South Padre
26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)
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Today
This Afternoon: High 80° · 53% rain
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tonight: Low 74° · 36% rain
A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 12 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, 79%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 1 PM | 79° | 79° | 74° | 85% | 30% | 50% | 0.01" | NE 9 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 74° | 86% | 42% | 53% | 0.01" | ENE 9 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 3 PM | 79° | 83° | 74° | 84% | 33% | 46% | 0.01" | E 10 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 74° | 83% | 33% | 43% | 0.01" | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 74° | 84% | 31% | 32% | 0.01" | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 84% | 32% | 27% | 0.01" | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 7 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 85% | 24% | 26% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 8 PM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 86% | 28% | 16% | – | ESE 9 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 9 PM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 86% | 35% | 18% | – | ESE 9 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 10 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 86% | 22% | 28% | – | ESE 9 | 12 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 11 PM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 89% | 34% | 31% | – | E 9 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Thu 12 AM | 75° | 75° | 72° | 89% | 50% | 35% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | ⚡ |
| Thu 1 AM | 75° | 75° | 71° | 87% | 51% | 32% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 2 AM | 76° | 76° | 71° | 85% | 67% | 26% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 3 AM | 75° | 75° | 71° | 87% | 66% | 31% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 4 AM | 75° | 75° | 71° | 87% | 45% | 36% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 5 AM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 87% | 38% | 34% | – | ENE 6 | 7 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 88% | 40% | 30% | – | ENE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 74° | 74° | 70° | 86% | 50% | 19% | – | NE 7 | 8 | – | |
| Thu 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 69° | 85% | 36% | 19% | – | NE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 9 AM | 74° | 75° | 70° | 84% | 47% | 18% | – | ENE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 80% | 47% | 19% | – | ENE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 70° | 79% | 34% | 20% | – | ENE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 70° | 76% | 47% | 22% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Thu 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 75% | 49% | 9% | – | ENE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Thu 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 70° | 75% | 59% | 2% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Thu 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 72% | 56% | 1% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Thu 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 44% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Thu 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 70% | 43% | 0% | – | ENE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Thu 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 40% | 0% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Thu 7 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 20% | 1% | – | ENE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Thu 8 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 17% | 1% | – | ENE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Thu 9 PM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 70% | 12% | 1% | – | E 12 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 10 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 70% | 6% | 1% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 11 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 70% | 8% | 1% | – | E 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 70% | 11% | 1% | – | E 9 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 70% | 13% | 0% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 2 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 70% | 15% | 0% | – | E 8 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 3 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 70% | 18% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 4 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 70% | 20% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 70% | 20% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 69% | 19% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 68% | 19% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 62° | 66% | 17% | 0% | – | E 7 | 8 | – | |
| Fri 9 AM | 76° | 76° | 62° | 63% | 16% | 0% | – | E 7 | 9 | – | |
| Fri 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 63° | 62% | 14% | 0% | – | E 8 | 10 | – | |
| Fri 11 AM | 78° | 78° | 64° | 62% | 13% | 0% | – | E 9 | 12 | – | |
| Fri 12 PM | 79° | 79° | 65° | 62% | 13% | 0% | – | E 10 | 13 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
80° / 74°
53% rain · 0.06"
ENE 9–12 mph · gusts 14
⚡ Storms
Thu, Oct 22
Chance Rain Showers
78° / 73°
36% rain
ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
80° / 74°
4% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 15
Sat, Oct 24
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
79° / 73°
16% rain
ESE 12–17 mph · gusts 21
Sun, Oct 25
Mostly Sunny
78° / 71°
15% rain
E 10–16 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 26
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
78° / 72°
25% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 16
⚡ Storms
Tue, Oct 27
Chance Rain Showers
77° / 71°
38% rain · 0.10"
E 8–14 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 10pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
- Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 13 to 16 mph.
- Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 · 228 AM 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. GMZ130-132-135-212015- 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- 228 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A chance of showers early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...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 afternoon. .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. A slight 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 · 1250 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. GMZ150-155-220630- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 1250 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026 .REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely early this afternoon, then a chance of showers late this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .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...East 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...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. .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. A slight chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · December 2019
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★★★c78
2
36% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 11:19 PM
↓ 11:19 PM
★★★☆c69
3
45% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c59
4
54% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 12:11 AM
↓ 12:11 AM
★★☆☆c49
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,445 km
5
64% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:03 AM
★★☆☆c39
6
73% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
7
81% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★☆☆c47
8
88% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:36 AM
★★★☆c53
9
93% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★★★c68
10
98% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
↓ 5:26 AM
★★★★c77
best11
100% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best12
100% lit
↑ 6:21 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c91
best13
97% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
14
93% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★★★c94
15
86% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
↓ 10:14 AM
★★★★c93
16
77% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
↓ 11:03 AM
★★★★c87
17
66% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:48 AM
↓ 11:48 AM
★★★★c77
18
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:29 PM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★☆☆c63
Perigee · 370,259 km
Last Quarter
19
44% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
33% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 1:46 PM
↓ 1:46 PM
★★☆☆c49
21
23% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★☆☆c58
22
14% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★★★c77
23
7% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★★c88
24
3% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 4:35 PM
↓ 4:35 PM
★★★★c94
25
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 5:26 PM
↓ 5:26 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best26
0% lit
↑ 7:38 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
best27
3% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★★★c91
28
7% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c85
29
13% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★★★c77
30
20% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★★c67
31
28% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★★☆c58
Lunar events this month
- Wed, Dec 4 · 12:58 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Wed, Dec 4 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,445 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Fri, Dec 6 · 2:00 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, Dec 11 · 11:12 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Dec 13 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Dec 18 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 370,259 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Wed, Dec 18 · 10:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Thu, Dec 19 · 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.
- Wed, Dec 25 · 11:13 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Thu, Dec 26 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Best fishing days
Tue, Dec 10 · Wed, Dec 11 · Thu, Dec 12 · Wed, Dec 25 · Thu, Dec 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
370,264 km closest · 404,302 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.
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 12:45 PM.