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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 24% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 74° · 16% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:59 PM / 9:10 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 95%
Major period
1:05 AM–3:05 AM
Minor period
8:40 AM–9:40 AM
Major period
1:35 PM–3:35 PM
Minor period
7:29 PM–8:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 27Wed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PMclouds51% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover34% cloud cover28% cloud cover46% cloud cover39% cloud cover53% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover61% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover⚡65°70°75°80°85°79787877757780818078787776778080rain16% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance7% chance9% chance7% chance6% chance8% chance7% chance8% chance8% chance11% chance9% chance7% chance6% chance4% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 9 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 12SE 10 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 12ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 6 PM79°79°72°81%51%16%–E 1214–⚡
Tue 7 PM78°78°72°81%59%7%–ESE 1013–
Tue 8 PM78°78°72°82%56%7%–ESE 912–
Tue 9 PM78°78°72°80%59%6%–ESE 912–
Tue 10 PM78°78°72°80%42%3%–ESE 912–
Tue 11 PM78°78°72°80%41%3%–ESE 910–
Wed 12 AM78°78°72°82%42%4%–SE 810–
Wed 1 AM78°78°72°81%35%4%–ESE 79–
Wed 2 AM78°78°71°81%40%4%–SE 78–
Wed 3 AM77°77°72°84%35%3%–SE 78–
Wed 4 AM76°76°72°86%33%4%–SE 78–
Wed 5 AM76°76°71°87%35%5%–SE 67–
Wed 6 AM75°75°71°88%52%7%–SE 67–
Wed 7 AM74°75°71°90%57%7%–SE 67–
Wed 8 AM76°76°72°87%47%6%–SE 57–
Wed 9 AM77°77°72°85%51%7%–SE 57–
Wed 10 AM79°79°72°80%51%9%–SE 68–
Wed 11 AM79°83°72°80%34%7%–ESE 89–
Wed 12 PM80°84°73°78%28%6%–ESE 910–
Wed 1 PM81°86°73°76%46%8%–E 1013–
Wed 2 PM80°85°73°79%39%7%–E 1014–
Wed 3 PM81°86°73°76%53%8%–E 1214–
Wed 4 PM80°85°73°78%42%8%–E 1215–
Wed 5 PM80°85°73°79%42%11%–E 1315–
Wed 6 PM80°83°73°80%27%9%–E 1215–
Wed 7 PM78°78°73°84%36%7%–E 1214–
Wed 8 PM78°78°73°85%52%6%–E 1214–
Wed 9 PM78°78°73°85%49%4%–ESE 1214–
Wed 10 PM78°78°73°85%39%1%–ESE 1214–
Wed 11 PM78°78°73°85%42%2%–ESE 1214–
Thu 12 AM78°78°73°85%49%1%–ESE 1213–
Thu 1 AM78°78°72°84%56%1%–SE 1013–
Thu 2 AM78°78°72°83%48%0%–SE 1012–
Thu 3 AM77°77°72°85%61%1%–SE 1012–
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°87%50%3%–SE 1012–
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°87%47%0%–SE 1012–
Thu 6 AM76°76°72°87%40%1%–ESE 1012–
Thu 7 AM75°75°72°89%36%1%–ESE 912–
Thu 8 AM76°76°71°85%39%1%–ESE 1012–
Thu 9 AM77°77°71°82%41%1%–ESE 1213–
Thu 10 AM78°79°72°79%42%1%–ESE 1214–
Thu 11 AM79°82°72°78%41%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 12 PM80°83°72°77%41%1%–ESE 1416–
Thu 1 PM80°83°72°77%40%1%–ESE 1517–
Thu 2 PM80°84°72°76%42%1%–ESE 1518–
Thu 3 PM80°83°71°75%43%1%–E 1518–
Thu 4 PM80°83°71°74%45%1%–E 1518–
Thu 5 PM79°79°70°74%46%1%–E 1518–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

24% rain

E 9–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

11% rain

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

3% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

Dry

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 75°

1% rain

SE 2–10 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

81° / 76°

1% rain

SE 3–13 mph · gusts 16

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

6% rain

SSE 9–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 144 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ130-132-135-280715-
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-
144 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.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 around 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to
around 5 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
early in the morning. 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 · 144 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ150-155-280715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
144 PM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
92% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★★★c67
2
96% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c60
3
99% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★☆c52
4
100% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★☆c43
Full Moon · Corn Moon
5
99% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
6
96% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★☆☆c37
7
91% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★★★☆c47
8
84% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 10:46 AM
★★★☆c66
9
75% lit
↑ 10:43 PM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★★★c76
10
65% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:50 PM
★☆☆☆c83
11
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:52 PM
★★★☆c92
Last Quarter
Moon farthest north (25.9°)
12
43% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★★☆c97
13
32% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★★c97
14
22% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★★★c96
15
13% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★★★c88
best
16
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★★c74
Perigee · 364,051 km
best
17
2% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c56
18
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★★★c46
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon
19
1% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c61
best
20
5% lit
↑ 9:11 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★★c73
best
21
11% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★★★c83
best
22
18% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★★★c83
23
27% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c83
24
36% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Moon farthest south (-26.4°)
25
45% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c80
First Quarter
26
55% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★★☆c77
27
64% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★★☆c72
Apogee · 404,434 km
28
73% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★☆c66
29
81% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★★☆c58
30
88% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 4:04 AM
★★★☆c50

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 4 · 11:02 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 5 · 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.
  • Fri, Sep 11 · 9:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 11 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 364,051 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 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.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 1:44 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Sep 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Sep 25 · 11:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 27 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 404,434 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 15 · Wed, Sep 16 · Sat, Sep 19 · Sun, Sep 20 · Mon, Sep 21

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

Moon distance

364,146 km closest · 404,541 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 Tue 5:45 PM.