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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 47% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday: 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%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:13 AM / 4:32 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 4%
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 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 9clouds32% cloud cover41% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover40% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76757577787878787776767777777777rain42% chance33% chance42% chance42% chance47% chance52% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 in55% 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 inwind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 17 mph, gusts 18ESE 18 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 20ESE 20 mph, gusts 21ESE 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 18 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 18 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 AM76°76°72°87%32%42%–ENE 89–⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°72°88%41%33%–ENE 910–⚡
Sat 3 AM75°75°72°90%48%42%–ENE 910–⚡
Sat 4 AM75°75°71°89%52%42%–ENE 1012–⚡
Sat 5 AM75°75°71°89%53%47%–ENE 1012–⚡
Sat 6 AM74°74°71°91%55%52%0.02"E 1012–
Sat 7 AM75°75°71°89%60%51%0.02"E 1012–
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 74°

63% rain · 0.24"

E 8–16 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 72°

50% rain · 0.42"

ESE 16–20 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 72°

59% rain · 0.78"

E 10–18 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

27% rain · 0.06"

ENE 6–12 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 71°

34% rain · 0.06"

E 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 68°

39% rain · 0.06"

N 5–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 13

Mostly Sunny

75° / 70°

7% rain

N 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday: 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%.
  • Saturday Night: 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. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ130-132-135-070845-
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-
204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a
slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, increasing to choppy in the late evening and overnight.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
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 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast 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. 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 · 204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ150-155-070845-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers early this afternoon,
then a slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.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
chance of showers with 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 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 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 4 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.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. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 1985

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
67% lit
↑ 1:05 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
2
77% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★★★c87
3
85% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★★★c90
best
4
92% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★★c90
best
5
97% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c88
best
6
100% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Worm Moon (supermoon)
best
7
99% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c62
8
96% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★☆c51
Perigee · 359,352 km
Moon crosses the equator
9
90% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★☆c61
10
82% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★★★c74
11
72% lit
↑ 11:58 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c81
12
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★☆c88
13
50% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 11:35 AM
★★★☆c92
Last Quarter
14
39% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 12:31 PM
★★★☆c94
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
15
29% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 1:29 PM
★★★★c91
16
20% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★★★c87
17
13% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★★★c79
best
18
7% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★★c70
19
3% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★☆c55
20
1% lit
↑ 6:22 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★☆c49
21
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★☆c42
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
22
1% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★☆c42
23
5% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★☆c48
Apogee · 406,292 km
24
9% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:35 PM
★★★☆c54
25
15% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★☆c60
26
23% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 11:24 PM
★☆☆☆c62
27
31% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c67
28
41% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★☆c73
29
51% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★★☆c79
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
First Quarter
30
61% lit
↑ 12:48 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★★★☆c83
31
71% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★★★c84

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 1 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 6 · 8:13 PM — Full Moon · Worm 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.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 359,352 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 8:00 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, Mar 13 · 11:34 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 14 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 21 · 5:58 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Mar 21 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 23 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 406,292 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 29 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Mar 29 · 10:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Mar 3 · Mon, Mar 4 · Tue, Mar 5 · Wed, Mar 6 · Sun, Mar 17

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

Moon distance

359,482 km closest · 406,290 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 12:46 AM.