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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 1% rain

Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 3 mph.

Sunday: High 82° · 6% rain

Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:37 AM / 5:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:16 AM / 1:08 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 55%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:46 AM
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:38 PM–1:38 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 3clouds28% cloud cover25% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover41% cloud cover27% cloud cover26% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover41% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover44% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover46% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover63% cloud cover46% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover44% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover35% cloud cover48% cloud cover66% cloud cover54% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover🌫🌫70°75°80°85°77767981807878787776808282797979rain1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 3 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 12 mph, gusts 14SSE 14 mph, gusts 16SE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 15 mph, gusts 18SE 14 mph, gusts 18SE 14 mph, gusts 17SSE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 15 mph, gusts 18SSE 15 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 3 AM77°77°75°93%28%1%–E 35–
Sun 4 AM76°76°74°94%25%1%–E 35–🌫
Sun 5 AM76°76°74°94%53%1%–E 35–
Sun 6 AM76°76°74°96%49%5%–E 55–🌫
Sun 7 AM77°77°75°94%53%5%–E 35–
Sun 8 AM77°77°75°92%52%6%–E 56–
Sun 9 AM79°83°75°88%41%5%–ENE 56–
Sun 10 AM80°84°75°86%27%4%–NE 77–
Sun 11 AM80°86°75°84%26%4%–ENE 89–
Sun 12 PM81°86°75°83%23%4%–NE 910–
Sun 1 PM80°86°75°85%31%3%–ENE 912–
Sun 2 PM81°87°75°82%41%1%–ENE 912–
Sun 3 PM80°86°75°83%33%1%–ENE 1013–
Sun 4 PM80°86°75°83%30%2%–ENE 1013–
Sun 5 PM80°84°74°83%35%2%–ENE 912–
Sun 6 PM78°79°74°87%44%2%–E 912–
Sun 7 PM78°79°75°88%47%2%–E 810–
Sun 8 PM78°79°75°88%44%1%–E 810–
Sun 9 PM78°78°75°89%51%1%–E 810–
Sun 10 PM78°78°75°89%43%1%–ESE 79–
Sun 11 PM78°78°75°89%47%1%–ESE 79–
Mon 12 AM78°78°75°89%46%1%–ESE 78–
Mon 1 AM78°78°75°89%60%1%–SE 78–
Mon 2 AM77°77°74°91%53%1%–SE 78–
Mon 3 AM77°77°74°92%63%1%–SSE 79–
Mon 4 AM77°77°74°93%58%1%–SSE 79–
Mon 5 AM76°76°74°95%63%1%–SSE 79–
Mon 6 AM76°76°75°94%46%0%–SSE 89–
Mon 7 AM77°77°75°93%67%0%–SSE 810–
Mon 8 AM78°78°75°91%61%1%–SSE 912–
Mon 9 AM80°85°75°86%54%0%–SSE 1214–
Mon 10 AM81°86°75°84%48%0%–SSE 1315–
Mon 11 AM82°89°75°80%51%1%–SSE 1416–
Mon 12 PM82°90°75°79%44%0%–SSE 1517–
Mon 1 PM82°89°75°80%43%0%–SE 1518–
Mon 2 PM83°90°75°78%48%0%–SE 1518–
Mon 3 PM82°89°75°78%30%0%–SSE 1518–
Mon 4 PM82°88°75°79%22%0%–SE 1518–
Mon 5 PM81°87°75°81%35%0%–SE 1418–
Mon 6 PM79°84°75°85%48%0%–SE 1417–
Mon 7 PM79°83°75°86%66%0%–SE 1417–
Mon 8 PM79°83°75°88%54%0%–SSE 1417–
Mon 9 PM79°79°75°88%42%0%–SSE 1518–
Mon 10 PM79°79°75°88%45%0%–SSE 1518–
Mon 11 PM79°83°75°87%47%0%–SSE 1518–
Tue 12 AM79°83°75°87%50%0%–SSE 1518–
Tue 1 AM79°79°75°87%52%0%–SSE 1518–
Tue 2 AM79°79°75°88%53%0%–SSE 1518–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

6% rain

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 13

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 77°

1% rain

SSE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

84° / 72°

57% rain

SSE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 71°

34% rain

NNE 5–15 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 72°

12% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

19% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 74°

36% rain · 0.24"

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind around 3 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 155 AM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ130-132-135-012030-
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-
155 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
this afternoon. A light chop on the bay. Patchy fog early this 
morning. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in the
afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to a light 
chop on the bay in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in
the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. A light chop on the bay, 
increasing to a moderate chop on the bay early in the morning. A 
chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance
of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late
in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
a light chop on the bay late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 155 AM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ150-155-012030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
155 AM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at
4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1999

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
81% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★☆c61
2
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
3
62% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 12:42 PM
★★☆☆c40
4
50% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★★☆☆c53
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★☆☆c74
6
28% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c91
7
18% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 366,707 km
8
10% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest north (20.1°)
best
9
4% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c106
best
10
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c104
best
11
0% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best
12
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 9:14 PM
★★★★c85
13
6% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★☆c71
14
12% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c57
15
20% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
16
28% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★☆☆c34
17
37% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c40
18
47% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★☆☆c49
First Quarter
19
56% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★☆☆c58
Apogee · 404,262 km
20
65% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★☆☆c65
21
74% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★★☆c70
22
82% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★☆c74
Moon farthest south (-20.6°)
23
89% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c77
24
94% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★★★c77
25
98% lit
↑ 7:19 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★★c77
26
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:39 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c71
28
96% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★☆c62
29
91% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
30
84% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★☆☆c44
31
75% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★☆☆c54

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 6:00 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, Aug 4 · 12:26 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 7 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 366,707 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 6:08 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 8:46 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,262 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 26 · 6:48 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 8 · Mon, Aug 9 · Tue, Aug 10 · Wed, Aug 11 · Thu, Aug 26

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

Moon distance

366,744 km closest · 404,216 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 Sun 3:00 AM.