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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 48% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday: High 78° · 72% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:16 AM / 3:58 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 9%
Minor period
3:46 AM–4:46 AM
Major period
9:10 AM–11:10 AM
Minor period
3:28 PM–4:28 PM
Major period
9:35 PM–11:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 8clouds49% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover67% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover68% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover54% cloud cover70% cloud cover54% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover43% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover38% cloud cover47% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover24% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover7% cloud cover26% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77757577777776767674767879787777rain23% chance, 0.03 in34% chance, 0.03 in44% chance, 0.03 in48% chance, 0.03 in62% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in54% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in62% chance, 0.02 in47% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in42% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in16% chance16% chance14% chance17% chance16% chance23% chance26% chance24% chance23% chance22% chance20% chance18% chance19% chance19% chance27% chance23% chance22% chance23% chance26% chance19% chance18% chance18% chance7% chance3% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance38% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphSSE 5 mph, gusts 6SSE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 10 mph, gusts 12NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 13 mph, gusts 14E 14 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 17E 16 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 20E 16 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 2 AM77°77°75°93%49%23%0.03"SSE 56–⚡
Fri 3 AM76°76°74°95%47%34%0.03"SSE 56–⚡
Fri 4 AM75°75°74°96%46%44%0.03"SSE 56–⚡
Fri 5 AM75°75°74°96%48%48%0.03"SSE 56–⚡
Fri 6 AM74°74°74°97%38%62%0.02"ENE 67–⚡
Fri 7 AM75°75°73°95%57%72%0.02"NNE 67–⚡
Fri 8 AM75°75°74°96%63%72%0.02"NNE 67–⚡
Fri 9 AM76°76°74°91%67%54%0.02"NE 89–⚡
Fri 10 AM76°77°74°91%55%37%0.02"NNE 1012–⚡
Fri 11 AM77°77°74°90%56%50%0.02"NNE 1213–⚡
Fri 12 PM78°78°74°88%62%62%0.02"NNE 1316–
Fri 1 PM77°77°74°90%68%47%0.02"NNE 1416–
Fri 2 PM77°77°74°88%59%53%0.02"NNE 1417–
Fri 3 PM78°78°73°86%64%42%0.02"NNE 1518–⚡
Fri 4 PM77°77°73°87%54%40%0.02"NE 1518–⚡
Fri 5 PM77°77°72°85%70%32%0.02"NNE 1517–⚡
Fri 6 PM76°76°72°86%54%16%–NE 1416–
Fri 7 PM76°76°72°87%49%16%–NE 1315–
Fri 8 PM76°76°72°85%35%14%–NE 1314–
Fri 9 PM77°77°71°84%41%17%–ENE 1214–
Fri 10 PM77°77°71°84%40%16%–ENE 1213–
Fri 11 PM76°76°71°84%40%23%–ENE 1213–
Sat 12 AM76°76°71°84%27%26%–ENE 1013–⚡
Sat 1 AM77°77°71°82%29%24%–ENE 1013–⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°71°85%43%23%–ENE 1013–⚡
Sat 3 AM75°75°71°85%27%22%–ENE 1213–
Sat 4 AM75°75°70°85%25%20%–ENE 1213–
Sat 5 AM74°75°70°87%38%18%–ENE 1214–
Sat 6 AM75°75°70°85%47%19%–ENE 1314–
Sat 7 AM76°76°70°83%57%19%–ENE 1315–
Sat 8 AM76°76°71°85%54%27%–E 1415–
Sat 9 AM77°77°71°81%24%23%–E 1517–
Sat 10 AM77°77°72°82%20%22%–E 1517–
Sat 11 AM78°78°72°80%20%23%–E 1618–
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°79%22%26%–E 1618–⚡
Sat 1 PM78°78°72°81%27%19%–E 1618–⚡
Sat 2 PM79°79°71°78%23%18%–E 1620–⚡
Sat 3 PM78°78°71°79%17%18%–E 1620–⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°71°78%13%7%–E 1620–
Sat 5 PM78°78°70°78%11%3%–E 1620–
Sat 6 PM77°77°70°80%15%17%–E 1620–⚡
Sat 7 PM77°77°70°79%7%17%–E 1620–⚡
Sat 8 PM77°77°70°79%26%17%–E 1620–⚡
Sat 9 PM77°77°70°78%44%17%–E 1721–⚡
Sat 10 PM77°77°70°78%45%17%–E 1721–⚡
Sat 11 PM77°77°69°78%45%17%–E 1821–⚡
Sun 12 AM77°77°69°78%46%38%0.01"E 1821–⚡
Sun 1 AM76°76°69°79%52%38%0.01"E 1821–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 74°

72% rain · 0.36"

NE 5–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

38% rain

E 10–18 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 71°

59% rain · 1.02"

ESE 18–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

76° / 70°

59% rain · 0.48"

E 9–20 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 71°

15% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

32% rain

NNE 5–10 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

32% rain · 0.06"

N 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 6 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 121 PM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ130-132-135-060815-
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-
121 PM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late
this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. Showers
likely in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. A moderate
chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening
and early morning, then increasing to a moderate chop early in
the morning. A slight chance of showers late in the evening. A
chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
Showers likely. A slight chance of thunderstorms until early
morning, then a chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
becoming northeast with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon.
Choppy on the bay. Showers. Thunderstorms likely, mainly in the
morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Choppy on the bay. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. A slight 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 · 211 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-062115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
211 AM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds. Showers likely early this morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms this morning. A chance of showers this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave
Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance
of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:05 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c72
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
2
99% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★★★c81
best
3
97% lit
↑ 10:11 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c88
4
92% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c92
5
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
6
76% lit
↑ 12:15 AM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c93
7
65% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★★★c90
8
54% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★★★☆c84
Last Quarter
9
43% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 1:55 PM
★★★☆c73
10
32% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★☆☆c57
Perigee · 369,069 km
11
21% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
12
13% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★☆c59
13
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★★c76
14
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★★c88
15
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
16
1% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c95
best
17
4% lit
↑ 7:50 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★★★c94
18
9% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
19
15% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c85
20
23% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 12:03 AM
★★★★c79
21
32% lit
↑ 11:38 AM
↓ 12:45 AM
★★★★c71
22
41% lit
↑ 12:33 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★★☆c61
23
50% lit
↑ 1:25 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c52
Apogee · 404,097 km
First Quarter
24
60% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★☆☆c41
25
69% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
26
77% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★☆☆c42
27
85% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★☆c55
28
91% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★★c68
29
96% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c80
30
99% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:36 AM
★★★★c89
31
100% lit
↑ 9:03 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, May 1 · 6:40 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 5 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 8 · 8:22 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 10 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 369,069 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 11 · 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.
  • Sun, May 15 · 5:10 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 18 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 23 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,097 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 23 · 11:48 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 25 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, May 31 · 5:53 AM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 1 · Mon, May 2 · Sun, May 15 · Mon, May 16 · Tue, May 31

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

Moon distance

369,086 km closest · 404,085 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 Fri 1:31 AM.