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South Padre

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 74° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 8 mph.

Thursday: High 83° · 13% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:20 AM / 3:27 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 16%
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 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 7clouds6% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover18% cloud cover37% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°75767880818280797875757676767676rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance13% chance9% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 9SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 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 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 AM75°75°69°82%6%1%–ESE 89–
Thu 2 AM76°76°70°84%8%1%–SE 810–
Thu 3 AM76°76°71°86%12%1%–SE 810–
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°87%18%1%–SE 810–
Thu 5 AM77°77°73°89%37%2%–SE 810–
Thu 6 AM77°77°74°90%44%6%–SE 89–
Thu 7 AM78°78°74°90%39%5%–SSE 89–
Thu 8 AM78°79°76°91%33%8%–SSE 810–
Thu 9 AM80°85°76°88%36%13%–SSE 912–
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–

7-day forecast

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Clear

–° / 74°

2% rain

Today

Mostly Sunny

83° / 74°

56% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

78% rain · 0.36"

NNE 5–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Rain Showers Likely

77° / 70°

75% rain · 0.18"

NE 12–16 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 66°

87% rain · 1.20"

NNE 15–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 66°

47% rain · 0.24"

NNW 9–17 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

26% rain · 0.06"

N 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: 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%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 18 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 17 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North northwest wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ130-132-135-050715-
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-
1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in
the afternoon, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
late in the morning, then increasing to choppy early in the
afternoon, diminishing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon.
Showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until
late afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Choppy
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough
in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Choppy on the bay. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight 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 · 1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ150-155-050715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...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 late in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming west early in the morning. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the
evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 1990

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c58
Perigee · 370,174 km
2
50% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★★★☆c77
First Quarter
3
61% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★★★☆c92
4
72% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c101
5
81% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
6
89% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★★c104
7
95% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c100
best
8
99% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★★c92
best
9
100% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
10
99% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:34 AM
★★★★c64
11
96% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★★☆c51
12
91% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
13
85% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★☆☆c33
14
77% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★☆☆c40
15
69% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★☆☆c47
16
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:44 AM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,507 km
17
50% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
18
41% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 12:08 PM
★★★☆c67
19
32% lit
↑ 2:39 AM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★★☆c73
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
20
23% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★★★★c78
21
15% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★★c80
22
8% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★★★c80
best
23
3% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★★c78
best
24
1% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c66
25
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 7:03 PM
★★★★c58
New Moon
26
3% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
27
8% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★★☆c54
28
15% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★☆c67
Perigee · 365,738 km

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 1 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 370,174 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Feb 2 · 12:32 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Feb 9 · 1:16 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 12 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Feb 16 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,507 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Feb 17 · 12:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 19 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 25 · 2:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 26 · 7:00 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, Feb 28 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 365,738 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Feb 7 · Thu, Feb 8 · Fri, Feb 9 · Thu, Feb 22 · Fri, Feb 23

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

Moon distance

365,815 km closest · 404,490 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 1:00 AM.