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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°

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 14% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:53 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:16 PM / 4:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 93%
Minor period
4:25 AM–5:25 AM
Major period
10:05 AM–12:05 PM
Minor period
4:46 PM–5:46 PM
Major period
10:35 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 236 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PMclouds13% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover12% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover12% cloud cover34% cloud cover18% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover57% cloud cover30% cloud cover21% cloud cover27% cloud cover49% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover47% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover36% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover50% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°80807778777676798180787878767679rain1% chance2% chance5% chance3% chance14% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance16% chance12% chance15% chance13% chance11% chance13% chance20% chance9% chance8% chance5% chance7% chance5% chance9% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 15 mph, gusts 16ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 18 mph, gusts 22ESE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 16 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM80°82°66°63%13%0%–E 1214–
Fri 2 PM80°82°66°64%17%0%–E 1215–
Fri 3 PM80°82°66°62%17%0%–E 1315–
Fri 4 PM80°82°66°62%13%0%–E 1315–
Fri 5 PM80°82°66°63%6%0%–E 1315–
Fri 6 PM79°79°66°66%6%0%–E 1315–
Fri 7 PM77°77°67°70%12%1%–ESE 1315–
Fri 8 PM77°77°67°70%18%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 9 PM78°78°67°69%19%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 10 PM78°78°67°70%12%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 11 PM78°78°67°71%34%0%–ESE 1315–
Sat 12 AM77°77°68°73%18%0%–ESE 1215–
Sat 1 AM77°77°67°72%41%0%–SE 1214–
Sat 2 AM77°77°68°73%36%2%–SE 1214–
Sat 3 AM76°76°68°76%36%5%–SE 1214–
Sat 4 AM76°76°68°77%57%3%–ESE 1314–
Sat 5 AM75°75°68°79%30%14%–ESE 1314–
Sat 6 AM76°76°68°79%21%15%–ESE 1315–
Sat 7 AM76°76°68°78%27%15%–ESE 1315–
Sat 8 AM76°76°68°76%49%15%–ESE 1415–
Sat 9 AM78°78°69°74%40%15%–ESE 1516–
Sat 10 AM79°82°69°70%47%16%–ESE 1618–
Sat 11 AM80°83°69°70%33%12%–ESE 1720–
Sat 12 PM80°83°69°69%26%15%–ESE 1821–
Sat 1 PM81°84°69°68%27%13%–ESE 1821–
Sat 2 PM80°83°69°70%27%11%–ESE 1822–
Sat 3 PM80°83°68°68%47%13%–ESE 1822–
Sat 4 PM80°83°68°67%28%20%–ESE 1822–
Sat 5 PM80°82°68°68%28%9%–ESE 1721–
Sat 6 PM79°82°68°69%36%8%–ESE 1721–
Sat 7 PM78°78°68°72%43%5%–ESE 1620–
Sat 8 PM78°78°68°72%51%7%–ESE 1620–
Sat 9 PM78°78°68°71%64%5%–ESE 1620–
Sat 10 PM78°78°67°70%50%9%–ESE 1620–
Sat 11 PM78°78°67°69%44%1%–ESE 1618–
Sun 12 AM78°78°67°69%49%1%–ESE 1518–
Sun 1 AM78°78°66°68%53%0%–ESE 1517–
Sun 2 AM77°77°66°69%57%0%–ESE 1517–
Sun 3 AM77°77°66°69%61%0%–ESE 1416–
Sun 4 AM76°76°66°70%65%0%–ESE 1416–
Sun 5 AM76°76°66°71%65%0%–ESE 1416–
Sun 6 AM76°76°66°71%65%0%–ESE 1416–
Sun 7 AM76°76°66°71%65%0%–ESE 1416–
Sun 8 AM77°77°66°69%65%0%–ESE 1416–
Sun 9 AM78°78°66°67%64%0%–ESE 1517–
Sun 10 AM79°79°66°65%64%0%–ESE 1517–
Sun 11 AM79°81°66°65%67%0%–ESE 1517–
Sun 12 PM80°82°67°65%71%0%–E 1618–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 74°

14% rain

E 12–13 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

20% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 73°

1% rain

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 72°

43% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

43% rain · 0.12"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

29% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

34% rain · 0.24"

ESE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ130-132-135-231930-
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-
212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing
to light chop after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ150-155-231930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
late in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers late in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2016

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:03 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
2
45% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 12:38 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,277 km
3
36% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 1:13 PM
★★☆☆c52
4
27% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★★☆☆c58
5
19% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★★★☆c68
6
12% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★★★c77
7
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★★★★c84
8
2% lit
↑ 5:51 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c92
best
11
4% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c91
12
9% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 8:53 PM
★★★★c86
13
16% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★☆c76
14
26% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:56 PM
★★☆☆c57
Perigee · 369,621 km
15
36% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 11:57 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
16
48% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c52
First Quarter
17
59% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c61
18
70% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★★★☆c71
19
79% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★★c85
20
88% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c92
21
94% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 4:57 AM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
22
98% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c93
23
100% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c83
best
25
97% lit
↑ 7:54 PM
↓ 8:10 AM
★★★★c71
26
93% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★☆c61
27
87% lit
↑ 9:38 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★☆☆c51
28
80% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
29
72% lit
↑ 11:19 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★☆☆☆c34
30
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:11 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Apogee · 404,553 km
31
54% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:48 AM
★☆☆☆c44
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jan 1 · 2:00 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, Jan 1 · 11:30 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 2 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,277 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jan 8 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 9 · 7:30 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 14 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 369,621 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jan 15 · 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.
  • Sat, Jan 16 · 5:26 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 21 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 23 · 7:45 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 28 · 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.
  • Sat, Jan 30 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,553 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 31 · 9:28 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jan 8 · Sat, Jan 9 · Sun, Jan 10 · Sat, Jan 23 · Sun, Jan 24

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

Moon distance

369,668 km closest · 404,485 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 Fri 12:43 PM.