Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100% · Feels like 79°F

Observed 11:30 AM · SPI Brazos Santiago (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (13 mi)

Wind

18mph

From N (5°)

Gusts 21 mph

Measured at SPI Brazos Santiago

Temperature

78°F

High 79° · Low 66° so far today

Humidity

65%

Dew point 66°F

Visibility

10+mi

● Steady

+0.01 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Barometer at SPI Brazos Santiago, 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

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

Today: High 80° · 37% rain

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Tonight: Low 77° · 30% rain

A chance of rain showers before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:29 AM / 6:57 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 3:06 PM / 1:11 AM
Moon: First Quarter, 60%
Minor period: 12:41 AM–1:41 AM
Major period: 7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor period: 2:36 PM–3:36 PM
Major period: 7:35 PM–9:35 PM
Solunar rating: Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Mon 11 AM	79°	83°	72°	80%	49%	16%	–	NNE 14	16	–
Mon 12 PM	80°	84°	73°	78%	78%	15%	–	NNE 15	17	–
Mon 1 PM	80°	85°	74°	81%	69%	37%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 2 PM	80°	84°	74°	81%	61%	30%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 3 PM	80°	84°	74°	80%	69%	26%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 4 PM	80°	83°	73°	81%	75%	24%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 5 PM	79°	79°	73°	81%	66%	24%	0.01"	NNE 15	17	–
Mon 6 PM	79°	79°	73°	82%	76%	30%	0.01"	NNE 14	16	–
Mon 7 PM	77°	77°	71°	82%	78%	19%	–	NE 13	15	–
Mon 8 PM	77°	77°	72°	82%	61%	12%	–	NE 12	14	–
Mon 9 PM	78°	78°	72°	82%	49%	8%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Mon 10 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	46%	8%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Mon 11 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	51%	12%	–	ENE 13	14	–
Tue 12 AM	78°	78°	72°	81%	33%	17%	–	ENE 12	13	–
Tue 1 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	28%	18%	–	E 10	13	–
Tue 2 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	35%	17%	–	E 10	12	–
Tue 3 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	20%	16%	–	E 10	12	–
Tue 4 AM	78°	78°	72°	80%	28%	14%	–	ENE 10	12	–
Tue 5 AM	78°	78°	72°	81%	15%	13%	–	ENE 10	12	–
Tue 6 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	20%	14%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Tue 7 AM	78°	79°	72°	81%	23%	12%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Tue 8 AM	80°	83°	73°	80%	29%	10%	–	NE 12	13	–
Tue 9 AM	80°	84°	73°	77%	16%	21%	–	NE 12	14	–
Tue 10 AM	82°	87°	73°	75%	13%	21%	–	NE 14	15	–
Tue 11 AM	82°	88°	74°	77%	14%	21%	–	NE 15	17	–
Tue 12 PM	82°	88°	74°	77%	18%	19%	–	NNE 16	18	–
Tue 1 PM	82°	89°	75°	78%	24%	24%	–	NE 16	20	–
Tue 2 PM	82°	88°	74°	76%	32%	21%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Tue 3 PM	82°	87°	74°	77%	42%	23%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Tue 4 PM	82°	87°	73°	76%	29%	24%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Tue 5 PM	81°	86°	73°	77%	36%	24%	–	NNE 16	20	–
Tue 6 PM	80°	84°	73°	80%	32%	29%	–	NNE 16	18	–
Tue 7 PM	79°	79°	72°	79%	28%	27%	–	NE 15	17	–	⚡
Tue 8 PM	78°	79°	72°	80%	21%	27%	–	NE 14	17	–	⚡
Tue 9 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	25%	27%	–	NE 13	16	–	⚡
Tue 10 PM	78°	78°	73°	82%	29%	27%	–	NE 13	15	–	⚡
Tue 11 PM	78°	78°	73°	84%	30%	27%	–	NE 12	14	–	⚡
Wed 12 AM	78°	78°	73°	86%	30%	27%	–	NE 9	12	–	⚡
Wed 1 AM	78°	78°	74°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 2 AM	78°	78°	73°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 3 AM	78°	78°	73°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 4 AM	77°	77°	73°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 5 AM	77°	77°	73°	87%	32%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 6 AM	77°	77°	73°	88%	32%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 7 AM	78°	78°	74°	88%	33%	60%	0.01"	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 8 AM	78°	78°	74°	86%	37%	60%	0.01"	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 9 AM	80°	84°	74°	84%	40%	60%	0.01"	NE 9	10	–	⚡
Wed 10 AM	80°	86°	75°	83%	44%	60%	0.01"	NE 10	12	–	⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 77°

