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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 79° · 39% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Low 72° · 4% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. 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, 85%
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 2212 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AMclouds47% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover12% cloud cover25% cloud cover12% cloud cover18% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover6% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover31% cloud cover14% cloud cover25% cloud cover20% cloud cover28% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover17% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover35% cloud cover21% cloud cover6% cloud cover10% cloud cover13% cloud cover17% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover38% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°75787878767673737679797877777675rain23% chance31% chance39% chance37% chance32% chance26% chance23% chance15% chance7% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance16% chance16% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 8E 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 9 AM75°75°72°89%47%23%–E 78–
Thu 10 AM76°76°72°86%31%31%–E 89–⚡
Thu 11 AM77°77°72°85%31%39%–E 1012–⚡
Thu 12 PM78°78°72°84%30%37%–E 1213–⚡
Thu 1 PM78°78°72°84%43%32%–E 1215–
Thu 2 PM78°78°72°82%42%26%–ENE 1315–
Thu 3 PM78°78°71°78%41%23%–ENE 1416–
Thu 4 PM78°78°70°76%12%15%–ENE 1417–
Thu 5 PM78°78°69°74%25%7%–ENE 1316–
Thu 6 PM78°78°68°74%12%4%–ENE 1316–
Thu 7 PM76°76°67°74%18%1%–ENE 1215–
Thu 8 PM76°76°67°74%10%1%–ENE 1214–
Thu 9 PM76°76°67°74%11%1%–E 1214–
Thu 10 PM76°76°66°72%6%1%–E 1213–
Thu 11 PM76°76°67°73%12%1%–E 1013–
Fri 12 AM76°76°67°74%8%1%–E 912–
Fri 1 AM75°75°66°72%9%1%–E 810–
Fri 2 AM75°75°66°74%15%1%–E 79–
Fri 3 AM73°73°66°77%31%1%–E 78–
Fri 4 AM73°73°65°77%14%2%–E 78–
Fri 5 AM72°72°64°77%25%2%–E 78–
Fri 6 AM73°73°65°75%20%2%–E 78–
Fri 7 AM73°73°64°73%28%0%–E 78–
Fri 8 AM74°74°64°71%28%0%–ENE 78–
Fri 9 AM76°76°64°68%23%0%–E 78–
Fri 10 AM78°78°65°64%14%0%–E 910–
Fri 11 AM79°79°66°65%15%0%–E 1012–
Fri 12 PM79°81°66°65%13%0%–E 1213–
Fri 1 PM80°82°67°65%17%0%–E 1214–
Fri 2 PM79°81°67°66%24%0%–E 1215–
Fri 3 PM79°81°66°64%25%0%–E 1315–
Fri 4 PM79°81°66°64%22%0%–E 1315–
Fri 5 PM79°79°66°64%24%0%–E 1316–
Fri 6 PM78°78°66°66%24%0%–E 1315–
Fri 7 PM77°77°66°68%26%9%–E 1215–
Fri 8 PM77°77°66°69%35%9%–E 1215–
Fri 9 PM77°77°66°70%21%9%–ESE 1215–
Fri 10 PM77°77°66°70%6%9%–ESE 1315–
Fri 11 PM77°77°66°71%10%9%–ESE 1315–
Sat 12 AM77°77°67°71%13%9%–ESE 1214–
Sat 1 AM77°77°67°72%17%7%–ESE 1214–
Sat 2 AM76°76°67°74%23%7%–ESE 1214–
Sat 3 AM76°76°68°76%29%7%–ESE 1214–
Sat 4 AM75°75°68°78%35%7%–ESE 1214–
Sat 5 AM75°75°68°79%37%7%–ESE 1214–
Sat 6 AM75°75°68°79%40%7%–ESE 1214–
Sat 7 AM75°75°68°79%42%16%–ESE 1214–
Sat 8 AM76°76°68°77%38%16%–ESE 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 72°

39% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 74°

9% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 74°

16% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

3% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

32% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

43% rain · 0.42"

E 6–13 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 71°

28% rain · 0.12"

ENE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 12 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 157 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-221915-
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-
157 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots.
Smooth on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop. A chance of
showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms
late this morning. 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. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.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 · 157 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-221915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
157 AM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers this morning, then a slight 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. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. 
.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 · February 2018

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 7:45 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c89
best
2
93% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:51 AM
★★★★c75
3
87% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 9:33 AM
★★★☆c59
4
78% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
5
69% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★☆☆☆c41
6
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:28 AM
★★☆☆c47
7
49% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 12:06 PM
★★☆☆c54
Last Quarter
8
40% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★☆☆c63
9
31% lit
↑ 2:21 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★★★☆c70
10
22% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★★★☆c73
11
15% lit
↑ 4:02 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 405,698 km
Moon farthest south (-20.2°)
12
9% lit
↑ 4:50 AM
↓ 3:46 PM
★★★★c75
13
4% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★★c74
14
1% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★★★c73
best
15
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c70
New Moon
best
16
1% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c63
17
4% lit
↑ 8:17 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★☆c57
18
8% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★☆☆c48
19
15% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
20
23% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★☆☆☆c38
21
33% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★☆☆c47
22
44% lit
↑ 11:33 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c63
23
55% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★★☆c77
First Quarter
24
66% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★★c89
25
76% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (20.2°)
26
86% lit
↑ 3:13 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★★★c96
27
93% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 4:58 AM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 363,936 km
best
28
98% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c90
best

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Feb 4 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 7 · 9:54 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Feb 11 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,698 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 11 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Feb 15 · 3:05 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 19 · 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, Feb 23 · 2:09 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Feb 25 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Feb 27 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 363,936 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Thu, Feb 1 · Wed, Feb 14 · Thu, Feb 15 · Tue, Feb 27 · Wed, Feb 28

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

Moon distance

363,726 km closest · 405,692 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 9:45 AM.