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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 1% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:23 AM / 2:55 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 20%
Minor period
1:53 AM–2:53 AM
Major period
7:40 AM–9:40 AM
Minor period
2:25 PM–3:25 PM
Major period
8:05 PM–10:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds7% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover19% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover44% cloud cover28% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777676777778818282807978757476rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance8% chance13% chance10% chance7% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance23% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in18% chance, 0.02 in21% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in44% chancewind01020mphNNE 16 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 10 mph, gusts 12SSE 13 mph, gusts 15SSE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 5 mph, gusts 7S 5 mph, gusts 7WNW 6 mph, gusts 7N 8 mph, gusts 9N 10 mph, gusts 12N 16 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM77°77°69°78%7%1%–NNE 1618–
Wed 2 PM77°77°68°75%7%1%–NNE 1518–
Wed 3 PM77°77°68°74%8%1%–NE 1517–
Wed 4 PM77°77°68°75%6%1%–NE 1417–
Wed 5 PM76°76°67°73%8%1%–NE 1316–
Wed 6 PM76°76°67°75%7%0%–ENE 1214–
Wed 7 PM76°76°68°76%8%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 8 PM76°76°68°76%11%0%–ENE 1013–
Wed 9 PM76°76°68°77%14%0%–E 912–
Wed 10 PM76°76°69°78%9%0%–E 910–
Wed 11 PM76°76°70°82%8%0%–ESE 810–
Thu 12 AM75°75°70°85%6%0%–ESE 810–
Thu 1 AM77°77°71°84%7%1%–ESE 810–
Thu 2 AM76°76°72°87%9%1%–SE 910–
Thu 3 AM76°76°73°90%6%1%–SE 912–
Thu 4 AM77°77°74°89%19%1%–SE 912–
Thu 5 AM77°77°74°91%35%1%–SSE 912–
Thu 6 AM77°77°74°91%41%6%–SSE 810–
Thu 7 AM78°78°75°91%37%7%–SSE 810–
Thu 8 AM79°83°76°89%31%8%–SSE 810–
Thu 9 AM80°86°76°86%33%8%–SSE 1012–
Thu 10 AM81°87°76°85%65%13%–SSE 1214–
Thu 11 AM82°89°76°83%49%10%–SSE 1315–
Thu 12 PM82°90°76°81%31%7%–SSE 1416–
Thu 1 PM82°90°76°82%24%8%–SSE 1417–
Thu 2 PM82°90°76°82%29%7%–SSE 1417–
Thu 3 PM83°91°76°80%31%7%–SE 1417–
Thu 4 PM82°89°76°81%27%6%–SE 1316–
Thu 5 PM82°88°76°82%22%6%–SE 1215–
Thu 6 PM81°86°76°85%27%2%–SE 1014–
Thu 7 PM80°84°76°88%44%5%–SE 1013–
Thu 8 PM79°84°76°88%28%4%–SE 913–
Thu 9 PM79°84°76°88%18%2%–SE 912–
Thu 10 PM79°83°76°89%23%2%–SE 810–
Thu 11 PM79°79°75°89%35%6%–SSE 79–
Fri 12 AM78°78°75°90%38%23%0.02"SSE 68–⚡
Fri 1 AM78°78°75°90%51%26%0.02"SSE 57–⚡
Fri 2 AM77°77°75°93%47%18%0.02"S 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM76°76°74°94%62%21%0.02"S 57–⚡
Fri 4 AM75°75°74°96%58%28%0.02"SW 67–⚡
Fri 5 AM74°75°73°96%69%56%0.02"WNW 67–⚡
Fri 6 AM74°74°73°96%65%83%0.04"NW 68–⚡
Fri 7 AM74°74°73°97%77%83%0.04"N 89–⚡
Fri 8 AM74°74°72°95%74%83%0.04"N 910–⚡
Fri 9 AM75°75°73°92%71%83%0.04"N 1012–⚡
Fri 10 AM76°76°72°90%67%83%0.04"N 1315–⚡
Fri 11 AM76°76°72°89%63%83%0.04"N 1618–⚡
Fri 12 PM76°76°72°87%59%44%–N 1821–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 74°

1% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

56% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

83% rain · 0.36"

NNW 5–20 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

62% rain · 0.24"

NNE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 66°

77% rain · 1.26"

N 14–25 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

72° / 67°

34% rain · 0.18"

NNE 8–20 mph · gusts 23

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

74° / 69°

15% rain · 0.06"

ENE 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 6 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 20 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 15 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind 13 to 17 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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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 · March 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★★☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
2
95% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★★☆c49
3
90% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★☆c55
4
83% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★★☆c60
5
75% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★☆☆☆c61
6
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c64
7
57% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★☆c67
8
47% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★★☆c69
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
Apogee · 404,283 km
9
38% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 12:39 PM
★★★☆c69
10
29% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★★☆c68
11
21% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 2:29 PM
★★★☆c66
12
13% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 3:25 PM
★★★☆c63
13
7% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★★☆c54
14
3% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 5:17 PM
★★★☆c47
15
1% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★☆c47
New Moon
17
3% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c62
18
7% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★★★c75
best
19
14% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★★c87
best
20
23% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆c91
21
33% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ –
★★★★c97
Perigee · 369,900 km
22
44% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★★☆c102
Moon farthest north (25.9°)
23
56% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★★☆c101
First Quarter
24
67% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★★★c96
25
77% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★★★★c87
best
26
86% lit
↑ 3:31 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★★☆c73
27
92% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★☆c51
28
97% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
29
99% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c59
30
100% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c69
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
31
98% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★★★c75
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 1 · 5:00 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, Mar 8 · 4:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Mar 8 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,283 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Mar 15 · 5:00 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 16 · 2:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Mar 21 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 369,900 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Mar 22 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 23 · 12:02 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 28 · 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.
  • Sat, Mar 30 · 1:17 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Mar 18 · Tue, Mar 19 · Mon, Mar 25 · Sat, Mar 30 · Sun, Mar 31

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

Moon distance

369,963 km closest · 404,212 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 Wed 12:45 PM.