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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 26% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: High 80° · 46% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:59 PM / 9:10 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
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 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds40% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover53% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover71% cloud cover55% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover54% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover20% cloud cover24% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover30% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover20% cloud cover24% cloud cover41% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76747376798078787775747880807878rain11% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance26% chance32% chance36% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in45% chance33% chance27% chance18% chance11% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance5% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance9% chance8% chance16% chance13% chance19% chance20% chance19% chance16% chance16% chance14% chance14% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphESE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SSE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 AM76°76°72°88%40%11%–ESE 78–
Tue 2 AM75°75°72°90%56%19%–SE 78–
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°93%48%19%–SE 78–
Tue 4 AM74°74°72°94%53%19%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°96%65%26%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°72°95%59%32%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°72°95%56%36%0.01"SE 78–⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°72°93%61%34%0.01"SE 78–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°91%59%37%0.01"SE 78–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°72°88%62%42%0.01"SE 89–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°73°86%62%44%0.01"SE 910–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°73°85%71%46%0.01"SE 1012–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°73°83%55%45%–ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°73°83%65%33%–ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°73°82%49%27%–ESE 1215–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°83°73°79%54%18%–ESE 1315–⚡
Tue 5 PM79°83°72°80%41%11%–E 1315–
Tue 6 PM79°79°72°79%51%5%–E 1215–
Tue 7 PM78°78°71°79%60%3%–E 1013–
Tue 8 PM78°77°71°81%42%3%–E 1013–
Tue 9 PM78°78°71°81%37%3%–E 912–
Tue 10 PM78°78°72°82%32%4%–E 912–
Tue 11 PM78°78°71°81%35%3%–ESE 910–
Wed 12 AM77°77°72°82%20%3%–ESE 810–
Wed 1 AM77°77°71°82%24%3%–ESE 79–
Wed 2 AM77°77°71°82%32%2%–SE 78–
Wed 3 AM76°76°71°85%41%5%–SE 78–
Wed 4 AM75°75°72°88%51%6%–SE 78–
Wed 5 AM75°75°71°88%43%6%–SE 68–
Wed 6 AM75°75°71°89%30%5%–SSE 67–
Wed 7 AM74°74°72°92%30%8%–SSE 56–
Wed 8 AM75°75°72°90%50%9%–SSE 56–
Wed 9 AM76°76°72°88%47%8%–SE 56–
Wed 10 AM78°78°72°82%43%16%–SE 68–
Wed 11 AM79°82°73°81%30%13%–ESE 89–
Wed 12 PM80°84°73°79%42%19%–ESE 1012–
Wed 1 PM80°85°73°78%41%20%–ESE 1013–
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°79%30%19%–ESE 1214–
Wed 3 PM81°85°73°77%28%16%–ESE 1315–
Wed 4 PM80°84°73°79%33%16%–ESE 1315–
Wed 5 PM80°84°73°79%20%14%–ESE 1316–
Wed 6 PM79°83°73°80%24%14%–ESE 1316–
Wed 7 PM78°78°72°83%41%4%–ESE 1215–
Wed 8 PM78°78°73°85%52%4%–ESE 1215–
Wed 9 PM78°78°73°85%51%4%–ESE 1214–
Wed 10 PM78°78°73°84%51%4%–ESE 1214–
Wed 11 PM78°78°73°84%52%4%–ESE 1214–
Thu 12 AM78°78°72°84%53%4%–ESE 1013–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

46% rain · 0.06"

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

20% rain

SE 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

80° / 75°

10% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

4% rain

SE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 76°

2% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

81° / 76°

1% rain

SE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Nov 2

Sunny

82° / 78°

4% rain

SSE 10–16 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ130-132-135-270715-
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-
153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers early this evening,
then a chance of showers late this evening and overnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ150-155-270715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
1% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★☆c47
Apogee · 406,657 km
3
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c54
New Moon
4
1% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★★c59
5
4% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★★★c64
6
9% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c69
7
15% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 11:38 PM
★☆☆☆c71
8
23% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ –
★★★★c74
Moon farthest north (23.2°)
9
32% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★★★c78
10
42% lit
↑ 12:19 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★★☆c80
11
52% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★☆c77
First Quarter
12
63% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★★☆c73
13
74% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★☆c64
14
83% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★☆☆c42
15
91% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
16
97% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c75
best
17
100% lit
↑ 7:49 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 358,090 km
Full Moon · Pink Moon (supermoon)
best
18
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:08 AM
★★★★c103
best
19
96% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★★c107
best
20
91% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★★★c107
best
21
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:51 AM
★☆☆☆c105
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
22
74% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★★★c99
23
64% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★★★c89
24
54% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 12:48 PM
★★★☆c77
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★★☆☆c63
26
35% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★☆☆c50
27
26% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★☆☆c33
28
18% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
29
12% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★☆☆c49
Apogee · 406,038 km
30
6% lit
↑ 5:05 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★★☆c59

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Apr 1 · 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.
  • Sat, Apr 2 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,657 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Apr 3 · 9:32 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Apr 8 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Apr 11 · 7:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Apr 15 · 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.
  • Sun, Apr 17 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 358,090 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Apr 17 · 9:43 PM — Full Moon · Pink Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Thu, Apr 21 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Apr 24 · 9:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Apr 28 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 29 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,038 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Apr 16 · Sun, Apr 17 · Mon, Apr 18 · Tue, Apr 19 · Wed, Apr 20

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

Moon distance

358,290 km closest · 406,619 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 12:30 AM.