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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 19% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 75° · 21% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:57 PM / 10:20 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 91%
Major period
2:05 AM–4:05 AM
Minor period
9:50 AM–10:50 AM
Major period
2:40 PM–4:40 PM
Minor period
8:27 PM–9:27 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 286 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PMclouds28% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover59% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover61% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover26% cloud cover29% cloud cover43% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover37% cloud cover37% cloud cover32% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°81807878787676798079787776757679rain17% chance17% chance14% chance19% chance21% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance12% chance9% chance7% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 13ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 12SE 10 mph, gusts 12SE 12 mph, gusts 13SE 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 PM81°85°72°75%28%17%–ESE 1013–⚡
Wed 3 PM81°85°72°74%39%17%–ESE 1214–⚡
Wed 4 PM81°85°72°75%43%14%–ESE 1215–
Wed 5 PM80°85°73°77%41%19%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 6 PM80°83°72°79%60%21%–ESE 1315–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°83%54%7%–ESE 1215–
Wed 8 PM78°78°73°83%65%7%–ESE 1214–
Wed 9 PM78°78°73°83%59%6%–ESE 1215–
Wed 10 PM78°78°73°84%59%12%–ESE 1214–
Wed 11 PM78°78°73°83%64%9%–ESE 1214–
Thu 12 AM78°78°73°84%67%7%–ESE 1214–
Thu 1 AM78°78°72°83%64%6%–ESE 1214–
Thu 2 AM78°78°72°82%67%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 3 AM77°77°71°83%61%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 4 AM76°77°72°84%47%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 5 AM76°76°71°84%49%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 6 AM76°76°71°85%61%5%–ESE 1213–
Thu 7 AM76°76°71°86%48%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 8 AM76°77°71°82%51%4%–ESE 1213–
Thu 9 AM77°77°71°81%38%3%–ESE 1213–
Thu 10 AM78°78°71°78%40%3%–ESE 1315–
Thu 11 AM79°79°71°76%34%3%–ESE 1415–
Thu 12 PM79°82°71°75%26%3%–ESE 1416–
Thu 1 PM80°83°70°73%29%0%–E 1416–
Thu 2 PM80°83°70°73%43%0%–E 1416–
Thu 3 PM80°82°70°71%50%0%–E 1417–
Thu 4 PM79°82°70°72%48%0%–E 1417–
Thu 5 PM79°82°69°71%37%0%–E 1417–
Thu 6 PM78°78°68°72%37%0%–E 1417–
Thu 7 PM78°78°68°73%32%0%–E 1316–
Thu 8 PM78°78°68°72%44%0%–E 1316–
Thu 9 PM78°78°68°72%44%0%–ESE 1316–
Thu 10 PM78°78°68°72%44%0%–ESE 1316–
Thu 11 PM77°77°68°72%45%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 12 AM77°77°67°72%47%0%–ESE 1215–
Fri 1 AM77°77°67°72%48%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 2 AM76°77°67°73%48%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 3 AM76°76°68°75%49%0%–SE 1013–
Fri 4 AM76°76°68°77%49%0%–SE 1013–
Fri 5 AM75°75°68°78%45%0%–SE 1013–
Fri 6 AM75°75°68°79%41%0%–SE 1012–
Fri 7 AM75°75°68°79%37%0%–SE 1012–
Fri 8 AM76°76°68°77%35%0%–SE 1012–
Fri 9 AM77°77°69°75%33%0%–SE 1212–
Fri 10 AM78°79°69°73%31%0%–SE 1213–
Fri 11 AM79°82°69°72%28%0%–SE 1214–
Fri 12 PM80°83°70°71%25%0%–SE 1315–
Fri 1 PM80°84°70°71%22%1%–SE 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 75°

21% rain

ESE 10–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

7% rain

ESE 12–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

1% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 75°

4% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 1

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

81° / 76°

15% rain

ESE 3–13 mph · gusts 16

Mon, Nov 2

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

15% rain

SE 9–18 mph · gusts 22

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 73°

26% rain

SSE 12–21 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 155 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ130-132-135-281915-
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 CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east early this
afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late this afternoon.
Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop early this afternoon,
then increasing to a moderate chop late this afternoon. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY...East 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. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early
in the afternoon, then becoming east late in the afternoon.
Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop late in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. 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 CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ150-155-281915-
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 CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2007

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★★☆☆c49
Last Quarter
2
38% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
3
29% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★☆☆c44
4
21% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★★☆c54
5
14% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★★c63
6
8% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 406,232 km
7
4% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★★★c72
8
1% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★★c73
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★★★c74
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
best
11
4% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★★c77
12
9% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c77
13
15% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★★★c75
14
23% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★★c71
15
32% lit
↑ 11:33 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★★☆c63
16
43% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
17
54% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 12:13 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 1:12 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★☆☆c50
19
75% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★★☆c68
20
85% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 3:22 AM
★★★★c84
21
92% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★★★c95
22
97% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 360,819 km
23
100% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★★c99
best
25
96% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c94
26
90% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★★★c85
27
83% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★★★★c73
28
75% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:48 AM
★★★☆c60
29
65% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★☆☆c42
30
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:48 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
31
46% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:17 PM
★☆☆☆c44
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 1 · 6:44 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 2 · 5:00 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, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,232 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 11:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 10 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 12:00 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, Dec 17 · 4:17 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 360,819 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 7:15 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 12:00 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, Dec 31 · 1:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 8 · Sun, Dec 9 · Mon, Dec 10 · Sun, Dec 23 · Mon, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

360,885 km closest · 406,232 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 Wed 12:45 PM.