Moon & Weather
South Padre
26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)
Light Rain
Observed 4:10 AM · South Padre Island CG Station (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (12 mi)
Wind
32mph
From NNW (329°)
Gusts 40 mph
Measured at South Padre Island CG Station
Temperature
67°F
High 68° · Low 64° so far today
Humidity
42%
Dew point 41°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
+0.01 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
Overnight: Low 66° · 2% rain
Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. North wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Saturday: High 73° · 11% rain
Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 24 to 30 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 4 AM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 64% | 78% | 2% | – | N 31 | 36 | – | |
| Sat 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 57° | 65% | 78% | 2% | – | N 30 | 35 | – | |
| Sat 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 67% | 83% | 2% | – | N 30 | 33 | – | |
| Sat 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 57° | 68% | 84% | 4% | – | N 29 | 32 | – | |
| Sat 8 AM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 70% | 85% | 5% | – | NNW 30 | 32 | – | |
| Sat 9 AM | 67° | 67° | 57° | 71% | 82% | 7% | – | NNW 30 | 32 | – | |
| Sat 10 AM | 68° | 68° | 58° | 70% | 76% | 9% | – | NNW 30 | 32 | – | |
| Sat 11 AM | 68° | 68° | 58° | 70% | 69% | 9% | – | NNW 29 | 33 | – | |
| Sat 12 PM | 69° | 69° | 59° | 71% | 68% | 11% | – | NNW 29 | 35 | – | |
| Sat 1 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 62% | 8% | – | N 29 | 33 | – | |
| Sat 2 PM | 70° | 70° | 60° | 71% | 63% | 4% | – | N 29 | 32 | – | |
| Sat 3 PM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 65% | 59% | 2% | – | N 28 | 32 | – | |
| Sat 4 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 65% | 46% | 2% | – | N 26 | 30 | – | |
| Sat 5 PM | 71° | 71° | 58° | 63% | 44% | 2% | – | N 24 | 28 | – | |
| Sat 6 PM | 71° | 71° | 56° | 61% | 30% | 1% | – | N 23 | 26 | – | |
| Sat 7 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 60% | 33% | 1% | – | N 20 | 23 | – | |
| Sat 8 PM | 70° | 70° | 55° | 60% | 31% | 1% | – | N 18 | 22 | – | |
| Sat 9 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 43% | 1% | – | N 18 | 21 | – | |
| Sat 10 PM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 39% | 1% | – | N 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 57% | 35% | 1% | – | N 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 71° | 71° | 54° | 56% | 49% | 1% | – | N 15 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 70° | 70° | 54° | 57% | 53% | 1% | – | N 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 58% | 52% | 1% | – | NNW 13 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 69° | 69° | 54° | 59% | 72% | 2% | – | NNW 14 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 73% | 1% | – | NNW 15 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 68° | 68° | 54° | 61% | 56% | 1% | – | NNW 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 68° | 68° | 55° | 63% | 68% | 2% | – | NNW 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 68° | 68° | 56° | 65% | 67% | 2% | 0.01" | NNW 18 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 69° | 69° | 57° | 67% | 65% | 2% | 0.01" | NNW 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 70° | 70° | 58° | 68% | 69% | 16% | 0.01" | NNW 16 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 71° | 71° | 59° | 67% | 69% | 16% | 0.01" | N 17 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 72° | 72° | 61° | 68% | 69% | 15% | 0.01" | NNW 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 73° | 73° | 62° | 69% | 69% | 22% | 0.01" | N 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 74° | 74° | 63° | 69% | 73% | 23% | 0.02" | N 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 70% | 71% | 24% | 0.02" | N 18 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 74° | 75° | 64° | 71% | 87% | 16% | 0.02" | NNE 17 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 76° | 76° | 65° | 69% | 76% | 12% | 0.02" | N 17 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 70% | 72% | 13% | 0.02" | NNE 16 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 75° | 75° | 64° | 70% | 75% | 9% | 0.02" | NNE 15 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 70% | 81% | 7% | – | NNE 14 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 74° | 74° | 64° | 72% | 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
73° / 66°
11% rain
N 16–31 mph · gusts 36
Sun, Oct 18
Slight Chance Rain Showers
76° / 72°
24% rain · 0.18"
N 10–18 mph · gusts 21
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° / 76°
4% rain
SE 5–14 mph · gusts 16
Detailed NWS forecast
- Overnight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 66, with temperatures rising to around 70 overnight. North wind around 31 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
- Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 24 to 30 mph.
- Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 13 to 23 mph.
- Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph.
- 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.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
- Friday: 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 · 333 AM 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. GMZ130-132-135-172130- 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- 333 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... .TODAY...North winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots this afternoon. Rough bay waters, diminishing to choppy bay waters this afternoon. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy bay waters, diminishing to a moderate chop on the bay in the late evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers early 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 a light chop on the bay in the late evening and overnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East 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 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. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to a light chop on the bay after midnight. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
GMZ150 · 333 AM 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. GMZ150-155-172130- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 333 AM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... .TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 10 to 15 feet, occasionally to 19 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 11 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. 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 northwest 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers 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 4 feet at 7 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .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, then a slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 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 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms 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 3 to 4 feet. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · October 2027
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c85
2
9% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★★c88
3
16% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★☆c88
4
24% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 10:29 PM
↓ 10:29 PM
★★★☆c86
5
33% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
↓ 11:23 PM
★☆☆☆c81
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
6
43% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c81
7
52% lit
↑ 2:35 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★☆☆c75
First Quarter
8
62% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 1:13 AM
↓ 1:13 AM
★★☆☆c69
9
70% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★☆☆c61
Apogee · 404,533 km
10
79% lit
↑ 4:22 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★☆☆c52
11
86% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★☆☆c43
12
92% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★☆☆c34
13
96% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 5:39 AM
↓ 5:39 AM
★★★☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
14
99% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c49
15
100% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c70
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best16
98% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c80
best17
95% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★★★c88
18
89% lit
↑ 9:12 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★★c93
19
81% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
20
72% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c98
21
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:27 PM
↓ 1:27 PM
★★☆☆c98
22
50% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★☆☆c95
Last Quarter
23
39% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★☆☆c86
24
28% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
↓ 3:37 PM
★★☆☆c71
25
18% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★☆☆c52
Perigee · 368,654 km
26
10% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
27
5% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★★c61
28
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c89
best29
0% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon
best30
2% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c100
best31
5% lit
↑ 9:48 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c100
Lunar events this month
- Tue, Oct 5 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Thu, Oct 7 · 6:47 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Oct 9 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,533 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Wed, Oct 13 · 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.
- Fri, Oct 15 · 8:47 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Tue, Oct 19 · 10:00 PM — 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.
- Fri, Oct 22 · 12:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Mon, Oct 25 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 368,654 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Tue, Oct 26 · 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.
- Fri, Oct 29 · 8:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Best fishing days
Fri, Oct 15 · Sat, Oct 16 · Thu, Oct 28 · Fri, Oct 29 · Sat, 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
368,743 km closest · 404,532 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 2:15 AM.