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

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 12 mph.

Friday: High 80° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:44 PM / 3:58 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 88%
Minor period
3:28 AM–4:28 AM
Major period
9:25 AM–11:25 AM
Minor period
4:14 PM–5:14 PM
Major period
9:50 PM–11:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 22Fri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMclouds25% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover10% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover37% cloud cover23% cloud cover10% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover15% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover47% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover21% cloud cover6% cloud cover15% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°77767674747879797777777576808079rain1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 9 mph, gusts 10E 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 16 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 8 PM77°77°69°77%25%1%–E 1214–
Thu 9 PM77°77°68°76%14%0%–E 1214–
Thu 10 PM77°77°68°76%9%1%–E 1214–
Thu 11 PM76°76°68°76%9%2%–E 1012–
Fri 12 AM76°76°68°77%17%1%–E 1012–
Fri 1 AM76°76°67°75%17%1%–E 910–
Fri 2 AM76°76°67°74%10%1%–E 89–
Fri 3 AM74°75°67°77%25%1%–E 78–
Fri 4 AM74°74°66°76%28%1%–E 78–
Fri 5 AM74°74°66°76%37%1%–E 78–
Fri 6 AM74°74°66°77%23%1%–E 78–
Fri 7 AM74°74°66°76%10%1%–E 78–
Fri 8 AM74°75°65°73%23%1%–E 78–
Fri 9 AM76°76°66°71%22%1%–E 88–
Fri 10 AM77°77°66°68%22%0%–E 910–
Fri 11 AM78°78°67°68%15%0%–E 1012–
Fri 12 PM79°81°67°67%18%0%–E 1213–
Fri 1 PM80°82°67°67%18%0%–E 1214–
Fri 2 PM79°82°67°67%23%0%–E 1214–
Fri 3 PM80°82°66°63%20%0%–E 1215–
Fri 4 PM80°82°66°63%13%0%–E 1315–
Fri 5 PM79°81°66°64%12%0%–E 1316–
Fri 6 PM79°79°66°65%14%0%–E 1316–
Fri 7 PM77°77°66°70%19%0%–E 1215–
Fri 8 PM77°77°67°71%19%0%–E 1315–
Fri 9 PM77°77°67°70%20%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 10 PM77°77°67°70%19%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 11 PM77°77°67°72%23%0%–ESE 1315–
Sat 12 AM77°77°68°73%30%1%–ESE 1315–
Sat 1 AM77°77°67°72%22%3%–SE 1314–
Sat 2 AM77°77°67°73%32%5%–SE 1214–
Sat 3 AM76°76°68°75%34%5%–SE 1314–
Sat 4 AM76°76°68°76%47%4%–SE 1314–
Sat 5 AM75°75°68°77%27%3%–SE 1315–
Sat 6 AM76°76°68°78%27%4%–SE 1315–
Sat 7 AM75°75°68°78%21%5%–ESE 1315–
Sat 8 AM76°76°68°76%6%5%–ESE 1416–
Sat 9 AM78°78°68°73%15%5%–ESE 1517–
Sat 10 AM79°79°68°70%23%5%–ESE 1618–
Sat 11 AM80°82°69°70%24%5%–ESE 1720–
Sat 12 PM80°83°70°70%25%5%–ESE 1821–
Sat 1 PM80°84°70°71%26%2%–ESE 1821–
Sat 2 PM80°84°70°70%28%2%–ESE 1821–
Sat 3 PM80°83°69°69%31%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 4 PM80°83°68°68%33%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 5 PM79°82°68°69%33%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 6 PM78°79°68°70%32%2%–ESE 1620–
Sat 7 PM78°78°68°71%32%0%–ESE 1620–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Clear

77° / 73°

2% rain

E 10–12 mph · gusts 14

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 75°

5% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 76°

5% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 74°

5% rain

E 10–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 72°

47% rain · 0.05"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

51% rain · 0.37"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

35% rain · 0.18"

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 15 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • 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 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ130-132-135-230615-
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-
1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a slight chance of
showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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 in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers 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 · 1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ150-155-230615-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early
this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★★☆☆c43
2
21% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★☆☆c43
3
31% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★☆☆c57
Perigee · 369,061 km
4
42% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c80
5
53% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 12:54 AM
★★★☆c92
First Quarter
6
64% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (18.9°)
7
75% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★★c101
best
8
84% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★★c99
best
9
91% lit
↑ 4:05 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c93
best
10
96% lit
↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★★★c76
best
11
99% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c64
12
100% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
★★★☆c56
Full Moon · Worm Moon
13
99% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 8:23 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
14
95% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 8:59 AM
★★☆☆c43
15
91% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★☆☆c43
16
84% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c47
17
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c51
18
68% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c55
Apogee · 404,652 km
19
59% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★☆☆c59
20
50% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 1:00 PM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
21
40% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★☆☆c67
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
22
31% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★★☆c70
23
22% lit
↑ 4:22 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★★☆c70
24
14% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★★☆c70
25
7% lit
↑ 5:50 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★★☆c62
26
3% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 6:29 PM
★★★☆c52
27
0% lit
↑ 7:15 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★☆c50
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
28
1% lit
↑ 7:58 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★☆c60
29
4% lit
↑ 8:42 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c76
30
9% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 363,856 km
best
31
17% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆c96

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Mar 3 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 369,061 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 5 · 5:32 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 6 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Mar 12 · 9:54 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 13 · 8:00 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, Mar 18 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,652 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Mar 20 · 10:58 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 21 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 27 · 9:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 27 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Mar 30 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,856 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Tue, Mar 7 · Wed, Mar 8 · Thu, Mar 9 · Fri, Mar 10 · Thu, Mar 30

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

Moon distance

363,879 km closest · 404,652 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 Thu 7:00 PM.