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

▼ Falling

−0.06 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

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

Overnight: Low 64° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind around 17 mph.

Sunday: High 76° · 33% rain

A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

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

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Sun 2 AM	65°	65°	53°	66%	62%	1%	–	N 15	17	–
Sun 3 AM	64°	64°	53°	67%	56%	1%	–	NNW 16	18	–
Sun 4 AM	64°	64°	53°	68%	45%	2%	–	NNW 17	20	–
Sun 5 AM	64°	64°	54°	69%	52%	1%	–	NNW 17	20	–
Sun 6 AM	65°	65°	55°	68%	57%	2%	–	NNW 17	20	–
Sun 7 AM	67°	67°	55°	66%	63%	5%	–	NNW 18	20	–
Sun 8 AM	68°	68°	57°	66%	75%	8%	–	NNW 18	20	–
Sun 9 AM	69°	69°	58°	68%	80%	9%	–	NNW 17	20	–
Sun 10 AM	71°	71°	60°	68%	58%	10%	–	NNW 17	20	–
Sun 11 AM	72°	72°	61°	69%	64%	15%	–	NNW 17	20	–
Sun 12 PM	73°	73°	63°	71%	71%	18%	–	NNW 18	20	–
Sun 1 PM	74°	74°	64°	71%	67%	27%	0.01"	N 18	21	–
Sun 2 PM	74°	74°	65°	72%	68%	33%	0.01"	N 18	22	–
Sun 3 PM	74°	75°	65°	73%	78%	24%	0.01"	N 18	22	–
Sun 4 PM	76°	76°	65°	71%	65%	26%	0.01"	N 17	21	–
Sun 5 PM	75°	75°	66°	73%	75%	29%	0.01"	N 17	20	–
Sun 6 PM	74°	74°	66°	74%	77%	24%	0.01"	N 16	20	–
Sun 7 PM	74°	74°	65°	75%	75%	30%	0.01"	NNE 14	17	–
Sun 8 PM	73°	73°	66°	77%	85%	32%	0.01"	NNE 12	14	–
Sun 9 PM	73°	73°	65°	76%	85%	27%	0.01"	NE 10	13	–
Sun 10 PM	74°	74°	65°	75%	77%	20%	0.01"	NE 10	12	–
Sun 11 PM	74°	74°	65°	75%	65%	17%	0.01"	NNE 9	10	–
Mon 12 AM	74°	74°	65°	74%	75%	16%	0.01"	NE 8	9	–
Mon 1 AM	73°	73°	65°	75%	58%	4%	–	NNE 8	9	–
Mon 2 AM	74°	74°	65°	75%	66%	4%	–	N 8	9	–
Mon 3 AM	73°	73°	65°	76%	83%	3%	–	N 8	9	–
Mon 4 AM	72°	72°	65°	79%	72%	5%	–	N 9	10	–
Mon 5 AM	73°	73°	65°	77%	66%	6%	–	N 10	12	–
Mon 6 AM	73°	73°	66°	78%	81%	9%	–	N 10	12	–
Mon 7 AM	73°	73°	66°	79%	82%	9%	–	N 12	13	–
Mon 8 AM	74°	74°	66°	78%	69%	10%	–	N 12	13	–
Mon 9 AM	75°	75°	67°	77%	72%	19%	–	NNE 12	13	–
Mon 10 AM	76°	76°	68°	75%	70%	19%	–	NNE 14	15	–
Mon 11 AM	77°	77°	68°	75%	65%	18%	–	N 15	16	–
Mon 12 PM	77°	77°	69°	76%	66%	22%	–	N 15	17	–
Mon 1 PM	78°	78°	70°	76%	70%	33%	0.02"	N 16	18	–
Mon 2 PM	78°	78°	70°	78%	75%	37%	0.02"	N 16	18	–
Mon 3 PM	78°	78°	71°	78%	73%	40%	0.02"	N 15	18	–
Mon 4 PM	79°	82°	70°	74%	62%	44%	0.02"	NNE 15	18	–
Mon 5 PM	78°	79°	71°	77%	50%	43%	0.02"	NNE 15	17	–
Mon 6 PM	78°	78°	70°	77%	50%	50%	0.02"	NE 14	17	–
Mon 7 PM	78°	78°	70°	78%	56%	21%	–	ENE 13	16	–
Mon 8 PM	77°	77°	70°	80%	58%	21%	–	ENE 12	15	–
Mon 9 PM	77°	77°	70°	79%	51%	21%	–	ENE 12	15	–
Mon 10 PM	77°	77°	69°	77%	43%	21%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Mon 11 PM	77°	77°	69°	76%	42%	21%	–	ENE 13	14	–
Tue 12 AM	77°	77°	69°	76%	40%	21%	–	ENE 12	13	–
Tue 1 AM	77°	77°	69°	76%	39%	11%	–	ENE 10	12	–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 64°

