Moon & Weather
South Padre
26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)
Current conditions
Observed 9:00 PM · South Padre Island CG Station (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (12 mi)
Wind
14mph
From NNW (331°)
Gusts 19 mph
Measured at South Padre Island CG Station
Temperature
68°F
High 70° · Low 62° so far today
Humidity
59%
Dew point 48°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
+0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
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.
Fishing conditions now
very goodgoodpoor
Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.
Today
Today: High 73° · 11% rain
Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Tonight: Low 59° · 2% rain
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 12 to 22 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:28 AM / 6:58 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:47 PM / –
- Moon
- First Quarter, 41%
- Major period
- 5:35 AM–7:35 AM
- Minor period
- 1:17 PM–2:17 PM
- Major period
- 6:00 PM–8:00 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 9 PM | 66° | 66° | 54° | 67% | 35% | 0% | – | N 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 10 PM | 65° | 65° | 54° | 68% | 39% | 0% | – | N 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 55° | 69% | 36% | 1% | – | N 15 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 64° | 64° | 54° | 72% | 49% | 1% | – | N 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 62° | 62° | 54° | 74% | 51% | 1% | – | N 12 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 76% | 70% | 2% | – | N 13 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 60° | 60° | 54° | 80% | 73% | 2% | – | N 14 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 78% | 68% | 1% | – | NNW 15 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 61° | 61° | 54° | 78% | 62% | 2% | – | NNW 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 55° | 79% | 63% | 2% | – | NNW 17 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 55° | 79% | 69% | 8% | – | NNW 17 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 63° | 63° | 57° | 80% | 75% | 11% | – | NNW 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 64° | 64° | 58° | 80% | 74% | 17% | – | NNW 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 67° | 67° | 60° | 78% | 81% | 20% | – | NNW 17 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 69° | 69° | 61° | 77% | 78% | 26% | – | N 17 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 78% | 77% | 28% | – | N 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 83% | 38% | 0.01" | N 16 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 76% | 83% | 37% | 0.01" | N 16 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 89% | 33% | 0.01" | NNE 16 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 71% | 90% | 24% | 0.01" | NNE 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 72% | 58% | 20% | 0.01" | NNE 15 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 73% | 83% | 17% | 0.01" | NNE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 72% | 81% | 7% | – | NNE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 75% | 47% | 7% | – | NNE 12 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 71% | 60% | 7% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 70% | 73% | 7% | – | NE 12 | 14 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 70% | 73% | 7% | – | NE 10 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 70% | 72% | 7% | – | NE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 71% | 72% | 4% | – | NE 9 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 74% | 4% | – | NE 9 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 75% | 4% | – | NNE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 77% | 4% | – | NNE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 77% | 4% | – | NNE 9 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 73° | 73° | 63° | 71% | 76% | 4% | – | NNE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 72% | 76% | 9% | – | NNE 10 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 75% | 9% | – | NNE 12 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 75° | 75° | 65° | 71% | 74% | 9% | – | NNE 12 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 76° | 76° | 66° | 71% | 73% | 9% | – | NNE 13 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 77° | 77° | 67° | 71% | 70% | 9% | – | NNE 14 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 77° | 77° | 67° | 71% | 68% | 9% | – | NNE 15 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 72% | 65% | 27% | – | NNE 15 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 2 PM | 79° | 79° | 69° | 72% | 67% | 27% | – | NNE 15 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 3 PM | 79° | 79° | 69° | 72% | 68% | 27% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 4 PM | 79° | 79° | 69° | 73% | 70% | 27% | – | NE 14 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 5 PM | 79° | 79° | 69° | 73% | 68% | 27% | – | NE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 78° | 78° | 69° | 73% | 66% | 27% | – | ENE 13 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 7 PM | 78° | 78° | 68° | 74% | 64% | 16% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 8 PM | 77° | 77° | 68° | 74% | 60% | 16% | – | ENE 13 | 15 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
73° / 59°
11% rain
N 15–17 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 18
Chance Rain Showers
76° / 72°
38% rain · 0.06"
N 10–17 mph · gusts 20
Mon, Oct 19
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain Showers
80° / 74°
27% rain
NE 9–15 mph · gusts 17
Tue, Oct 20
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
82° / 76°
45% rain
ENE 9–14 mph · gusts 17
⚡ Storms
Wed, Oct 21
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
82° / 76°
45% rain · 0.06"
ENE 7–15 mph · gusts 18
⚡ Storms
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
81° / 76°
4% rain
E 7–13 mph · gusts 15
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
82° / 77°
4% rain
SE 5–14 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Today: Partly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
- Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind 12 to 22 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 72. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
- Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East wind 7 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, 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 · 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 · August 2025
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
↓ 12:21 AM
★☆☆☆c53
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,165 km
2
61% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★☆☆c60
3
70% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 1:33 AM
↓ 1:33 AM
★★☆☆c67
4
79% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★☆c72
5
86% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★★☆c77
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
6
92% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 4:03 AM
↓ 4:03 AM
★★★★c80
7
97% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c81
best8
99% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c81
best9
100% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best10
98% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c71
11
93% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★☆c59
12
86% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 10:14 AM
↓ 10:14 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
13
77% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
↓ 11:16 AM
★★☆☆c41
14
67% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 12:20 PM
↓ 12:20 PM
★★☆☆c65
Perigee · 369,289 km
15
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:26 PM
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆c72
16
44% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c86
Last Quarter
17
33% lit
↑ 1:14 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
↓ 3:41 PM
★★★☆c94
18
23% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★☆c96
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
19
14% lit
↑ 3:13 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★★☆c96
20
8% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c94
21
3% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c88
best22
0% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c78
best23
0% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★★★c66
New Moon
24
2% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★☆c53
25
6% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
26
12% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★☆☆c39
27
19% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★☆☆c43
28
27% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★☆☆c51
29
36% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
↓ 11:29 PM
★☆☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,548 km
30
45% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c60
31
54% lit
↑ 2:41 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★☆☆c65
First Quarter
Lunar events this month
- Fri, Aug 1 · 7:40 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Aug 1 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 404,165 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Tue, Aug 5 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Aug 9 · 2:54 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Aug 12 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Thu, Aug 14 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 369,289 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sat, Aug 16 · 12:12 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Aug 18 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sat, Aug 23 · 1:06 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Mon, Aug 25 · 5:00 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, Aug 29 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,548 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Aug 31 · 1:24 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Thu, Aug 7 · Fri, Aug 8 · Sat, Aug 9 · Thu, Aug 21 · Fri, 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
369,289 km closest · 404,546 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 Sat 11:31 AM.