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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 82° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 75° · 1% rain

Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:23 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 62%
Major period
5:20 AM–7:20 AM
Minor period
12:53 PM–1:53 PM
Major period
5:50 PM–7:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AMclouds9% cloud cover20% cloud cover13% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover23% cloud cover31% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover34% cloud cover43% cloud cover43% cloud cover33% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover32% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover🌫🌫70°75°80°85°81817978787675798181787878767679rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5NNE 3 mph, gusts 3N 3 mph, gusts 5NE 7 mph, gusts 7NE 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 8SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM81°85°73°78%9%1%–ENE 89–
Sat 2 PM80°85°74°80%20%1%–ENE 910–
Sat 3 PM81°85°74°79%13%1%–ENE 912–
Sat 4 PM81°86°74°78%10%1%–ENE 1013–
Sat 5 PM81°86°74°80%7%1%–ENE 1013–
Sat 6 PM80°84°74°81%10%1%–ENE 912–
Sat 7 PM79°79°73°83%20%1%–ENE 912–
Sat 8 PM78°78°74°86%22%1%–ENE 810–
Sat 9 PM78°78°74°87%19%1%–E 810–
Sat 10 PM78°78°74°88%17%1%–E 79–
Sat 11 PM78°78°74°88%18%1%–E 67–
Sun 12 AM78°78°74°88%23%1%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM78°78°74°89%22%1%–E 36–
Sun 1 AM78°78°74°88%44%1%–E 35–
Sun 2 AM77°77°74°90%44%1%–E 35–
Sun 3 AM76°76°74°93%48%1%–E 35–
Sun 4 AM76°76°74°93%56%1%–ENE 35–🌫
Sun 5 AM76°76°74°94%23%1%–NE 33–
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°96%31%2%–NNE 33–🌫
Sun 7 AM76°76°74°94%44%3%–N 33–
Sun 8 AM77°77°75°93%45%3%–N 35–
Sun 9 AM79°79°75°88%34%4%–NNE 56–
Sun 10 AM80°84°75°85%43%5%–NE 77–
Sun 11 AM81°86°75°82%43%3%–NE 89–
Sun 12 PM81°87°75°80%33%2%–NE 910–
Sun 1 PM81°87°75°82%40%2%–ENE 912–
Sun 2 PM82°88°75°80%32%1%–ENE 913–
Sun 3 PM81°87°74°80%22%1%–ENE 1013–
Sun 4 PM81°87°74°80%24%1%–ENE 1013–
Sun 5 PM80°85°74°81%27%1%–ENE 912–
Sun 6 PM78°79°74°85%32%0%–E 912–
Sun 7 PM78°78°74°86%53%0%–E 812–
Sun 8 PM78°78°74°87%55%0%–E 912–
Sun 9 PM78°78°74°87%56%0%–ESE 912–
Sun 10 PM78°78°74°87%41%0%–ESE 810–
Sun 11 PM78°78°74°87%42%0%–ESE 810–
Mon 12 AM78°78°74°87%43%0%–SE 79–
Mon 1 AM77°77°74°88%48%0%–SE 79–
Mon 2 AM77°77°74°90%54%0%–SSE 79–
Mon 3 AM76°76°74°91%59%0%–SSE 79–
Mon 4 AM76°76°74°93%60%0%–SSE 79–
Mon 5 AM76°76°74°94%61%0%–SSE 78–
Mon 6 AM76°76°74°93%62%3%–SSE 78–
Mon 7 AM77°77°74°92%59%3%–SSE 79–
Mon 8 AM78°78°74°89%56%3%–SSE 810–
Mon 9 AM79°83°75°86%53%3%–SSE 912–
Mon 10 AM80°85°75°83%50%3%–SSE 1013–
Mon 11 AM81°87°75°80%46%3%–SSE 1215–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 75°

1% rain

ENE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

5% rain

NE 3–10 mph · gusts 13

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 77°

3% rain

SSE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

85° / 72°

42% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 71°

20% rain

N 7–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 72°

11% rain

NE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 6

Mostly Sunny

78° / 71°

12% rain

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog between 4am and 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. 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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind around 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ130-132-135-312030-
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-
215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ150-155-312030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 2001

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
2
63% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★☆☆c71
3
73% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★★★c87
4
82% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★★★c99
5
90% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (23.0°)
best
6
96% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c106
best
7
99% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 356,854 km
best
8
100% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c99
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
best
9
97% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★★c80
best
10
91% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★★c66
11
83% lit
↑ 10:16 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
12
74% lit
↑ 11:16 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c41
13
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:01 AM
★★☆☆c49
14
54% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
15
44% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 12:19 PM
★★☆☆c68
16
34% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 1:02 PM
★★★☆c74
17
26% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 1:47 PM
★★★★c77
18
18% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest south (-22.5°)
19
11% lit
↑ 4:41 AM
↓ 3:25 PM
★★★★c77
20
6% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 406,328 km
21
2% lit
↑ 6:09 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c71
22
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c67
23
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 6:54 PM
★★★★c59
New Moon
24
2% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★☆c52
25
6% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★☆☆c46
26
11% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
27
18% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★☆☆c36
28
26% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ 11:23 PM
★★☆☆c43

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Feb 1 · 8:02 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 5 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 7 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 356,854 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Feb 8 · 1:11 AM — Full Moon · Snow 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.
  • Sun, Feb 11 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 14 · 9:24 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Feb 18 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Feb 20 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 406,328 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 23 · 2:21 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, Feb 5 · Tue, Feb 6 · Wed, Feb 7 · Thu, Feb 8 · Fri, Feb 9

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

Moon distance

356,901 km closest · 406,314 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 Sat 12:30 PM.