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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 77° · 3% rain

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

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 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 AMclouds6% cloud cover7% 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 cover71% cloud cover68% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777676757677808283817978767476rain1% chance1% 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 inwind01020mphNNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 15 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 12 mph, gusts 14SSE 14 mph, gusts 16SSE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 6 mph, gusts 8S 5 mph, gusts 7SW 6 mph, gusts 7NW 6 mph, gusts 8N 10 mph, gusts 12N 15 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 PM77°77°69°77%6%1%–NNE 1618–
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°74%6%1%–NE 1417–
Wed 5 PM76°76°67°73%8%1%–NE 1316–
Wed 6 PM76°75°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°88%9%1%–SE 910–
Thu 3 AM76°76°73°89%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°84%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°74°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°96%71%83%0.04"NNW 810–⚡
Fri 8 AM75°75°73°94%68%83%0.04"N 1012–⚡
Fri 9 AM76°76°73°93%64%83%0.04"N 1314–⚡
Fri 10 AM76°76°73°91%64%83%0.04"N 1516–⚡
Fri 11 AM76°76°73°90%64%83%0.04"N 1720–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 73°

3% rain

NNE 8–16 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

82° / 74°

64% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 72°

83% rain · 0.36"

N 5–21 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

52% rain · 0.18"

NNE 12–17 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

73° / 66°

57% rain · 0.60"

N 14–24 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

72° / 67°

15% rain

NNE 6–17 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

74° / 69°

10% rain

ENE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 7 to 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • 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 · 255 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-042130-
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-
255 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the 
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in the evening. A 
slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. 
Showers after midnight. 
.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. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
on the bay late in the morning, then increasing to choppy bay
waters early in the afternoon, diminishing to a moderate chop on
the bay late in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A 
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the 
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
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. 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, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Choppy bay waters. A chance of 
showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 
knots in the afternoon, then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late 
in the afternoon. Choppy bay waters. A chance of showers with a 
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy bay waters, 
diminishing to a moderate chop on the bay in the late evening and
overnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 255 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-042130-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
255 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. 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. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and
east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until late afternoon. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 8:33 AM
★★★★c73
2
87% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★☆☆☆c71
Moon farthest south (-25.9°)
3
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:15 AM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 405,037 km
4
72% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★★★c64
5
63% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 12:03 PM
★★★☆c60
6
53% lit
↑ 1:47 AM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
7
44% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 1:52 PM
★★☆☆c49
8
34% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★☆☆c41
9
24% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c50
11
9% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★★★c66
12
3% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★★c81
13
1% lit
↑ 6:00 AM
↓ 7:55 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
14
1% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★★c99
best
15
3% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 360,625 km
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
16
9% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★★c100
17
17% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c97
18
27% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 12:06 AM
★★★★c91
19
38% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★★★c79
20
49% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 1:33 AM
★★★☆c64
First Quarter
21
60% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c48
22
70% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
23
79% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★☆☆c53
24
87% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★★c66
25
93% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★★★c74
26
97% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★★c78
27
99% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 5:43 AM
★★★★c79
best
28
100% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 6:28 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
29
99% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 7:17 AM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest south (-25.8°)
best
30
96% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 405,870 km
31
91% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★★★c72

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 2 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 3 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,037 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 6 · 7:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 9 · 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.
  • Mon, May 13 · 11:36 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 15 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 360,625 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 15 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 20 · 2:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 22 · 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.
  • Tue, May 28 · 6:36 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 29 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 30 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,870 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 13 · Tue, May 14 · Mon, May 27 · Tue, May 28 · Wed, May 29

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

Moon distance

360,625 km closest · 405,802 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 11:10 AM.