Moon & Weather
South Padre
26.080°, -97.200° · tides: Queen Isabella Causeway (west end)
Light Rain
Observed 11:10 AM · South Padre Island CG Station (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (11 mi)
Wind
32mph
From NW (323°)
Gusts 38 mph
Measured at South Padre Island CG Station
Temperature
63°F
High 67° · Low 59° so far today
Humidity
52%
Dew point 48°F
Visibility
10+mi
▲ Rising
+0.06 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
Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.
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 = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | – | |
| 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 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Partly Sunny
73° / 68°
11% rain
N 16–29 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 · January 2028
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:11 PM
↓ 10:11 PM
★★☆☆c56
2
29% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 11:02 PM
↓ 11:02 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
3
37% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
↓ 11:53 PM
★☆☆☆c38
4
47% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★☆☆☆c45
First Quarter
5
57% lit
↑ 12:21 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c53
6
67% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★☆☆c65
7
76% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★☆c78
8
85% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★☆c90
9
92% lit
↑ 3:26 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
10
97% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c102
best11
100% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
best12
100% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c100
best13
96% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 8:29 AM
↓ 8:29 AM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 359,044 km
14
90% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
↓ 9:10 AM
★★★☆c78
15
82% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 9:49 AM
↓ 9:49 AM
★★☆☆c55
16
72% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 10:25 AM
↓ 10:25 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
17
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:01 AM
↓ 11:01 AM
★☆☆☆c51
18
51% lit
↑ 12:17 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c61
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★☆☆c72
20
30% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 1:01 PM
↓ 1:01 PM
★★★☆c81
21
21% lit
↑ 3:19 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★☆c85
22
14% lit
↑ 4:16 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★☆c86
Moon farthest south (-26.9°)
23
8% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★★c85
24
3% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:31 PM
★★★★c83
25
1% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★★★c78
best26
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c72
New Moon
best27
1% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c65
28
4% lit
↑ 8:22 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★☆c53
Apogee · 406,385 km
29
8% lit
↑ 8:52 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★☆c45
30
14% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
31
22% lit
↑ 9:50 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Lunar events this month
- Sun, Jan 2 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Jan 4 · 7:40 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sun, Jan 9 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Tue, Jan 11 · 10:03 PM — Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
- Thu, Jan 13 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 359,044 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Sun, Jan 16 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
- Tue, Jan 18 · 1:26 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Sat, Jan 22 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Wed, Jan 26 · 9:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Jan 28 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,385 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sun, Jan 30 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Best fishing days
Mon, Jan 10 · Tue, Jan 11 · Wed, Jan 12 · Tue, Jan 25 · Wed, Jan 26
Ranked by moon phase and tidal range at the nearest tide station (the stars). Wind and fronts can override the moon.
Moon distance
359,178 km closest · 406,384 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 7:45 AM.