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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 12 mph.

Thursday: High 80° · 4% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:01 PM / 11:27 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 85%
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 2912 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AMclouds65% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover48% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover52% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover10% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover31% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°75787979777777757578818279787876rain3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance4% chance8% chance8% chance13% chance13% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphSE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 14 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 7 AM75°75°71°85%65%3%–SE 1013–
Thu 8 AM76°76°70°82%61%3%–ESE 1213–
Thu 9 AM77°77°71°81%61%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 10 AM78°78°71°79%48%3%–ESE 1314–
Thu 11 AM79°79°71°78%33%2%–ESE 1415–
Thu 12 PM79°82°71°76%35%2%–ESE 1416–
Thu 1 PM79°82°71°75%45%2%–ESE 1416–
Thu 2 PM80°83°71°74%52%2%–ESE 1517–
Thu 3 PM79°82°70°72%38%2%–ESE 1417–
Thu 4 PM79°82°69°71%31%2%–E 1417–
Thu 5 PM79°82°69°71%40%1%–E 1417–
Thu 6 PM78°78°68°70%39%1%–E 1417–
Thu 7 PM77°77°67°71%46%1%–E 1316–
Thu 8 PM77°77°67°71%48%1%–E 1316–
Thu 9 PM77°77°67°71%40%1%–E 1315–
Thu 10 PM77°77°68°73%27%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 11 PM77°77°67°72%25%1%–ESE 1315–
Fri 12 AM77°77°68°73%28%2%–ESE 1215–
Fri 1 AM77°77°68°73%26%1%–ESE 1214–
Fri 2 AM77°77°68°74%24%1%–ESE 1013–
Fri 3 AM76°76°68°78%21%2%–SE 1013–
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°80%22%2%–SE 1013–
Fri 5 AM75°75°69°81%36%1%–SE 1012–
Fri 6 AM74°75°69°84%31%4%–SE 912–
Fri 7 AM75°75°70°83%36%8%–SE 910–
Fri 8 AM76°76°70°81%44%8%–SSE 810–
Fri 9 AM77°77°70°81%30%13%–SE 810–
Fri 10 AM78°79°71°77%24%13%–SE 1013–
Fri 11 AM79°82°71°76%19%0%–SE 1214–
Fri 12 PM80°84°72°75%17%3%–SE 1315–
Fri 1 PM81°85°72°73%17%0%–SE 1315–
Fri 2 PM81°85°72°75%17%0%–SE 1316–
Fri 3 PM81°85°72°73%27%0%–SE 1316–
Fri 4 PM82°86°72°72%20%0%–SE 1315–
Fri 5 PM81°85°72°74%16%0%–ESE 1215–
Fri 6 PM80°84°71°75%10%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 7 PM79°82°71°77%32%1%–ESE 1013–
Fri 8 PM78°78°72°80%41%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 9 PM78°78°72°82%31%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 10 PM78°78°72°82%21%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 11 PM78°78°72°83%20%1%–ESE 810–
Sat 12 AM78°78°72°84%19%1%–SE 810–
Sat 1 AM78°78°72°84%18%6%–SE 79–
Sat 2 AM77°77°72°85%20%6%–SE 79–
Sat 3 AM77°77°73°87%22%6%–SE 68–
Sat 4 AM76°76°73°89%24%6%–SE 68–
Sat 5 AM76°76°73°91%27%6%–SE 57–
Sat 6 AM75°75°73°92%29%6%–SE 36–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

4% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

13% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 75°

6% rain

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

6% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

3% rain

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

27% rain

SE 10–18 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 72°

19% rain · 0.06"

N 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: 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 · 156 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-291915-
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-
156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light
chop early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. 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.

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

GMZ150 · 156 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-291915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.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 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · April 2006

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 10:37 PM
★★★★c91
2
23% lit
↑ 10:16 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c91
3
32% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 12:41 AM
★★★★c89
4
42% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 1:40 AM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
5
52% lit
↑ 1:01 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★★☆c78
First Quarter
6
62% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★★☆c71
7
71% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★☆c63
8
79% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★☆c55
9
86% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
★★☆☆c41
Apogee · 405,549 km
10
92% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★☆☆c33
11
96% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
12
99% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 6:29 AM
★★★☆c47
13
100% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c58
Full Moon · Pink Moon
14
99% lit
↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c67
15
96% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★★c76
best
16
91% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c84
17
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:29 AM
★☆☆☆c86
18
76% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
19
66% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 11:24 AM
★★★★c94
20
55% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★★☆c93
Last Quarter
21
44% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★★★☆c89
22
33% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★★★★c80
23
22% lit
↑ 4:15 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★☆c65
24
13% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
25
6% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★☆c59
Perigee · 363,736 km
26
2% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★★c80
best
27
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best
28
1% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c103
best
29
5% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★★c105
best
30
11% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★☆☆☆c104

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Apr 4 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 5 · 7:00 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Apr 9 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,549 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Apr 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 13 · 11:40 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 18 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 20 · 10:28 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Apr 25 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 363,736 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Apr 27 · 2:44 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Apr 15 · Wed, Apr 26 · Thu, Apr 27 · Fri, Apr 28 · Sat, Apr 29

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

Moon distance

363,785 km closest · 405,538 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 6:15 AM.