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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 6% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 40% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:51 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:10 PM / 8:01 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:10 AM–2:10 AM
Minor period
7:31 AM–8:31 AM
Major period
12:35 PM–2:35 PM
Minor period
6:40 PM–7:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 266 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds56% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover36% cloud cover59% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover58% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover38% cloud cover39% cloud cover61% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover31% cloud cover46% cloud cover56% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover42% cloud cover46% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover44% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°79787776747376798078787776747880rain6% chance4% chance4% chance9% chance, 0.01 in14% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in31% chance31% chance32% chance32% chance40% chance38% chance40% chance37% chance34% chance35% chance37% chance36% chance26% chance24% chance24% chance13% chance7% chance8% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance8% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 8 mph, gusts 9ESE 10 mph, gusts 12ESE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 13 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 4 PM79°82°71°76%56%6%–ENE 1014–
Mon 5 PM79°82°71°77%35%4%–ENE 1014–
Mon 6 PM79°79°71°77%40%4%–ENE 1013–
Mon 7 PM78°78°71°80%36%9%0.01"E 912–
Mon 8 PM78°78°71°81%59%14%0.01"E 912–
Mon 9 PM77°77°71°82%48%19%0.01"E 812–
Mon 10 PM77°77°72°83%50%25%0.01"E 810–⚡
Mon 11 PM77°77°72°85%51%33%0.01"ESE 89–⚡
Tue 12 AM77°77°72°86%48%34%0.01"ESE 89–⚡
Tue 1 AM76°76°72°87%58%31%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 2 AM76°76°72°88%42%31%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°93%45%32%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°72°93%38%32%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°72°94%39%40%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°72°97%61%38%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°72°94%45%40%–ESE 78–⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°72°93%48%37%–ESE 78–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°93%53%34%–SE 78–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°73°88%50%35%–ESE 89–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°73°87%48%37%–ESE 912–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°73°86%60%36%–ESE 1012–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°73°84%65%26%–ESE 1213–⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°74°84%49%24%–ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°73°82%48%24%–ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°83°73°80%31%13%–E 1214–
Tue 5 PM79°83°73°81%46%7%–E 1215–
Tue 6 PM79°79°72°80%56%8%–E 1214–
Tue 7 PM78°78°72°81%49%5%–E 1013–
Tue 8 PM78°78°72°83%52%3%–ESE 912–
Tue 9 PM78°78°72°82%56%1%–ESE 912–
Tue 10 PM78°78°72°82%42%3%–ESE 912–
Tue 11 PM78°78°72°83%46%3%–ESE 810–
Wed 12 AM78°78°72°83%42%4%–ESE 89–
Wed 1 AM77°77°72°82%42%3%–SE 79–
Wed 2 AM77°77°72°82%37%3%–SE 68–
Wed 3 AM76°76°72°85%34%4%–SE 68–
Wed 4 AM76°76°72°88%44%5%–SE 68–
Wed 5 AM75°75°72°89%36%4%–SE 67–
Wed 6 AM75°75°72°91%37%8%–SE 67–
Wed 7 AM74°74°72°92%39%12%–SE 67–
Wed 8 AM75°75°72°90%44%12%–SE 56–
Wed 9 AM77°77°72°86%39%12%–SE 57–
Wed 10 AM78°78°73°83%33%12%–ESE 68–
Wed 11 AM79°83°73°81%33%12%–ESE 89–
Wed 12 PM80°84°73°79%33%12%–ESE 912–
Wed 1 PM80°85°73°79%33%15%–ESE 1213–
Wed 2 PM81°85°73°78%35%15%–ESE 1314–
Wed 3 PM81°85°73°79%37%15%–ESE 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

40% rain · 0.05"

ENE 8–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

40% rain · 0.01"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

15% rain

SE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • 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.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

Weather map

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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 · February 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
65% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c69
2
74% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★★☆c75
3
82% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (21.9°)
4
89% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★★★c84
5
94% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★★c85
best
6
98% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 5:58 AM
★★★★c85
best
7
100% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
8
99% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★★c67
9
95% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 8:01 AM
★★★☆c56
Moon crosses the equator
10
90% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★☆☆c44
11
82% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★☆☆c45
Perigee · 367,926 km
12
72% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 10:04 AM
★★☆☆c56
13
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:50 AM
★★☆☆c69
14
50% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 11:40 AM
★★★☆c83
Last Quarter
15
38% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 12:34 PM
★★★☆c92
16
28% lit
↑ 2:44 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-22.6°)
17
19% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 2:32 PM
★★★★c95
18
11% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★★★★c92
best
19
5% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★★c85
best
20
2% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c71
21
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★★c62
New Moon
22
1% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
23
3% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★☆☆c43
24
8% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★☆☆c41
25
14% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★☆☆c44
26
21% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★☆☆☆c44
27
29% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★☆☆c50
Apogee · 404,865 km
28
38% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c56
29
47% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 12:34 AM
★★☆☆c61
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Feb 3 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Feb 7 · 3:54 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Feb 9 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Feb 11 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 367,926 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Feb 14 · 11:04 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 16 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Feb 21 · 4:35 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 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.
  • Mon, Feb 27 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,865 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Feb 29 · 7:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Feb 5 · Mon, Feb 6 · Tue, Feb 7 · Sat, Feb 18 · Sun, Feb 19

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

Moon distance

367,928 km closest · 404,856 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 Mon 3:30 PM.