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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° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 10% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:56 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:20 AM
Minor period
6:26 AM–7:26 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:57 PM–6:57 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds71% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover90% cloud cover74% cloud cover88% cloud cover92% cloud cover92% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover78% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover37% cloud cover62% cloud cover46% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover59% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79797777777573767878767676747376rain4% chance5% chance8% chance8% chance7% chance10% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance9% chance10% chance13% chance15% chance13% chance20% chance22% chance17% chance12% chance9% chance8% chance5% chance7% chance24% chance27% chance33% chance40% chance66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphESE 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 PM79°82°68°67%71%4%–ESE 1517–
Sun 2 PM80°82°68°68%74%5%–E 1517–
Sun 3 PM79°81°67°67%81%8%–E 1417–
Sun 4 PM79°79°68°68%90%8%–E 1417–
Sun 5 PM79°79°68°69%74%7%–E 1417–
Sun 6 PM78°78°68°71%88%10%–E 1416–
Sun 7 PM77°77°67°73%92%3%–E 1315–
Sun 8 PM77°77°67°71%92%3%–E 1214–
Sun 9 PM77°77°66°69%90%3%–E 1314–
Sun 10 PM77°77°66°69%87%2%–E 1314–
Sun 11 PM77°77°66°68%87%1%–E 1213–
Mon 12 AM77°77°66°69%87%1%–E 1012–
Mon 1 AM77°77°64°66%79%0%–E 910–
Mon 2 AM77°77°64°66%78%1%–ESE 79–
Mon 3 AM76°76°65°69%76%0%–E 68–
Mon 4 AM75°75°65°72%49%1%–E 67–
Mon 5 AM74°74°65°73%35%1%–E 56–
Mon 6 AM74°74°66°77%45%2%–E 36–
Mon 7 AM73°73°66°79%37%6%–E 35–
Mon 8 AM74°74°67°80%59%9%–NE 35–
Mon 9 AM74°74°68°80%65%10%–ENE 35–
Mon 10 AM76°76°68°77%67%13%–ENE 67–
Mon 11 AM77°77°69°78%66%15%–ENE 89–
Mon 12 PM78°78°70°78%78%13%–NE 910–
Mon 1 PM78°78°71°78%59%20%–NE 1013–
Mon 2 PM78°78°71°80%58%22%–ENE 1013–
Mon 3 PM79°79°71°77%69%17%–ENE 1013–
Mon 4 PM78°78°71°79%69%12%–ENE 1013–
Mon 5 PM78°78°71°79%48%9%–E 1014–
Mon 6 PM78°78°71°80%40%8%–E 1013–
Mon 7 PM76°76°71°83%60%5%–E 912–
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°84%54%7%–ESE 912–
Mon 9 PM76°76°72°85%37%24%–E 910–
Mon 10 PM76°76°72°86%62%27%–ESE 810–
Mon 11 PM76°76°72°86%46%33%–ESE 79–
Tue 12 AM76°76°72°86%59%40%–ESE 912–⚡
Tue 1 AM76°76°71°86%60%66%0.03"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°71°88%64%66%0.03"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°71°89%69%66%0.03"SE 89–⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°71°91%73%66%0.03"SE 89–⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°71°92%72%66%0.03"SE 89–⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°71°93%71%66%0.03"SE 78–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°71°93%70%56%0.02"SE 78–⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°71°92%70%56%0.02"SE 78–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°90%69%56%0.02"ESE 79–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°72°88%69%56%0.02"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°72°86%64%56%0.02"ESE 912–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°73°84%59%56%0.02"ESE 1013–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 73°

10% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

66% rain

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 74°

66% rain · 0.30"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

25% rain

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

79° / 73°

25% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

79° / 74°

7% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 76°

3% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers between 9pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday 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 · 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ130-132-135-252030-
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-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 
knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A 
slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers 
early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in 
the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after 
midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in 
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A 
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 
knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing 
to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. A slight 
chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to a light chop on the bay after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ150-155-252030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers until late afternoon, then a chance of
showers late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers early in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers late in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2014

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
7% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★★★c86
2
12% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c83
Moon farthest north (19.3°)
3
20% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ –
★★★★c78
4
28% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★★☆c72
5
37% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★☆c64
6
46% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★☆☆c56
Apogee · 404,319 km
First Quarter
7
56% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★☆☆c48
8
65% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★☆☆c40
9
74% lit
↑ 3:33 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★☆☆c35
10
82% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
11
89% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★☆c55
12
95% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c69
13
99% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c81
14
100% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
15
99% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c98
best
16
95% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
17
89% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★☆☆☆c100
18
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 367,102 km
19
71% lit
↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★★c92
20
60% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★★★☆c81
21
48% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★☆☆c66
Last Quarter
22
37% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
23
27% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 3:33 PM
★★☆☆c46
24
17% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★☆c61
25
10% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c76
26
5% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 6:27 PM
★★★★c86
27
1% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c90
best
28
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
29
1% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
best
30
4% lit
↑ 8:18 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★★c88
31
8% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★★c83

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, May 2 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, May 6 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,319 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 6 · 10:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 10 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, May 14 · 2:16 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 16 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 18 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 367,102 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, May 21 · 7:59 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 22 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, May 28 · 1:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 14 · Thu, May 15 · Tue, May 27 · Wed, May 28 · Thu, May 29

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

Moon distance

367,123 km closest · 404,270 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 Sun 12:21 PM.