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Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Light Rain

Observed 5:45 AM · Port Isabel (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (10 mi)

Wind

21mph

From NNW (337°)

Gusts 34 mph

Measured at Port Isabel

Temperature

63°F

High 66° · Low 63° so far today

Humidity

45%

Dew point 41°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.30 in1026.0 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Not enough readings yet.

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.

Today

Today: High 73° · 11% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 24 to 30 mph.

Tonight: Low 68° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 13 to 23 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 = clouds
Sat, Oct 1712 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 19clouds83% cloud cover84% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover76% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover52% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover56% cloud cover68% cloud cover67% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover87% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover81% cloud cover47% cloud cover60% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover77% cloud cover77% cloud cover50°55°60°65°70°75°80°68676971717071696870737475747473rain2% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance11% chance8% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance, 0.01 in2% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.02 in24% chance, 0.02 in16% chance, 0.02 in12% chance, 0.02 in13% chance, 0.02 in9% chance, 0.02 in7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind0102030mphN 30 mph, gusts 33NNW 30 mph, gusts 32NNW 30 mph, gusts 32NNW 29 mph, gusts 35N 29 mph, gusts 32N 26 mph, gusts 30N 23 mph, gusts 26N 18 mph, gusts 22N 17 mph, gusts 20N 15 mph, gusts 17NNW 13 mph, gusts 16NNW 15 mph, gusts 17NNW 17 mph, gusts 20NNW 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 20N 18 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 15 mph, gusts 18NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 10NNE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 6 AM68°68°57°67%83%2%–N 3033–
Sat 7 AM68°68°57°68%84%4%–N 2932–
Sat 8 AM67°67°57°70%85%5%–NNW 3032–
Sat 9 AM67°67°57°71%82%7%–NNW 3032–
Sat 10 AM68°68°58°70%76%9%–NNW 3032–
Sat 11 AM68°68°58°70%69%9%–NNW 2933–
Sat 12 PM69°69°59°71%68%11%–NNW 2935–
Sat 1 PM70°70°60°71%62%8%–N 2933–
Sat 2 PM70°70°60°71%63%4%–N 2932–
Sat 3 PM71°71°59°65%59%2%–N 2832–
Sat 4 PM71°71°58°65%46%2%–N 2630–
Sat 5 PM71°71°58°63%44%2%–N 2428–
Sat 6 PM71°71°56°61%30%1%–N 2326–
Sat 7 PM70°70°55°60%33%1%–N 2023–
Sat 8 PM70°70°55°60%31%1%–N 1822–
Sat 9 PM70°70°54°57%43%1%–N 1821–
Sat 10 PM70°70°54°57%39%1%–N 1720–
Sat 11 PM71°71°54°57%35%1%–N 1618–
Sun 12 AM71°71°54°56%49%1%–N 1517–
Sun 1 AM70°70°54°57%53%1%–N 1316–
Sun 2 AM69°69°54°58%52%1%–NNW 1316–
Sun 3 AM69°69°54°59%72%2%–NNW 1416–
Sun 4 AM68°68°54°61%73%1%–NNW 1517–
Sun 5 AM68°68°54°61%56%1%–NNW 1618–
Sun 6 AM68°68°55°63%68%2%–NNW 1720–
Sun 7 AM68°68°56°65%67%2%0.01"NNW 1820–
Sun 8 AM69°69°57°67%65%2%0.01"NNW 1720–
Sun 9 AM70°70°58°68%69%16%0.01"NNW 1618–
Sun 10 AM71°71°59°67%69%16%0.01"N 1718–
Sun 11 AM72°72°61°68%69%15%0.01"NNW 1720–
Sun 12 PM73°73°62°69%69%22%0.01"N 1720–
Sun 1 PM74°74°63°69%73%23%0.02"N 1720–
Sun 2 PM74°74°64°70%71%24%0.02"N 1820–
Sun 3 PM74°75°64°71%87%16%0.02"NNE 1721–
Sun 4 PM76°76°65°69%76%12%0.02"N 1720–
Sun 5 PM75°75°64°70%72%13%0.02"NNE 1620–
Sun 6 PM75°75°64°70%75%9%0.02"NNE 1518–
Sun 7 PM74°74°64°70%81%7%–NNE 1416–
Sun 8 PM74°74°64°72%47%7%–NNE 1215–
Sun 9 PM74°74°64°71%60%7%–NE 1214–
Sun 10 PM74°74°64°70%73%7%–NE 1214–
Sun 11 PM74°74°64°70%73%7%–NE 1013–
Mon 12 AM74°74°63°70%72%7%–NE 1012–
Mon 1 AM74°74°63°71%72%4%–NE 910–
Mon 2 AM73°73°63°71%74%4%–NE 910–
Mon 3 AM73°73°63°71%75%4%–NNE 912–
Mon 4 AM73°73°63°71%77%4%–NNE 912–
Mon 5 AM73°73°63°71%77%4%–NNE 912–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

73° / 68°

11% rain

N 16–30 mph · gusts 35

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° / 77°

4% rain

SE 5–14 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind 24 to 30 mph.
  • Tonight: 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. 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 · 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 · November 2027

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
11% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
2
18% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 10:07 PM
★★★☆c84
3
26% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 11:03 PM
★☆☆☆c77
4
35% lit
↑ 1:10 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★☆☆c76
5
44% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c68
6
54% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★☆☆☆c59
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,184 km
7
63% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★☆☆☆c50
8
72% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★☆☆c40
9
80% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 2:28 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
10
88% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★☆☆c45
11
93% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★★☆c64
12
98% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 5:14 AM
★★★★c76
13
100% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★★c93
best
15
97% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★★c97
16
92% lit
↑ 8:04 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (26.4°)
17
84% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★★☆c98
18
75% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★★☆c94
Perigee · 369,366 km
19
65% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★★☆c84
20
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:37 PM
★★☆☆c70
Last Quarter
21
42% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c52
22
31% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
23
21% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★★☆☆c51
24
13% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★★☆c73
25
7% lit
↑ 4:30 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★★c87
26
2% lit
↑ 5:32 AM
↓ 4:21 PM
★★★★c94
best
27
0% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon
best
28
1% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c95
best
29
3% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 6:55 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
30
7% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c87

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Nov 1 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 6 · 2:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 6 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,184 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Nov 9 · 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.
  • Sat, Nov 13 · 9:26 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Nov 16 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 18 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 369,366 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 20 · 6:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Nov 22 · 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, Nov 27 · 9:24 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 29 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 13 · Sun, Nov 14 · Fri, Nov 26 · Sat, Nov 27 · Sun, Nov 28

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

Moon distance

369,396 km closest · 404,152 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 6:00 AM.