Moon & Weather
South Padre
26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)
Current conditions
Observed 7:40 AM · Port Isabel (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (10 mi)
Wind
9mph
From NE (45°)
8 kt on the water
Gusts 11 mph (10 kt)
Measured at Port Isabel
Temperature
77°F
High 70° · Low 69° so far today
Humidity
83%
Dew point 64°F
Visibility
10+mi
▲ Rising
+0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
Barometer at Port Isabel, 6-minute readings
Fishing by pressure trend
- risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
- stableNormal activity.
- fallingGood at first, then turning poor.
Fishing conditions now
very goodgoodpoor
Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.
Today
Today: High 84° · 6% rain
Sunny, with a high near 84. Northeast wind 12 to 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, 68%
- 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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 8 AM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 73% | 10% | 0% | – | NE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Tue 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 66° | 72% | 12% | 0% | – | NE 13 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 10 AM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 68% | 8% | 0% | – | NE 14 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 66° | 69% | 8% | 0% | – | NE 15 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 67° | 69% | 4% | 0% | – | NE 15 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 1 PM | 78° | 79° | 67° | 68% | 6% | 4% | – | NNE 16 | 18 | – | |
| Tue 2 PM | 79° | 81° | 67° | 66% | 7% | 4% | – | NNE 16 | 20 | – | |
| Tue 3 PM | 80° | 82° | 66° | 63% | 9% | 5% | – | NNE 16 | 20 | – | |
| Tue 4 PM | 80° | 82° | 66° | 63% | 16% | 6% | – | NNE 16 | 20 | – | |
| Tue 5 PM | 82° | 84° | 67° | 61% | 8% | 5% | – | NNE 16 | 20 | – | |
| Tue 6 PM | 79° | 79° | 67° | 68% | 12% | 8% | – | NNE 16 | 18 | – | |
| Tue 7 PM | 80° | 84° | 71° | 74% | 13% | 10% | – | NNE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Tue 8 PM | 80° | 84° | 71° | 75% | 20% | 9% | – | NNE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Tue 9 PM | 78° | 79° | 70° | 76% | 33% | 8% | – | NNE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Tue 10 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 79% | 49% | 7% | – | NNE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Tue 11 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 82% | 19% | 17% | – | NNE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 12 AM | 77° | 77° | 72° | 83% | 15% | 17% | – | N 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 1 AM | 77° | 77° | 71° | 82% | 33% | 9% | – | N 8 | 10 | – | |
| Wed 2 AM | 77° | 77° | 71° | 81% | 29% | 12% | – | N 8 | 9 | – | |
| Wed 3 AM | 76° | 76° | 71° | 86% | 24% | 13% | – | N 8 | 10 | – | |
| Wed 4 AM | 75° | 75° | 71° | 87% | 19% | 18% | – | NNW 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 5 AM | 74° | 74° | 71° | 90% | 18% | 21% | – | NNW 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 6 AM | 74° | 74° | 71° | 92% | 26% | 21% | – | NNW 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 7 AM | 74° | 74° | 71° | 92% | 49% | 9% | – | NNW 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 38% | 11% | – | NNW 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 9 AM | 74° | 74° | 72° | 93% | 58% | 24% | – | N 9 | 10 | – | |
| Wed 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 72° | 88% | 50% | 24% | – | N 9 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 73° | 86% | 26% | 38% | – | NNE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Wed 12 PM | 78° | 78° | 73° | 84% | 38% | 37% | – | NE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Wed 1 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 81% | 48% | 56% | 0.01" | NE 12 | 13 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 2 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 81% | 43% | 45% | 0.01" | NE 12 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 3 PM | 80° | 84° | 73° | 79% | 52% | 37% | 0.01" | ENE 13 | 15 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 4 PM | 82° | 87° | 73° | 74% | 33% | 35% | 0.01" | ENE 13 | 16 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 5 PM | 80° | 83° | 73° | 79% | 44% | 29% | 0.01" | ENE 13 | 16 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 6 PM | 79° | 83° | 72° | 79% | 50% | 25% | 0.01" | ENE 13 | 15 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 7 PM | 80° | 85° | 74° | 80% | 38% | 43% | – | E 12 | 15 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 8 PM | 79° | 83° | 73° | 81% | 29% | 43% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 9 PM | 79° | 79° | 72° | 81% | 28% | 43% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | ⚡ |
| Wed 10 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 80% | 26% | 43% | – | E 12 | 14 | – | |
| Wed 11 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 79% | 27% | 43% | – | E 10 | 13 | – | |
| Thu 12 AM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 79% | 29% | 43% | – | E 10 | 12 | – | |
| Thu 1 AM | 77° | 77° | 70° | 79% | 30% | 42% | – | E 9 | 10 | – | ⚡ |
| Thu 2 AM | 77° | 77° | 70° | 80% | 31% | 42% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | ⚡ |
| Thu 3 AM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 80% | 32% | 42% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | ⚡ |
| Thu 4 AM | 76° | 76° | 69° | 81% | 33% | 42% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 5 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 81% | 33% | 42% | – | E 8 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 6 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 81% | 33% | 42% | – | ENE 8 | 9 | – | |
| Thu 7 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 80% | 33% | 9% | – | ENE 9 | 10 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
84° / 74°
21% rain
NE 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. Northeast wind 12 to 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 · December 2021
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
10% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★☆c70
2
4% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★★★c86
3
1% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c97
best4
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,794 km
best5
3% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
6
9% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 8:16 PM
↓ 8:16 PM
★★★★c102
7
17% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★☆c96
8
26% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★☆c86
9
36% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★☆☆c74
10
47% lit
↑ 12:47 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c59
First Quarter
11
57% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
↓ 12:28 AM
★☆☆☆c41
12
67% lit
↑ 1:51 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
↓ 1:23 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
13
76% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★☆☆c46
14
83% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★☆c58
15
90% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★★☆c66
16
95% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c71
17
98% lit
↑ 4:40 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c73
Apogee · 406,316 km
18
100% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best19
100% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c73
best20
98% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c73
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
best21
94% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★★★c73
22
89% lit
↑ 8:55 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
↓ 10:00 AM
★★★★c72
23
82% lit
↑ 9:51 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★☆c69
24
74% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★☆☆c64
25
64% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★☆☆c57
26
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:23 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
27
43% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 12:57 PM
↓ 12:57 PM
★☆☆☆c40
28
32% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:32 PM
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c49
29
22% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★☆☆c67
30
13% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★★☆c83
31
6% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★★★c95
Lunar events this month
- Sat, Dec 4 · 1:43 AM — 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.
- Sat, Dec 4 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 356,794 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Dec 5 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Dec 10 · 7:35 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 12 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Fri, Dec 17 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,316 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Dec 18 · 10:36 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Dec 20 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Dec 26 · 8:24 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Dec 26 · 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.
Best fishing days
Fri, Dec 3 · Sat, Dec 4 · Sat, Dec 18 · Sun, Dec 19 · Mon, Dec 20
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
356,877 km closest · 406,267 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 Tue 7:00 AM.