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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 9 to 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 AMclouds32% cloud cover37% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°80818280797875757676767676757475rain9% chance8% 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% chancewind01020mphSSE 12 mph, gusts 13SE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8SSE 5 mph, gusts 7SSE 5 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 7N 6 mph, gusts 8N 10 mph, gusts 12NNE 15 mph, gusts 17NNE 17 mph, gusts 21NNE 17 mph, gusts 21NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 13 mph, gusts 15E 14 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM80°86°76°87%32%9%–SSE 1213–
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–

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 9 to 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 · September 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
2
6% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★☆☆c34
3
11% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★☆☆c40
4
17% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 405,731 km
5
25% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★☆☆c53
6
34% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c58
7
43% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c65
8
53% lit
↑ 2:38 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★★☆c72
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-27.5°)
9
63% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★★★c79
10
73% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★★c82
11
82% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 2:56 AM
★★★★c82
best
12
90% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c81
best
13
95% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c74
best
14
99% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c61
15
100% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c48
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
Moon crosses the equator
16
98% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c58
Perigee · 359,046 km
17
93% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★★★c74
best
18
85% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 10:41 AM
★★★★c94
best
19
76% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★★★c99
20
65% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 12:58 PM
★☆☆☆c102
21
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:01 PM
★★★☆c102
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
Last Quarter
22
43% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★★☆c101
23
33% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★★c96
24
24% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★★c87
25
16% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★★c76
26
9% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★☆c63
27
4% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★☆c50
28
1% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
29
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★☆c45
New Moon
30
1% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c53

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 1 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 4 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 405,731 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 4:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 15 · 6:50 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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, Sep 15 · 9:00 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, Sep 16 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 359,046 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 21 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 21 · 9:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 28 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Sep 29 · 4:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 11 · Tue, Sep 12 · Wed, Sep 13 · Sun, Sep 17 · Mon, Sep 18

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

Moon distance

359,051 km closest · 406,068 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 7:30 AM.