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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Friday: High 82° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:08 PM / 12:29 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 76%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
11:59 AM–12:59 PM
Major period
4:50 PM–6:50 PM
Minor period
10:38 PM–11:38 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 3012 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 1clouds38% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover33% cloud cover16% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover7% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover36% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover27% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover36% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover39% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover28% cloud cover67% cloud cover40% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°74768080807878777677808080787877rain2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6SSE 3 mph, gusts 3ESE 2 mph, gusts 3ENE 3 mph, gusts 3ENE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 5
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 6 AM74°74°70°85%38%2%–SE 89–
Fri 7 AM75°75°70°85%45%2%–SE 89–
Fri 8 AM75°75°70°83%40%1%–SE 79–
Fri 9 AM76°76°70°82%39%1%–SE 810–
Fri 10 AM78°78°71°78%33%1%–SE 912–
Fri 11 AM79°79°71°78%16%1%–SE 1013–
Fri 12 PM80°83°72°76%10%1%–SE 1214–
Fri 1 PM80°85°72°75%12%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 2 PM80°84°72°76%12%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 3 PM80°84°72°74%8%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 4 PM81°85°72°73%6%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 5 PM80°84°72°75%3%0%–SE 1214–
Fri 6 PM80°83°72°76%7%0%–SE 1013–
Fri 7 PM79°82°72°78%18%0%–SE 912–
Fri 8 PM78°79°72°81%22%0%–ESE 810–
Fri 9 PM78°78°72°82%36%0%–SE 810–
Fri 10 PM78°78°73°84%19%0%–SE 810–
Fri 11 PM78°78°73°84%18%0%–SE 78–
Sat 12 AM78°78°73°85%19%0%–SE 68–
Sat 1 AM77°77°73°87%27%0%–SE 67–
Sat 2 AM78°78°73°86%33%0%–SE 56–
Sat 3 AM77°77°73°88%23%0%–SE 56–
Sat 4 AM76°76°73°90%25%0%–SE 56–
Sat 5 AM76°76°73°91%36%0%–SSE 35–
Sat 6 AM76°76°73°93%26%0%–SSE 33–
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°95%18%0%–SSE 33–
Sat 8 AM76°76°74°93%39%1%–ESE 23–
Sat 9 AM77°77°74°91%27%2%–E 23–
Sat 10 AM79°79°74°86%29%2%–ENE 33–
Sat 11 AM79°83°74°85%22%1%–ENE 56–
Sat 12 PM80°85°74°83%22%1%–ENE 78–
Sat 1 PM81°86°75°82%16%3%–ENE 810–
Sat 2 PM80°85°74°82%20%0%–ENE 810–
Sat 3 PM80°85°74°81%21%3%–ENE 912–
Sat 4 PM81°87°74°79%15%1%–ENE 1013–
Sat 5 PM81°86°74°81%13%0%–ENE 1013–
Sat 6 PM80°85°74°81%20%0%–ENE 913–
Sat 7 PM80°83°74°83%28%0%–ENE 912–
Sat 8 PM79°79°74°86%67%0%–ENE 810–
Sat 9 PM78°78°74°87%40%0%–E 810–
Sat 10 PM78°78°74°87%12%0%–E 810–
Sat 11 PM78°78°74°87%13%0%–E 79–
Sun 12 AM78°78°74°88%13%0%–E 67–
Sun 1 AM78°78°74°89%14%1%–E 56–
Sun 1 AM77°77°74°90%15%1%–E 55–
Sun 2 AM77°77°74°91%17%1%–E 35–
Sun 3 AM76°76°74°93%18%1%–E 35–
Sun 4 AM76°76°74°94%22%1%–E 35–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 74°

3% rain

SE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

ESE 2–10 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

2% rain

ENE 2–10 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

1% rain

SE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 72°

22% rain

SSE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

77° / 70°

22% rain

N 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 72°

4% rain

NNE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ130-132-135-301915-
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-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon, then becoming northeast late in the afternoon. Smooth
on the bay, increasing to light chop late in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to
light chop late in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until early morning. 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 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ150-155-301915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 1:41 PM
↓ 3:12 AM
★★★★c68
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
2
82% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★★★c70
3
89% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★★c71
best
4
94% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c70
best
5
98% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★★c67
best
6
100% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c55
Full Moon · Worm Moon
7
99% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c48
8
96% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
9
91% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 8:30 AM
★★★☆c51
10
83% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★★☆c65
11
74% lit
↑ 11:48 PM
↓ 9:47 AM
★☆☆☆c73
Perigee · 369,510 km
12
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c84
13
52% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★★☆c91
Last Quarter
14
40% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★★☆c95
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
15
29% lit
↑ 3:03 AM
↓ 1:28 PM
★★★★c95
16
20% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★★★c92
17
12% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★★c85
best
18
6% lit
↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★★c73
best
19
2% lit
↑ 6:03 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★★★c56
20
0% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★★c48
New Moon
21
1% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
22
3% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★☆c51
23
8% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★☆c57
24
14% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★★☆c60
25
21% lit
↑ 9:18 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★☆☆☆c62
26
30% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c63
27
38% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★★★☆c64
Apogee · 404,521 km
28
48% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★★☆c65
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
First Quarter
29
57% lit
↑ 12:24 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★☆c66
30
67% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★★☆c66
31
76% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 3:26 AM
★★★☆c64

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Mar 1 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 6 · 5:14 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 8 · 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.
  • Thu, Mar 11 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 369,510 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Mar 13 · 3:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Mar 14 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 20 · 4:41 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Mar 21 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Mar 27 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,521 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 28 · 5:47 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Mar 3 · Thu, Mar 4 · Fri, Mar 5 · Wed, Mar 17 · Thu, Mar 18

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

Moon distance

369,575 km closest · 404,413 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 Fri 4:45 AM.