37% rain · 0.06"

NNE 12–16 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 76°

29% rain

NE 10–17 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 76°

60% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

82° / 76°

18% rain

ENE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 77°

1% rain

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

10% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

81° / 77°

27% rain

E 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast

Today: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 9 to 16 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ130-132-135-192030-
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-
214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A slight 
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the 
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of 
showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A 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 · 214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ150-155-192030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance
of showers late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East 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 chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2023

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

93% lit

↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 9:37 AM

★★★★c85

86% lit

↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 10:42 AM

★★★☆c88

78% lit

↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 11:46 AM

★★★☆c89

68% lit

↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 12:48 PM

★☆☆☆c87

59% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:46 PM

★★☆☆c87

Moon farthest north (28.0°)

49% lit

↑ 12:11 AM
↓ 2:37 PM

★★☆☆c83

Last Quarter

39% lit

↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 3:23 PM

★★☆☆c77

30% lit

↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 4:03 PM

★★☆☆c70

22% lit

↑ 2:58 AM
↓ 4:38 PM

★★☆☆c62

Apogee · 405,427 km

15% lit

↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 5:10 PM

★★★☆c54

9% lit

↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 5:40 PM

★★★☆c44

4% lit

↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 6:08 PM

★★★☆c35

1% lit

↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:36 PM

★★★☆c37

Moon crosses the equator

0% lit

↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 7:05 PM

★★★★c47

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 7:37 PM

★★★★c66

best

4% lit

↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 8:13 PM

★★★★c75

9% lit

↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 8:53 PM

★★★★c83

16% lit

↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 9:41 PM

★★★☆c89

24% lit

↑ 12:18 PM
↓ 10:36 PM

★★★☆c93

34% lit

↑ 1:18 PM
↓ 11:38 PM

★☆☆☆c96

Moon farthest south (-28.3°)

45% lit

↑ 2:14 PM
↓ –

★★☆☆c96

First Quarter

57% lit

↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 12:44 AM

★★☆☆c95

68% lit

↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 1:51 AM

★★★☆c87

78% lit

↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 2:58 AM

★★★☆c74

87% lit

↑ 5:04 PM
↓ 4:04 AM

★★★☆c56

Perigee · 364,875 km

94% lit

↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 5:08 AM

★★★☆c39

Moon crosses the equator

98% lit

↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 6:12 AM

★★★★c61

100% lit

↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 7:16 AM

★★★★c90

Full Moon · Hunter's Moon

best

99% lit

↑ 7:31 PM
↓ 8:21 AM

★★★★c100

best

96% lit

↑ 8:16 PM
↓ 9:27 AM

★★★★c102

best

90% lit

↑ 9:05 PM
↓ 10:31 AM

★★★★c102

Lunar events this month

Thu, Oct 5 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Oct 6 · 8:48 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Mon, Oct 9 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 405,427 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Fri, Oct 13 · 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.
Sat, Oct 14 · 12:55 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Fri, Oct 20 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Sat, Oct 21 · 10:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, Oct 25 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 364,875 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Thu, Oct 26 · 10:00 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, Oct 28 · 3:24 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Oct 14 · Sun, Oct 15 · Sat, Oct 28 · Sun, Oct 29 · Mon, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

364,982 km closest · 405,319 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 Island Offshore conditions Live 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 Mon 11:45 AM.