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Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Current conditions

Observed 2:10 AM · Port Isabel (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (10 mi)

Wind

15mph

From NW (324°)

Gusts 22 mph

Measured at Port Isabel

Temperature

64°F

High 64° · Low 61° so far today

Humidity

52%

Dew point 45°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.27 in1025.2 mb▼ Falling

−0.06 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2730.3330.39−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

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

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

Tonight: Low 59° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 12 to 17 mph.

Sunday: High 76° · 38% rain

A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 20clouds70% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover77% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover58% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover73% cloud cover68% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover32% cloud cover53% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°61616369737573747373737678787777rain2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance8% chance11% chance17% chance20% chance26% chance28% chance38% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in9% chance9% chance7% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance24% chance42% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance12% chancewind01020mphN 13 mph, gusts 15NNW 15 mph, gusts 17NNW 17 mph, gusts 18NNW 17 mph, gusts 20NNW 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 20N 16 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 8NNE 8 mph, gusts 10NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 12 mph, gusts 12NNE 13 mph, gusts 14NE 15 mph, gusts 16NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 AM61°61°54°76%70%2%–N 1315–
Sun 3 AM60°60°54°80%73%2%–N 1416–
Sun 4 AM61°61°54°78%68%1%–NNW 1517–
Sun 5 AM61°61°54°78%62%2%–NNW 1618–
Sun 6 AM61°61°55°79%63%2%–NNW 1718–
Sun 7 AM62°62°55°79%69%8%–NNW 1718–
Sun 8 AM63°63°57°80%75%11%–NNW 1720–
Sun 9 AM64°64°58°80%74%17%–NNW 1618–
Sun 10 AM67°67°60°78%81%20%–NNW 1718–
Sun 11 AM69°69°61°77%78%26%–N 1718–
Sun 12 PM70°70°63°78%77%28%–N 1720–
Sun 1 PM72°72°64°76%83%38%0.01"N 1620–
Sun 2 PM73°73°65°76%83%37%0.01"N 1620–
Sun 3 PM74°74°65°74%89%33%0.01"NNE 1620–
Sun 4 PM76°76°65°71%90%24%0.01"NNE 1618–
Sun 5 PM75°75°65°72%58%20%0.01"NNE 1518–
Sun 6 PM75°75°65°73%83%17%0.01"NNE 1417–
Sun 7 PM74°74°65°72%81%9%–NNE 1315–
Sun 8 PM73°73°65°75%73%9%–NNE 1213–
Sun 9 PM74°74°64°73%68%7%–NNE 1013–
Sun 10 PM74°74°64°73%53%2%–NE 1012–
Sun 11 PM74°74°65°73%57%2%–NE 910–
Mon 12 AM74°74°64°72%48%0%–NE 89–
Mon 1 AM73°73°64°74%46%0%–NNE 79–
Mon 2 AM73°73°65°74%57%1%–NNE 78–
Mon 3 AM73°73°64°75%61%2%–NNE 89–
Mon 4 AM72°72°65°78%62%2%–NNE 810–
Mon 5 AM73°73°65°76%58%6%–NNE 910–
Mon 6 AM73°73°65°77%48%24%–NNE 912–
Mon 7 AM72°73°65°78%59%42%0.01"NNE 1012–
Mon 8 AM73°73°66°78%32%42%0.01"NNE 1212–
Mon 9 AM74°74°67°77%53%42%0.01"NNE 1313–
Mon 10 AM76°76°68°77%74%42%0.01"NNE 1314–
Mon 11 AM76°76°68°76%72%42%0.01"NNE 1415–
Mon 12 PM77°77°69°76%70%42%0.01"NE 1516–
Mon 1 PM78°78°70°76%68%31%–NE 1517–
Mon 2 PM78°78°70°76%68%31%–NE 1517–
Mon 3 PM79°79°70°76%69%31%–NE 1417–
Mon 4 PM79°79°70°76%69%31%–NE 1417–
Mon 5 PM78°79°70°75%68%31%–NE 1416–
Mon 6 PM78°78°70°76%68%31%–ENE 1316–
Mon 7 PM77°77°69°76%67%11%–ENE 1315–
Mon 8 PM77°77°69°76%58%11%–ENE 1314–
Mon 9 PM77°77°69°76%50%11%–ENE 1214–
Mon 10 PM77°77°68°75%41%11%–ENE 1213–
Mon 11 PM77°77°68°75%42%11%–ENE 1012–
Tue 12 AM77°77°68°75%43%11%–E 912–
Tue 1 AM77°77°68°76%44%12%–E 810–

7-day forecast

Sat, Oct 17

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 59°

2% rain

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

38% rain · 0.06"

N 9–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 74°

42% rain · 0.06"

NE 7–15 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 76°

39% rain

NE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 75°

39% rain · 0.12"

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 75°

1% rain

ENE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 76°

2% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 12 to 17 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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.


GMZ130-132-135-180915-
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-
325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late this evening and overnight. Choppy on the bay,
diminishing to a moderate chop late this evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop
on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers early in the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop
on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...East 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
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. 
.THURSDAY...East 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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.


GMZ150-155-180915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally
to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at
8 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast
6 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. A
chance of showers in the afternoon, then a slight chance of
showers late in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early
in the evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East 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 morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2025

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
36% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c71
2
46% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 1:26 AM
★☆☆☆c57
First Quarter
3
56% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★☆☆☆c43
4
65% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
5
74% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★☆☆c45
6
82% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★☆☆c55
7
88% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 3:51 AM
★★★☆c63
Apogee · 405,552 km
8
94% lit
↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 4:24 AM
★★★★c68
9
97% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c72
10
99% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 5:43 AM
★★★★c75
best
11
100% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
best
12
98% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c79
best
13
94% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c79
14
89% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★☆☆☆c79
15
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★☆c76
16
72% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★★☆c71
17
62% lit
↑ 12:44 AM
↓ 12:26 PM
★★☆☆c61
18
51% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
★☆☆☆c39
20
29% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★☆☆c60
21
19% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 4:37 PM
★★★☆c78
22
11% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 5:47 PM
★★★★c92
23
4% lit
↑ 4:34 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 363,175 km
24
1% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon
best
26
2% lit
↑ 7:44 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★★c97
27
7% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★★★c89
28
13% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★☆☆☆c78
29
21% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★★☆c69
30
30% lit
↑ 11:50 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c55

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jun 2 · 10:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jun 4 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 7 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 405,552 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 11 · 2:44 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jun 11 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 18 · 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.
  • Wed, Jun 18 · 2:19 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jun 23 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 363,175 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jun 24 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jun 25 · 5:31 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jun 10 · Wed, Jun 11 · Thu, Jun 12 · Tue, Jun 24 · Wed, Jun 25

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

Moon distance

363,339 km closest · 405,519 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 Sat 9:18 PM.