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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 2% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:01 PM / 11:27 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 81%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
10:57 AM–11:57 AM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:31 PM–10:31 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 296 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds58% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover52% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover53% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover45% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°79777777757679808078787876768081rain2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance9% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphESE 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 14 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 7SSE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 5ESE 6 mph, gusts 6E 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 5 PM79°79°69°71%58%2%–ESE 1417–
Thu 6 PM78°78°68°72%48%2%–ESE 1417–
Thu 7 PM77°77°67°71%59%1%–E 1316–
Thu 8 PM77°77°67°72%52%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 9 PM77°77°67°71%31%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 10 PM77°77°67°72%37%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 11 PM77°77°68°73%43%2%–ESE 1315–
Fri 12 AM77°77°68°74%32%2%–ESE 1214–
Fri 1 AM77°77°68°74%29%3%–ESE 1213–
Fri 2 AM77°77°68°75%41%3%–ESE 1013–
Fri 3 AM76°76°69°79%45%3%–SE 1012–
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°82%53%3%–SE 912–
Fri 5 AM75°75°70°82%51%3%–SE 912–
Fri 6 AM74°75°70°86%43%4%–SE 910–
Fri 7 AM75°75°70°85%41%6%–SE 912–
Fri 8 AM76°76°70°83%53%8%–SE 910–
Fri 9 AM77°77°71°82%33%9%–SE 912–
Fri 10 AM78°79°71°78%32%6%–SE 1013–
Fri 11 AM79°82°72°77%12%5%–SE 1214–
Fri 12 PM80°84°72°76%14%5%–SE 1315–
Fri 1 PM81°85°72°75%19%5%–SE 1416–
Fri 2 PM80°85°72°77%21%4%–SE 1416–
Fri 3 PM81°85°72°75%16%4%–SE 1316–
Fri 4 PM81°86°72°73%15%4%–SE 1316–
Fri 5 PM80°85°72°76%8%0%–SE 1316–
Fri 6 PM80°84°72°77%11%4%–SE 1215–
Fri 7 PM79°83°72°79%9%1%–SE 1013–
Fri 8 PM78°79°73°82%18%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 9 PM78°78°73°83%22%0%–SE 912–
Fri 10 PM78°78°73°84%24%0%–ESE 912–
Fri 11 PM78°78°73°85%28%0%–SE 810–
Sat 12 AM78°78°74°87%24%0%–SE 89–
Sat 1 AM78°78°74°87%23%0%–SE 79–
Sat 2 AM78°78°74°87%35%0%–SE 68–
Sat 3 AM77°77°74°89%39%0%–SE 67–
Sat 4 AM76°76°74°92%31%0%–SSE 57–
Sat 5 AM76°76°74°93%37%2%–SSE 56–
Sat 6 AM76°76°74°94%47%3%–SE 56–
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°96%45%3%–SE 35–
Sat 8 AM76°76°74°94%59%3%–SE 35–
Sat 9 AM77°77°74°91%45%3%–SE 35–
Sat 10 AM78°79°75°88%31%3%–ESE 55–
Sat 11 AM80°84°75°86%27%3%–ESE 66–
Sat 12 PM80°85°75°84%22%3%–E 88–
Sat 1 PM81°87°75°83%18%3%–E 910–
Sat 2 PM81°88°75°82%19%3%–E 1012–
Sat 3 PM82°88°75°82%20%3%–ENE 1013–
Sat 4 PM81°88°75°82%21%3%–ENE 1014–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 74°

3% rain

ESE 13–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

9% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

3% rain

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

4% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

3% rain

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

19% rain

SSE 8–18 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 71°

19% rain

N 8–17 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 3 to 12 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 14 to 18 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, 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 · 209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ130-132-135-300815-
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-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the morning, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.
Light chop on the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.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 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then becoming northwest after
midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop
in the late evening and overnight. 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 · 209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ150-155-300815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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 east early
in the afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 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. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
late in the evening, then becoming northwest after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2005

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
45% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
★★★☆c83
Last Quarter
2
34% lit
↑ 3:24 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★★☆c70
3
24% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c55
4
15% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
5
8% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★★☆c56
6
3% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c70
7
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c79
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c84
New Moon
best
9
2% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 9:41 PM
★★★★c85
best
10
6% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★★★c84
11
11% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
★☆☆☆c82
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
12
18% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ –
★★★★c78
13
26% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★★★c72
14
35% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★★★c67
Apogee · 404,601 km
15
44% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★★★☆c61
16
53% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c54
First Quarter
17
63% lit
↑ 2:32 PM
↓ 2:52 AM
★★☆☆c46
18
72% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★★☆☆c33
19
81% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
20
88% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 4:21 AM
★★★☆c54
21
94% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★★c70
22
98% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c85
23
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c96
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 9:40 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c102
best
25
95% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
26
89% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★☆☆☆c104
Perigee · 364,243 km
27
80% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c102
28
70% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 11:27 AM
★★★★c95
29
59% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★★★☆c83
30
48% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★★☆c67
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★★☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, May 1 · 1:24 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, May 4 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, May 8 · 3:45 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 11 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 14 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,601 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, May 16 · 3:56 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 19 · 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.
  • Mon, May 23 · 3:18 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 25 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 26 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 364,243 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, May 30 · 6:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, May 7 · Sun, May 8 · Mon, May 9 · Mon, May 23 · Tue, May 24

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

Moon distance

364,286 km closest · 404,590 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 Thu 4:30 PM.