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South Padre

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

⚠ Tsunami Warning · until Tue 12:31 PM

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Today

Today: High 84° · 6% rain

Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 16 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 21% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. North wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:41 PM / 2:07 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 70%
Minor period
1:37 AM–2:37 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:11 PM–4:11 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover49% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover33% cloud cover29% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover26% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover26% cloud cover38% cloud cover48% cloud cover43% cloud cover52% cloud cover33% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover38% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78808078777574768082807877767576rain4% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance10% chance9% chance8% chance7% chance17% chance17% chance9% chance12% chance13% chance18% chance21% chance21% chance9% chance11% chance24% chance24% chance38% chance37% chance56% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chancewind01020mphNNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 16 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 10NNE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 13 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 12ENE 13 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 PM78°79°67°68%6%4%–NNE 1618–
Tue 2 PM79°81°67°66%7%4%–NNE 1620–
Tue 3 PM80°82°66°63%9%5%–NNE 1620–
Tue 4 PM80°82°66°63%16%6%–NNE 1620–
Tue 5 PM82°84°67°61%8%5%–NNE 1620–
Tue 6 PM79°79°67°68%12%8%–NNE 1618–
Tue 7 PM80°84°71°74%13%10%–NNE 1417–
Tue 8 PM80°84°71°75%20%9%–NNE 1416–
Tue 9 PM78°79°70°76%33%8%–NNE 1315–
Tue 10 PM78°78°71°79%49%7%–NNE 1214–
Tue 11 PM78°78°72°82%19%17%–NNE 1013–
Wed 12 AM77°77°72°83%15%17%–N 912–
Wed 1 AM77°77°71°82%33%9%–N 810–
Wed 2 AM77°77°71°81%29%12%–N 89–
Wed 3 AM76°76°71°86%24%13%–N 810–
Wed 4 AM75°75°71°87%19%18%–NNW 912–
Wed 5 AM74°74°71°90%18%21%–NNW 912–
Wed 6 AM74°74°71°92%26%21%–NNW 912–
Wed 7 AM74°74°71°92%49%9%–NNW 912–
Wed 8 AM74°74°72°93%38%11%–NNW 912–
Wed 9 AM74°74°72°93%58%24%–N 910–
Wed 10 AM76°76°72°88%50%24%–N 912–
Wed 11 AM77°77°73°86%26%38%–NNE 1012–
Wed 12 PM78°78°73°84%38%37%–NE 1213–
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°81%48%56%0.01"NE 1213–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°81%43%45%0.01"NE 1214–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%52%37%0.01"ENE 1315–⚡
Wed 4 PM82°87°73°74%33%35%0.01"ENE 1316–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°83°73°79%44%29%0.01"ENE 1316–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°83°72°79%50%25%0.01"ENE 1315–⚡
Wed 7 PM80°85°74°80%38%43%–E 1215–⚡
Wed 8 PM79°83°73°81%29%43%–E 1214–⚡
Wed 9 PM79°79°72°81%28%43%–E 1214–⚡
Wed 10 PM78°78°72°80%26%43%–E 1214–
Wed 11 PM78°78°71°79%27%43%–E 1013–
Thu 12 AM78°78°71°79%29%43%–E 1012–
Thu 1 AM77°77°70°79%30%42%–E 910–⚡
Thu 2 AM77°77°70°80%31%42%–E 89–⚡
Thu 3 AM76°76°70°80%32%42%–E 89–⚡
Thu 4 AM76°76°69°81%33%42%–E 89–
Thu 5 AM75°75°69°81%33%42%–E 89–
Thu 6 AM75°75°69°81%33%42%–ENE 89–
Thu 7 AM75°75°69°80%33%9%–ENE 910–
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%31%9%–ENE 1012–
Thu 9 AM76°76°68°77%29%9%–ENE 1012–
Thu 10 AM76°77°68°75%27%9%–ENE 1213–
Thu 11 AM77°77°68°74%23%9%–ENE 1314–
Thu 12 PM78°78°68°72%19%9%–ENE 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

84° / 74°

21% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

84° / 75°

56% rain · 0.06"

NNE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

83° / 72°

43% rain

ENE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 74°

4% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

9% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

25% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

41% rain · 0.06"

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. North wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 201 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-201930-
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-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.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 early
in the afternoon, then becoming east 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, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until
early morning. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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 · 201 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-201930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.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 late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 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 3 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 · August 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
39% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★☆☆c55
2
30% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★☆c63
Apogee · 404,412 km
3
22% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 4:34 PM
★★★★c69
4
15% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★★★c73
5
8% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest north (26.1°)
6
4% lit
↑ 5:00 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★★c79
7
1% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★★c79
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
9
2% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c76
best
10
5% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★★★c70
11
11% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c59
12
19% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
13
29% lit
↑ 11:56 AM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★☆☆c36
14
40% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
15
51% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★★☆☆c69
First Quarter
16
62% lit
↑ 3:09 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★★★c83
17
73% lit
↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★★c93
Perigee · 369,128 km
18
83% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-25.6°)
19
90% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★★c97
20
96% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c96
21
99% lit
↑ 7:55 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c90
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 7:04 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
23
98% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:04 AM
★★★★c68
24
94% lit
↑ 9:44 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★☆☆c55
25
89% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
26
82% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★☆☆c39
27
74% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c43
28
65% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★☆☆c49
29
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:30 PM
★★☆☆c55
Apogee · 404,101 km
30
46% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★☆☆c60
Last Quarter
31
37% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★★☆c65

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,412 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 5 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 8:50 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 12 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 10:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 17 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 369,128 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 7:02 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 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.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,101 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 30 · 2:13 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 7 · Sun, Aug 8 · Mon, Aug 9 · Sat, Aug 21 · Sun, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

369,162 km closest · 404,319 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 Tue 11:45 AM.