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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. 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, 87%
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 226 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PMclouds27% cloud cover27% cloud cover24% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover25% 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 cover60°65°70°75°80°85°78787776747476798079777776767880rain15% chance9% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% 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% chancewind01020mphENE 13 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 8E 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 3 PM78°78°72°81%27%15%–ENE 1315–
Thu 4 PM78°78°71°79%27%9%–ENE 1316–
Thu 5 PM78°78°71°77%24%3%–ENE 1316–
Thu 6 PM78°78°70°75%17%2%–ENE 1315–
Thu 7 PM77°77°69°77%16%1%–ENE 1214–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

18% rain

ENE 10–13 mph · gusts 16

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
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain showers before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 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. 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.

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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 · September 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★☆c67
Moon farthest south (-19.7°)
2
87% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★☆c67
3
93% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c67
4
97% lit
↑ 6:57 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c66
best
5
100% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c62
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c56
Full Moon · Corn Moon
7
98% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★☆c46
8
93% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
9
86% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★☆☆c47
10
78% lit
↑ 11:03 PM
↓ 11:22 AM
★★★☆c59
11
68% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 12:23 PM
★★★☆c77
12
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:25 PM
★☆☆☆c83
13
45% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★★☆c91
Last Quarter
Perigee · 369,859 km
14
34% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (19.5°)
15
23% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★★★c93
best
16
15% lit
↑ 3:39 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c91
best
17
8% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c83
best
18
3% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c71
19
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c57
20
0% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★★☆c47
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
21
3% lit
↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★☆c48
22
7% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★★☆c55
23
13% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★☆c59
24
20% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★☆c61
25
28% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★★☆c63
26
37% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 12:00 AM
★☆☆☆c63
27
46% lit
↑ 1:48 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c64
Apogee · 404,345 km
First Quarter
28
56% lit
↑ 2:37 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★★☆☆c64
Moon farthest south (-19.8°)
29
65% lit
↑ 3:23 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★★☆c63
30
74% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★★☆c63

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 1 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 6 · 2:03 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 8 · 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.
  • Wed, Sep 13 · 1:25 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 13 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 369,859 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Sep 14 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 20 · 12:30 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 20 · 4:00 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, Sep 27 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,345 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 27 · 9:53 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 28 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 4 · Tue, Sep 5 · Fri, Sep 15 · Sat, Sep 16 · Sun, Sep 17

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

Moon distance

369,859 km closest · 404,230 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 2:30 PM.