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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 83° · 13% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 56% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:27 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 13%
Minor period
2:50 AM–3:50 AM
Major period
8:25 AM–10:25 AM
Minor period
2:57 PM–3:57 PM
Major period
8:50 PM–10:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 512 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds37% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover30% cloud cover17% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover34% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover42% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover58% cloud cover68% cloud cover75% cloud cover71% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover41% cloud cover50% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°81828179797775757676767676757475rain8% chance11% chance13% chance11% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance4% chance13% chance23% chance17% chance14% chance19% chance39% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in56% chance, 0.01 in78% chance, 0.04 in68% chance, 0.04 in78% chance, 0.04 in23% chance, 0.04 in17% chance, 0.04 in23% chance, 0.04 in38% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in33% chance33% chance33% chance33% chance33% chance33% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance41% chance41% chance41% chance41% chance41% chancewind01020mphSSE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 6 mph, gusts 7S 5 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 7NNE 7 mph, gusts 8N 8 mph, gusts 9NNE 13 mph, gusts 14NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 16 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 11 AM81°87°76°86%37%8%–SSE 1214–
Thu 12 PM82°89°76°84%48%11%–SE 1315–
Thu 1 PM81°88°76°85%51%13%–SE 1316–
Thu 2 PM82°89°76°83%52%11%–SE 1316–
Thu 3 PM82°90°76°82%30%7%–SE 1316–
Thu 4 PM82°89°76°82%17%7%–SE 1316–
Thu 5 PM81°88°76°83%27%7%–SE 1215–
Thu 6 PM80°86°76°85%27%4%–ESE 1013–
Thu 7 PM80°84°76°88%34%13%–ESE 912–
Thu 8 PM79°84°76°88%28%23%–ESE 912–
Thu 9 PM79°84°76°89%24%17%–ESE 810–
Thu 10 PM79°84°76°88%31%14%–SE 79–
Thu 11 PM79°79°75°89%32%19%–SE 79–
Fri 12 AM78°78°75°90%39%39%0.01"SE 68–⚡
Fri 1 AM78°78°75°90%46%50%0.01"SSE 67–⚡
Fri 2 AM77°77°74°92%42%50%0.01"SSE 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM76°76°74°94%48%42%0.01"S 57–⚡
Fri 4 AM75°75°74°95%44%44%0.01"SSE 57–⚡
Fri 5 AM75°75°74°96%52%56%0.01"E 67–⚡
Fri 6 AM74°74°73°97%53%78%0.04"NNE 67–⚡
Fri 7 AM75°75°73°95%58%68%0.04"NNE 78–⚡
Fri 8 AM75°75°74°97%68%78%0.04"N 68–⚡
Fri 9 AM76°76°74°94%75%23%0.04"N 89–⚡
Fri 10 AM76°76°74°93%71%17%0.04"N 1012–⚡
Fri 11 AM76°76°74°92%73%23%0.04"NNE 1314–⚡
Fri 12 PM77°77°73°89%71%38%0.01"NNE 1517–⚡
Fri 1 PM76°76°73°90%68%36%0.01"NNE 1720–⚡
Fri 2 PM76°77°73°88%67%40%0.01"NNE 1721–⚡
Fri 3 PM77°77°72°85%63%35%0.01"NNE 1721–
Fri 4 PM76°77°72°87%59%26%0.01"NNE 1721–
Fri 5 PM76°76°72°85%68%28%0.01"NNE 1620–
Fri 6 PM76°76°71°85%65%33%–NE 1517–
Fri 7 PM76°76°71°86%41%33%–NE 1416–
Fri 8 PM76°76°71°85%50%33%–NE 1315–
Fri 9 PM76°76°71°84%59%33%–NE 1315–
Fri 10 PM76°76°70°83%62%33%–NE 1314–
Fri 11 PM76°76°70°83%66%33%–ENE 1213–
Sat 12 AM76°76°70°83%69%42%–ENE 1213–
Sat 1 AM75°75°70°84%67%42%–ENE 1213–
Sat 2 AM75°75°70°85%64%42%–ENE 1214–
Sat 3 AM74°74°70°86%62%42%–ENE 1214–
Sat 4 AM74°74°70°86%66%42%–ENE 1214–
Sat 5 AM74°74°70°86%69%42%–ENE 1315–
Sat 6 AM74°74°70°86%73%41%–ENE 1315–
Sat 7 AM75°75°70°85%73%41%–E 1315–
Sat 8 AM75°75°70°85%73%41%–E 1416–
Sat 9 AM76°76°71°85%73%41%–E 1416–
Sat 10 AM76°76°71°84%70%41%–E 1416–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

83° / 74°

56% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

78% rain · 0.36"

NNE 5–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 71°

82% rain · 0.18"

E 12–16 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

75° / 68°

87% rain · 1.20"

NE 15–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 68°

47% rain · 0.24"

N 9–17 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 69°

26% rain · 0.06"

N 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

75° / 70°

15% rain

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 8pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 6 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 16 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 208 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-052115-
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-
208 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

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


GMZ150-155-052115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
208 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. 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. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. 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. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 5 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
becoming northeast with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers with
thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best
2
1% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c78
best
3
4% lit
↑ 8:43 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★★☆c66
4
9% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★☆☆c53
5
15% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ 10:30 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
6
23% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★☆☆c32
7
31% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★★☆☆c37
Apogee · 404,696 km
8
40% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
9
50% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
10
60% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★☆☆c66
11
69% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★★☆c74
12
78% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
13
86% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★★c87
14
93% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 4:11 AM
★★★★c89
15
97% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★★★c89
best
16
100% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
17
100% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c76
best
18
97% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★☆c62
19
91% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 363,571 km
20
83% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★☆☆c51
21
73% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★★☆c73
22
62% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 12:55 PM
★☆☆☆c78
23
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:02 PM
★★★☆c89
Last Quarter
24
40% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★☆c95
25
29% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
26
20% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c96
27
12% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★★★c93
28
6% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c86
29
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★★c77
30
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★★c66
31
0% lit
↑ 7:29 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★☆c54
New Moon

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 1 · 11:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 5 · 1:00 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, Aug 7 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,696 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 9 · 12:28 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 12 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 16 · 10:06 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 19 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Aug 19 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,571 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 23 · 1:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 25 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 31 · 12:44 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 1 · Wed, Aug 2 · Tue, Aug 15 · Wed, Aug 16 · Thu, Aug 17

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

Moon distance

363,594 km closest · 404,693 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 Thu 10:18 AM.