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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 24% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: High 80° · 53% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:55 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:13 PM / 3:02 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
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 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 23clouds31% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover21% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover42% cloud cover56% cloud cover40% cloud cover30% cloud cover42% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover24% cloud cover28% cloud cover35% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover50% cloud cover51% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover45% cloud cover38% cloud cover40% cloud cover50% cloud cover36% cloud cover47% cloud cover47% cloud cover34% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover44% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover20% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°75737377797977767674747778787574rain20% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in23% chance, 0.02 in21% chance, 0.02 in21% chance30% chance28% chance41% chance36% chance39% chance50% chance, 0.01 in53% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in26% chance16% chance18% chance28% chance31% chance35% chance32% chance26% chance31% chance36% chance34% chance30% chance19% chance19% chance18% chance19% chance20% chance22% chance9% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 8 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 7 mph, gusts 8NE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 10 mph, gusts 12ENE 13 mph, gusts 15ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 2 AM75°75°71°89%31%20%0.02"N 89–
Wed 3 AM74°74°71°92%35%24%0.02"N 79–
Wed 4 AM74°73°71°93%33%24%0.02"N 89–
Wed 5 AM73°73°71°94%21%23%0.02"N 79–
Wed 6 AM73°73°72°95%30%21%0.02"N 89–
Wed 7 AM73°73°71°94%31%21%–N 79–⚡
Wed 8 AM73°73°72°95%34%30%–N 79–⚡
Wed 9 AM73°73°72°97%37%28%–N 78–⚡
Wed 10 AM76°75°73°91%42%41%–N 78–⚡
Wed 11 AM77°77°73°87%56%36%–NNE 89–⚡
Wed 12 PM78°78°74°86%40%39%–NNE 810–⚡
Wed 1 PM79°79°74°85%30%50%0.01"NE 910–⚡
Wed 2 PM79°79°74°86%42%53%0.01"ENE 912–⚡
Wed 3 PM79°83°74°84%33%46%0.01"E 1013–⚡
Wed 4 PM79°79°74°83%33%43%0.01"E 1214–
Wed 5 PM79°79°74°84%31%32%0.01"E 1214–
Wed 6 PM78°78°73°84%32%27%0.01"E 1214–
Wed 7 PM77°77°72°85%24%26%–E 1013–⚡
Wed 8 PM77°77°73°86%28%16%–ESE 912–⚡
Wed 9 PM77°77°72°86%35%18%–ESE 912–⚡
Wed 10 PM76°76°72°86%22%28%–ESE 912–⚡
Wed 11 PM76°76°72°89%34%31%–E 910–⚡
Thu 12 AM75°75°72°89%50%35%–E 89–⚡
Thu 1 AM75°75°71°87%51%32%–E 78–
Thu 2 AM76°76°71°85%67%26%–ENE 67–
Thu 3 AM75°75°71°87%66%31%–ENE 67–
Thu 4 AM75°75°71°87%45%36%–ENE 67–
Thu 5 AM74°74°70°87%38%34%–ENE 67–
Thu 6 AM74°74°70°88%40%30%–ENE 78–
Thu 7 AM74°74°70°86%50%19%–NE 78–
Thu 8 AM74°74°69°85%36%19%–NE 89–
Thu 9 AM74°75°70°84%47%18%–ENE 89–
Thu 10 AM76°76°70°80%47%19%–ENE 1012–
Thu 11 AM77°77°70°79%34%20%–ENE 1213–
Thu 12 PM78°77°70°76%47%22%–ENE 1315–
Thu 1 PM78°78°69°75%49%9%–ENE 1416–
Thu 2 PM78°78°70°75%59%2%–ENE 1417–
Thu 3 PM78°78°68°72%56%1%–ENE 1417–
Thu 4 PM78°78°67°70%44%0%–ENE 1417–
Thu 5 PM78°78°67°70%43%0%–ENE 1417–
Thu 6 PM77°77°66°69%40%0%–ENE 1316–
Thu 7 PM76°76°65°69%20%1%–ENE 1215–
Thu 8 PM75°75°71°86%8%1%–ENE 1215–
Thu 9 PM75°75°70°84%6%1%–E 1214–
Thu 10 PM75°75°69°83%4%1%–E 1214–
Thu 11 PM74°74°69°83%6%1%–E 1013–
Fri 12 AM74°74°69°84%9%1%–E 912–
Fri 1 AM74°74°68°84%11%0%–E 810–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

53% rain · 0.16"

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 72°

36% rain

ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

79° / 73°

3% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

79° / 73°

10% rain

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

78° / 72°

27% rain

E 9–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

40% rain · 0.12"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

38% rain · 0.06"

E 8–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: 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 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. 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 · 209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ130-132-135-210730-
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-
209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.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 slight chance of
showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate 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 · 209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ150-155-210730-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until early morning. 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 slight chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...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. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 6:44 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c66
2
96% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c70
3
91% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c72
4
85% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 10:07 AM
★★★★c74
5
78% lit
↑ 9:44 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
6
69% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★★c78
7
59% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★★☆c76
8
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
★☆☆☆c72
Last Quarter
9
37% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★★☆c70
10
27% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★★☆c60
11
17% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★☆☆c47
12
9% lit
↑ 3:51 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
13
3% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 4:46 PM
★★★★c63
14
0% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 357,842 km
New Moon (supermoon)
best
15
0% lit
↑ 7:14 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★★★c101
best
16
3% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★★c104
best
17
9% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c104
18
17% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 9:10 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
19
26% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★★★c94
20
36% lit
↑ 12:17 PM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★★★c83
21
46% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c71
First Quarter
22
56% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 12:08 AM
★★☆☆c58
23
65% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c41
24
74% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★☆☆c41
25
82% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
26
88% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
★★★☆c44
Apogee · 405,892 km
27
94% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 4:27 AM
★★★★c60
28
97% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c67
29
100% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c72
best
30
100% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★★c76
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 8 · 7:46 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 12 · 1:00 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, Nov 14 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 357,842 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 11:07 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.
  • Wed, Nov 18 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 21 · 10:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 25 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Nov 26 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,892 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 30 · 3:30 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 14 · Sun, Nov 15 · Mon, Nov 16 · Sun, Nov 29 · Mon, Nov 30

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

Moon distance

357,888 km closest · 405,849 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 1:18 AM.