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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 6% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:56 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
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 2512 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AMclouds66% cloud cover45% cloud cover70% cloud cover60% cloud cover73% cloud cover84% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover76% cloud cover83% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover62% cloud cover39% cloud cover58% cloud cover67% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover32% cloud cover55% cloud cover32% cloud cover45% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78797977777775737678787676767473rain6% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance13% chance21% chance16% chance13% chance4% chance2% chance9% chance18% chance14% chance10% chance20% chance40% chance40% chance40% chance40% chance40% 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 inwind01020mphE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 7E 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 AM78°78°68°71%66%6%–E 1517–
Sun 11 AM78°79°68°70%45%5%–ESE 1517–
Sun 12 PM79°79°68°69%70%3%–ESE 1517–
Sun 1 PM79°82°68°67%60%3%–E 1517–
Sun 2 PM80°82°68°68%73%3%–E 1517–
Sun 3 PM79°81°67°67%84%0%–E 1517–
Sun 4 PM79°79°68°68%70%1%–E 1417–
Sun 5 PM79°79°68°69%75%1%–E 1417–
Sun 6 PM78°78°68°71%72%2%–E 1416–
Sun 7 PM77°77°67°73%87%2%–E 1315–
Sun 8 PM77°77°67°71%88%1%–E 1315–
Sun 9 PM77°77°66°69%84%1%–E 1315–
Sun 10 PM77°77°66°69%86%0%–E 1315–
Sun 11 PM77°77°66°68%84%1%–E 1213–
Mon 12 AM77°77°66°69%76%1%–E 1012–
Mon 1 AM77°77°64°66%83%2%–E 910–
Mon 2 AM77°77°64°66%74%2%–E 89–
Mon 3 AM76°76°65°69%65%2%–E 78–
Mon 4 AM75°75°65°72%66%5%–E 68–
Mon 5 AM74°74°65°73%72%6%–E 67–
Mon 6 AM74°74°66°77%62%7%–E 56–
Mon 7 AM73°73°66°79%39%8%–E 56–
Mon 8 AM74°74°67°80%58%13%–E 56–
Mon 9 AM74°74°68°80%67%21%–ENE 56–
Mon 10 AM76°76°68°77%56%16%–E 67–
Mon 11 AM77°77°69°78%48%13%–E 89–
Mon 12 PM78°78°70°78%41%4%–E 910–
Mon 1 PM78°78°71°78%49%2%–ENE 912–
Mon 2 PM78°78°71°80%58%9%–ENE 1013–
Mon 3 PM79°79°71°77%61%18%–ENE 1013–
Mon 4 PM78°78°71°79%52%14%–ENE 1014–
Mon 5 PM78°78°71°79%47%10%–ENE 1014–
Mon 6 PM78°78°71°80%32%20%–E 1013–
Mon 7 PM76°76°71°83%55%40%–E 912–
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°84%32%40%–E 912–
Mon 9 PM76°76°72°85%45%40%–E 1013–
Mon 10 PM76°76°72°86%57%40%–ESE 1013–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°72°86%58%40%–ESE 1013–⚡
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

6% rain

ESE 12–15 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

66% rain

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

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
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 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 · August 2014

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c33
2
37% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c38
3
47% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★★☆☆c50
First Quarter
4
57% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★☆☆c66
5
68% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★★★☆c83
6
78% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-18.6°)
7
86% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c104
best
8
93% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c106
best
9
98% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★★c104
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★★c98
Perigee · 356,898 km
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
11
98% lit
↑ 8:54 PM
↓ 7:54 AM
★★★★c85
best
12
94% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★☆c68
13
87% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 10:05 AM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
14
79% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★☆☆c46
15
69% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 12:07 PM
★★☆☆c55
16
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:06 PM
★★☆☆c65
17
48% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★★☆☆c75
Last Quarter
18
38% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★★☆c81
19
29% lit
↑ 2:08 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★☆c83
Moon farthest north (19.0°)
20
20% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 4:35 PM
★★★★c83
21
13% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 5:19 PM
★★★★c82
22
8% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c78
23
3% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 6:40 PM
★★★★c72
24
1% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★★★c65
Apogee · 406,524 km
25
0% lit
↑ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★☆c57
New Moon
26
1% lit
↑ 8:00 AM
↓ 8:28 PM
★★★☆c49
27
4% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
28
9% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★☆☆c33
29
15% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★☆☆c39
30
23% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★☆☆c47
31
32% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★★☆☆c57

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 3 · 7:49 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 6 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 356,898 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 1:09 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Wed, Aug 13 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 17 · 7:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 19 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 24 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 406,524 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 25 · 9:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 27 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Thu, Aug 7 · Fri, Aug 8 · Sat, Aug 9 · Sun, Aug 10 · Mon, Aug 11

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

Moon distance

356,899 km closest · 406,452 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 10:00 AM.