33% rain · 0.11"

N 9–18 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 19

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 75°

50% rain · 0.13"

NNE 8–16 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

82° / 76°

43% rain

NE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 76°

43% rain

ENE 8–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

80° / 75°

2% rain

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 77°

Dry

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

82° / 78°

6% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast

Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northwest wind around 17 mph.
Sunday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. 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 76. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 75. East wind 5 to 12 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
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 · April 2028

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

38% lit

↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 1:09 AM

★★☆☆c83

49% lit

↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 2:04 AM

★★☆☆c85

First Quarter

60% lit

↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 2:55 AM

★★☆☆c82

71% lit

↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 3:41 AM

★★☆☆c77

81% lit

↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 4:23 AM

★★☆☆c66

89% lit

↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 5:03 AM

★★★☆c45

96% lit

↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 5:41 AM

★★★☆c55

Moon crosses the equator

Perigee · 361,360 km

99% lit

↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 6:18 AM

★★★★c72

100% lit

↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 6:58 AM

★★★★c85

Full Moon · Pink Moon

best

98% lit

↑ 9:36 PM
↓ 7:40 AM

★★★★c92

best

93% lit

↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 8:27 AM

★★★★c94

86% lit

↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 9:18 AM

★☆☆☆c93

78% lit

↑ –
↓ 10:12 AM

★★★☆c91

Moon farthest south (-26.6°)

69% lit

↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 11:09 AM

★★★☆c85

60% lit

↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 12:06 PM

★★☆☆c77

50% lit

↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 1:03 PM

★★☆☆c69

Last Quarter

40% lit

↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 1:57 PM

★★☆☆c59

31% lit

↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 2:50 PM

★★☆☆c50

23% lit

↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 3:42 PM

★★☆☆c37

Apogee · 405,102 km

16% lit

↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 4:32 PM

★★☆☆c34

9% lit

↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 5:23 PM

★★★☆c44

Moon crosses the equator

5% lit

↑ 5:27 AM
↓ 6:16 PM

★★★☆c55

1% lit

↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:10 PM

★★★★c64

0% lit

↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 8:06 PM

★★★★c73

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 9:05 PM

★★★★c81

best

4% lit

↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 10:05 PM

★★★★c87

best

9% lit

↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 11:04 PM

★★★★c92

16% lit

↑ 9:43 AM
↓ –

★☆☆☆c92

Moon farthest north (25.7°)

25% lit

↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 12:00 AM

★★★☆c93

35% lit

↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 12:52 AM

★★★☆c90

Lunar events this month

Sun, Apr 2 · 2:15 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Fri, Apr 7 · 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.
Fri, Apr 7 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 361,360 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Sun, Apr 9 · 5:26 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Thu, Apr 13 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Sun, Apr 16 · 11:37 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, Apr 19 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,102 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Fri, Apr 21 · 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.
Mon, Apr 24 · 2:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Fri, Apr 28 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Apr 9 · Mon, Apr 10 · Mon, Apr 24 · Tue, Apr 25 · Wed, Apr 26

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

Moon distance

361,361 km closest · 405,098 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 Island Offshore conditions Live 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 Sun 2:30 AM.