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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° · 39% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Low 74° · 40% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:55 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:13 PM / 3:02 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 80%
Minor period
2:32 AM–3:32 AM
Major period
8:40 AM–10:40 AM
Minor period
3:43 PM–4:43 PM
Major period
9:05 PM–11:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 21Thu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PMclouds61% cloud cover63% cloud cover52% cloud cover53% cloud cover42% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover35% cloud cover50% cloud cover60% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover52% cloud cover43% cloud cover56% cloud cover43% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover28% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover14% cloud cover17% cloud cover19% cloud cover14% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover17% cloud cover27% cloud cover18% cloud cover11% cloud cover29% cloud cover19% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover15% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78777675747578787775757473767979rain25% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in21% chance21% chance19% chance21% chance24% chance24% chance17% chance8% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphNE 10 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 8 mph, gusts 9NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 13E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 6 PM78°78°74°90%61%25%0.01"NE 1014–⚡
Wed 7 PM77°77°74°91%63%21%0.01"ENE 712–⚡
Wed 8 PM77°77°74°91%52%23%0.01"E 710–⚡
Wed 9 PM77°77°74°91%53%23%0.01"ESE 912–⚡
Wed 10 PM77°77°74°90%42%22%0.01"ESE 810–
Wed 11 PM77°77°74°90%51%23%0.01"ESE 89–
Thu 12 AM76°76°74°91%47%28%0.01"ESE 79–
Thu 1 AM76°76°73°90%35%26%0.01"E 67–
Thu 2 AM76°76°73°89%50%34%0.01"E 67–
Thu 3 AM75°75°73°94%60%33%0.01"E 67–
Thu 4 AM74°75°72°93%50%40%0.01"E 56–
Thu 5 AM74°74°72°92%51%35%0.01"E 56–
Thu 6 AM74°74°72°92%50%30%0.01"E 57–
Thu 7 AM74°74°72°91%52%21%–ENE 67–
Thu 8 AM75°75°72°90%43%21%–ENE 67–
Thu 9 AM75°75°72°89%56%19%–ENE 68–
Thu 10 AM76°76°72°85%43%21%–ENE 89–
Thu 11 AM77°77°72°85%45%24%–NE 1012–
Thu 12 PM78°78°72°83%40%24%–NE 1214–
Thu 1 PM78°78°72°82%32%17%–NE 1315–
Thu 2 PM78°78°72°81%32%8%–NE 1416–
Thu 3 PM78°78°70°75%39%3%–NE 1417–
Thu 4 PM78°78°69°73%40%2%–NE 1417–
Thu 5 PM78°78°68°72%22%2%–NE 1417–
Thu 6 PM77°77°68°72%22%4%–NE 1316–
Thu 7 PM76°76°68°77%28%3%–ENE 1215–
Thu 8 PM76°76°68°77%18%3%–ENE 1214–
Thu 9 PM75°75°67°77%22%0%–ENE 1214–
Thu 10 PM76°76°67°75%14%0%–ENE 1013–
Thu 11 PM76°76°68°76%17%0%–E 1012–
Fri 12 AM75°75°67°77%19%0%–E 912–
Fri 1 AM75°75°66°75%14%0%–E 89–
Fri 2 AM75°75°66°74%20%0%–E 89–
Fri 3 AM74°74°66°78%21%0%–E 78–
Fri 4 AM74°74°66°77%17%0%–E 78–
Fri 5 AM73°73°65°76%27%0%–E 78–
Fri 6 AM73°73°66°77%18%0%–E 78–
Fri 7 AM73°73°65°74%11%0%–E 78–
Fri 8 AM74°74°64°71%29%0%–E 78–
Fri 9 AM76°76°64°68%19%0%–E 79–
Fri 10 AM77°77°65°66%9%0%–E 810–
Fri 11 AM78°79°66°65%10%0%–E 912–
Fri 12 PM79°81°66°65%10%0%–E 1013–
Fri 1 PM80°82°66°65%11%0%–E 1214–
Fri 2 PM80°82°66°64%13%0%–E 1315–
Fri 3 PM79°81°66°63%16%0%–E 1315–
Fri 4 PM79°79°65°63%18%0%–E 1315–
Fri 5 PM78°78°66°66%15%0%–E 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

40% rain · 0.06"

NNE 7–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

40% rain · 0.07"

ENE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 75°

6% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 76°

17% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

79° / 74°

9% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 73°

19% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

31% rain · 0.06"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East northeast 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 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: 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 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 · 444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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.


GMZ130-132-221000-
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-
444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
late evening and overnight. Light chop on the bay. A chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance
of showers early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy on the bay,
diminishing to a moderate chop early in the morning. 
.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. Light chop on the bay. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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.


GMZ150-155-221000-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. 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. A
slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2019

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c96
2
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 8:32 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon
Moon farthest north (22.8°)
best
3
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★★★c102
best
4
5% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★★★c101
5
12% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★☆☆☆c96
Perigee · 363,726 km
6
20% lit
↑ 10:49 AM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★★★c89
7
31% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c75
8
42% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
9
53% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★☆☆c42
First Quarter
10
64% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★☆☆c52
11
74% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★★☆c68
12
83% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★★★c80
13
90% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c87
14
95% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c89
15
99% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
16
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c88
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
17
99% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c84
best
18
97% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c78
19
93% lit
↑ 10:34 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★★★c72
20
87% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c64
Apogee · 405,479 km
21
80% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★☆c57
22
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:40 AM
★★☆☆c49
23
63% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 12:31 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
24
54% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★★☆☆c42
26
34% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:12 PM
★★☆☆c57
27
24% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★☆c71
28
15% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 5:11 PM
★★★★c83
29
8% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c93
30
3% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (23.0°)
31
0% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 8:11 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 2 · 2:16 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 2 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 5 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 363,726 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 8 · 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.
  • Tue, Jul 9 · 5:54 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 15 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 16 · 4:38 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 20 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,479 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 23 · 4:00 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, Jul 24 · 8:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 30 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 31 · 10:12 PM — New 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jul 2 · Wed, Jul 3 · Tue, Jul 16 · Wed, Jul 17 · Wed, Jul 31

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

Moon distance

361,641 km closest · 405,436 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 Wed 5:30 PM.