AM / 4:32 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 3%
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 712 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AMclouds40% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover50% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover43% cloud cover38% cloud cover48% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover65% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover48% cloud cover55% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover58% cloud cover33% cloud cover51% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75777878787777767678777677767574rain55% chance, 0.02 in63% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in48% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in35% chance, 0.03 in47% chance, 0.08 in47% chance, 0.08 in47% chance, 0.08 in47% chance, 0.08 in47% chance, 0.08 in47% chance, 0.08 in49% chance, 0.05 in49% chance, 0.05 in0.080.080.080.05wind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 13E 13 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 17 mph, gusts 18ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 18 mph, gusts 23E 18 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 8 AM75°75°72°91%40%55%0.02"E 1013–
Sat 9 AM77°77°72°86%43%63%0.02"E 1214–⚡
Sat 10 AM77°77°72°85%42%54%0.02"E 1314–⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°73°86%50%53%0.02"E 1315–⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°83%41%56%0.01"E 1316–
Sat 1 PM78°78°73°84%38%50%0.01"E 1416–
Sat 2 PM78°78°72°83%46%49%0.01"E 1417–
Sat 3 PM79°79°72°80%47%37%0.01"E 1417–
Sat 4 PM78°78°72°80%44%27%0.01"E 1518–
Sat 5 PM78°78°71°80%43%21%0.01"E 1518–
Sat 6 PM78°78°72°82%38%15%0.01"E 1518–
Sat 7 PM78°78°72°82%48%20%0.01"E 1517–
Sat 8 PM78°78°71°81%42%19%0.01"E 1518–
Sat 9 PM78°78°71°81%45%21%0.01"E 1618–⚡
Sat 10 PM78°78°71°81%53%28%0.01"E 1618–⚡
Sat 11 PM77°77°72°83%39%40%0.01"E 1618–⚡
Sun 12 AM77°77°71°83%49%42%0.01"E 1618–⚡
Sun 1 AM77°77°71°82%49%32%0.01"ESE 1618–⚡
Sun 2 AM77°77°71°83%53%22%0.01"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 3 AM76°76°71°85%57%27%0.01"ESE 1718–⚡
Sun 4 AM76°76°70°83%68%32%0.01"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 5 AM76°76°70°84%70%30%0.01"ESE 1820–⚡
Sun 6 AM75°75°70°85%77%33%0.01"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 7 AM76°76°71°83%65%32%0.01"ESE 1820–⚡
Sun 8 AM76°76°72°86%63%23%0.01"ESE 1821–⚡
Sun 9 AM77°77°72°83%66%20%0.01"ESE 2021–⚡
Sun 10 AM77°77°72°84%48%22%0.01"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 11 AM78°78°72°84%55%23%0.01"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 12 PM78°78°72°81%42%47%0.02"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 1 PM77°77°72°84%39%42%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡
Sun 2 PM77°77°72°84%52%42%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡
Sun 3 PM77°77°72°82%48%44%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡
Sun 4 PM77°77°71°83%58%48%0.02"ESE 1823–⚡
Sun 5 PM76°77°71°82%33%50%0.02"ESE 1822–⚡
Sun 6 PM76°76°71°84%51%35%0.03"E 1822–⚡
Sun 7 PM77°77°71°83%56%35%0.03"E 1822–⚡
Sun 8 PM77°77°71°82%63%35%0.03"E 1822–⚡
Sun 9 PM77°77°71°81%69%35%0.03"E 2022–⚡
Sun 10 PM77°77°70°81%70%35%0.03"E 2022–⚡
Sun 11 PM76°77°70°81%70%35%0.03"ESE 1821–⚡
Mon 12 AM76°76°70°81%71%47%0.08"ESE 1821–⚡
Mon 1 AM76°76°70°82%72%47%0.08"ESE 1821–⚡
Mon 2 AM75°75°70°84%73%47%0.08"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 3 AM74°75°70°85%74%47%0.08"ESE 1720–⚡
Mon 4 AM74°74°70°85%70%47%0.08"ESE 1618–⚡
Mon 5 AM74°74°69°85%66%47%0.08"E 1618–⚡
Mon 6 AM74°74°69°84%62%49%0.05"E 1517–⚡
Mon 7 AM75°75°70°85%59%49%0.05"E 1517–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 75°

63% rain · 0.20"

E 10–16 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 74°

50% rain · 0.42"

ESE 16–20 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

49% rain · 0.78"

E 10–18 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

23% rain · 0.06"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

77° / 71°

35% rain · 0.06"

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 69°

35% rain · 0.06"

N 5–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 13

Mostly Sunny

74° / 68°

5% rain

N 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Rain showers likely before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 2am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2am and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • 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 · December 1981

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
22% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★★c72
2
31% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★★★c69
3
41% lit
↑ 12:25 PM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★★☆c65
4
51% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
5
61% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★☆☆c41
6
72% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
7
82% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 2:47 AM
★★☆☆c53
8
90% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★★c63
9
96% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★★c89
10
99% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 356,787 km
best
11
100% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 7:14 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
best
12
97% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
13
92% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★★c101
14
84% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
★★★★c94
15
75% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★★★c83
16
65% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★★☆c69
17
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:28 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
18
45% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★★☆☆c38
19
35% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
20
26% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c46
21
18% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★★★☆c51
22
12% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★★★c64
23
6% lit
↑ 4:47 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 406,359 km
24
3% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★★c72
25
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★★c73
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★★★c73
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-22.2°)
best
27
2% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★★c74
best
28
5% lit
↑ 8:59 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c73
29
10% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c72
30
17% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★★c69
31
25% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Dec 4 · 10:21 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 6 · 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, Dec 10 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 356,787 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Dec 11 · 2:41 AM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Sat, Dec 12 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 17 · 11:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 19 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 23 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 406,359 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Dec 26 · 4:09 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Dec 26 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 10 · Fri, Dec 11 · Fri, Dec 25 · Sat, Dec 26 · Sun, Dec 27

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

Moon distance

356,874 km closest · 406,336 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 8:00 AM.