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Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Current conditions

Feels like 72°F

Observed 10:25 PM · South Padre Island CG Station (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (11 mi)

Wind

9mph

From NNW (329°)

Gusts 11 mph

Measured at South Padre Island CG Station

Temperature

71°F

High 72° · Low 70° so far today

Humidity

73%

Dew point 63°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.17 in1021.6 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Not enough readings yet.

Barometer at South Padre Island CG Station, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Monday: High 80° · 49% rain

A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:58 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:29 PM / 12:15 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:45 AM
Major period
6:25 AM–8:25 AM
Minor period
1:59 PM–2:59 PM
Major period
6:50 PM–8:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 18Mon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMclouds76% cloud cover78% cloud cover65% cloud cover65% cloud cover77% cloud cover60% cloud cover65% cloud cover76% cloud cover59% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover51% cloud cover73% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover84% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover27% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover16% cloud cover19% cloud cover16% cloud cover9% cloud cover9% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°74747475798079777878787881828179rain18% chance16% chance9% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance14% chance14% chance19% chance43% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in32% chance, 0.01 in11% chance12% chance7% chance2% chance6% chance10% chance22% chance16% chance14% chance17% chance15% chance23% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance28% chance24% chance24% chance24% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 8NE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 9NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 13 mph, gusts 14NNE 15 mph, gusts 17NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 16 mph, gusts 18NE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 17 mph, gusts 20NE 16 mph, gusts 20NE 14 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 10 PM74°74°66°77%76%18%–NE 912–
Sun 11 PM74°74°67°79%78%16%–NE 89–
Mon 12 AM74°74°67°79%65%9%–NE 78–
Mon 1 AM74°74°67°79%65%3%–NE 78–
Mon 2 AM74°74°67°80%77%3%–NE 78–
Mon 3 AM73°73°67°82%60%3%–NNE 78–
Mon 4 AM74°74°68°82%65%3%–NNE 89–
Mon 5 AM74°74°68°83%76%3%–NNE 910–
Mon 6 AM74°74°69°85%59%3%–NNE 912–
Mon 7 AM75°75°69°84%70%6%–NNE 1012–
Mon 8 AM76°76°71°84%69%6%–NNE 1213–
Mon 9 AM77°77°72°84%59%9%–NNE 1213–
Mon 10 AM79°79°72°81%60%14%–NNE 1314–
Mon 11 AM79°79°73°82%51%14%–NNE 1416–
Mon 12 PM80°84°74°82%73%19%–NNE 1517–
Mon 1 PM80°84°74°83%75%43%0.01"NNE 1618–
Mon 2 PM80°84°75°85%74%46%0.01"NNE 1618–
Mon 3 PM80°85°75°85%84%47%0.01"NNE 1518–
Mon 4 PM79°83°75°86%87%44%0.01"NNE 1418–
Mon 5 PM79°79°75°89%86%49%0.01"NNE 1417–
Mon 6 PM78°78°75°90%66%32%0.01"NE 1416–
Mon 7 PM77°77°72°83%71%11%–NE 1315–
Mon 8 PM77°77°73°86%63%12%–NNE 1214–
Mon 9 PM78°78°73°85%59%7%–ENE 1214–
Mon 10 PM78°78°73°86%35%2%–ENE 1214–
Mon 11 PM78°78°73°84%40%6%–ENE 1214–
Tue 12 AM78°78°73°84%27%10%–ENE 1213–
Tue 1 AM78°78°73°86%24%22%–ENE 1012–
Tue 2 AM78°78°73°85%21%16%–ENE 1012–
Tue 3 AM77°77°72°85%16%14%–ENE 1012–
Tue 4 AM78°78°73°84%19%17%–ENE 1012–
Tue 5 AM78°78°72°83%16%15%–NE 1012–
Tue 6 AM78°78°73°84%9%23%–NE 1213–
Tue 7 AM78°78°72°82%9%30%–NE 1213–
Tue 8 AM79°83°73°82%38%30%–NE 1213–
Tue 9 AM80°85°74°80%33%30%–NE 1314–
Tue 10 AM81°87°74°78%28%30%–NE 1416–
Tue 11 AM82°88°74°77%30%30%–NE 1517–
Tue 12 PM82°88°74°78%32%30%–NE 1618–
Tue 1 PM82°89°75°79%34%28%–NE 1720–
Tue 2 PM82°89°75°80%36%28%–NE 1720–
Tue 3 PM82°88°75°81%39%28%–NE 1720–
Tue 4 PM81°88°75°81%41%28%–NE 1720–
Tue 5 PM81°86°74°81%41%28%–NE 1620–
Tue 6 PM80°84°74°81%41%28%–NE 1620–
Tue 7 PM79°83°73°82%41%24%–NE 1518–
Tue 8 PM79°79°73°82%40%24%–NE 1417–
Tue 9 PM79°79°73°84%39%24%–NE 1416–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

74° / 73°

18% rain

NE 8–9 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 77°

49% rain · 0.06"

NNE 7–16 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Chance Rain Showers

82° / 76°

48% rain

NE 10–17 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 76°

60% rain · 0.12"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 76°

9% rain

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 77°

Dry

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 78°

4% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then 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 before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ130-132-135-190715-
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-
146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late this evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the
bay, diminishing to light chop late this evening and overnight. A
slight chance of showers this evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots after midnight. Light 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 chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight
chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ150-155-190715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this
evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight 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 chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a
slight 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. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2024

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
2
18% lit
↑ 3:35 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★★☆c64
Perigee · 368,103 km
3
10% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
★★★★c82
4
4% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c94
5
1% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c99
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best
7
2% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
best
8
6% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★★★c95
9
12% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 11:33 PM
★☆☆☆c88
10
19% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c81
11
27% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 12:12 AM
★★★☆c71
12
36% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★★☆☆c60
13
45% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★☆☆☆c48
14
55% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:44 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,079 km
Moon crosses the equator
15
64% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 2:11 AM
★☆☆☆c37
16
73% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 2:39 AM
★★☆☆c47
17
81% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★☆☆c59
18
88% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★☆c69
19
94% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★★c78
20
98% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c86
21
100% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
best
22
99% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c94
best
23
96% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★★c94
24
91% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★★c93
25
84% lit
↑ 11:52 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★☆☆☆c86
26
74% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:17 AM
★★★☆c79
27
64% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 12:20 PM
★★☆☆c65
Perigee · 369,289 km
28
52% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
29
41% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★☆☆☆c45
30
30% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★☆☆c66

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jun 1 · 12:00 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, Jun 2 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 368,103 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jun 6 · 7:37 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 7 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jun 14 · 12:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 14 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 404,079 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jun 14 · 5:00 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, Jun 21 · 8:07 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jun 21 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 27 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 369,289 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jun 28 · 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.
  • Fri, Jun 28 · 4:53 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 5 · Thu, Jun 6 · Fri, Jun 7 · Fri, Jun 21 · Sat, Jun 22

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

Moon distance

368,171 km closest · 404,066 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 Sun 10:30 PM.