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Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Current conditions

Observed 2:25 AM · SPI Brazos Santiago (1 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (13 mi)

Wind

15mph

From NNE (20°)

Gusts 19 mph

Measured at SPI Brazos Santiago

Temperature

76°F

High 72° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

64%

Dew point 55°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.10 in1019.2 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1030.1730.24−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at SPI Brazos Santiago, 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 73° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 10 mph.

Monday: High 80° · 37% rain

A chance of rain showers after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 10 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:29 AM / 6:57 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:06 PM / 1:11 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:41 AM–1:41 AM
Major period
7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor period
2:36 PM–3:36 PM
Major period
7:35 PM–9:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 21clouds69% cloud cover77% cloud cover67% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover66% cloud cover70% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover78% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover66% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover61% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover35% cloud cover20% cloud cover28% cloud cover15% cloud cover20% cloud cover23% cloud cover29% cloud cover16% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover32% cloud cover42% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover21% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°74747679807977787878808282817878rain3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance5% chance11% chance16% chance16% chance15% chance37% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in30% chance, 0.01 in19% chance12% chance8% chance8% chance12% chance17% chance18% chance17% chance16% chance14% chance13% chance14% chance12% chance10% chance21% chance21% chance21% chance19% chance24% chance21% chance23% chance24% chance24% chance29% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chance27% chancewind01020mphNNE 8 mph, gusts 9N 9 mph, gusts 10N 10 mph, gusts 12NNE 12 mph, gusts 13NNE 13 mph, gusts 14NNE 15 mph, gusts 17NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 13 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 12 mph, gusts 13NE 14 mph, gusts 15NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 2 AM74°74°67°77%69%3%–NNE 89–
Mon 3 AM73°73°67°80%77%3%–NNE 810–
Mon 4 AM74°74°67°79%67%2%–N 910–
Mon 5 AM74°74°68°80%74%2%–N 1012–
Mon 6 AM74°74°68°83%70%2%–N 1012–
Mon 7 AM75°75°69°81%72%3%–N 1213–
Mon 8 AM76°76°70°81%66%5%–NNE 1213–
Mon 9 AM77°77°70°80%70%11%–NNE 1213–
Mon 10 AM79°82°72°78%65%16%–NNE 1314–
Mon 11 AM79°83°72°80%49%16%–NNE 1416–
Mon 12 PM80°84°73°78%78%15%–NNE 1517–
Mon 1 PM80°85°74°81%69%37%0.01"NNE 1618–
Mon 2 PM80°84°74°81%61%30%0.01"NNE 1618–
Mon 3 PM80°84°74°80%69%26%0.01"NNE 1618–
Mon 4 PM80°83°73°81%75%24%0.01"NNE 1618–
Mon 5 PM79°79°73°81%66%24%0.01"NNE 1517–
Mon 6 PM79°79°73°82%76%30%0.01"NNE 1416–
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°82%78%19%–NE 1315–
Mon 8 PM77°77°72°82%61%12%–NE 1214–
Mon 9 PM78°78°72°82%49%8%–ENE 1315–
Mon 10 PM78°78°72°81%46%8%–ENE 1315–
Mon 11 PM78°78°72°81%51%12%–ENE 1314–
Tue 12 AM78°78°72°81%33%17%–ENE 1213–
Tue 1 AM78°78°72°83%28%18%–E 1013–
Tue 2 AM78°78°72°83%35%17%–E 1012–
Tue 3 AM78°78°72°83%20%16%–E 1012–
Tue 4 AM78°78°72°80%28%14%–ENE 1012–
Tue 5 AM78°78°72°81%15%13%–ENE 1012–
Tue 6 AM78°78°72°83%20%14%–ENE 1013–
Tue 7 AM78°79°72°81%23%12%–ENE 1013–
Tue 8 AM80°83°73°80%29%10%–NE 1213–
Tue 9 AM80°84°73°77%16%21%–NE 1214–
Tue 10 AM82°87°73°75%13%21%–NE 1415–
Tue 11 AM82°88°74°77%14%21%–NE 1517–
Tue 12 PM82°88°74°77%18%19%–NNE 1618–
Tue 1 PM82°89°75°78%24%24%–NE 1620–
Tue 2 PM82°88°74°76%32%21%–NNE 1720–
Tue 3 PM82°87°74°77%42%23%–NNE 1720–
Tue 4 PM82°87°73°76%29%24%–NNE 1720–
Tue 5 PM81°86°73°77%36%24%–NNE 1620–
Tue 6 PM80°84°73°80%32%29%–NNE 1618–
Tue 7 PM79°79°72°79%28%27%–NE 1517–⚡
Tue 8 PM78°79°72°80%21%27%–NE 1417–⚡
Tue 9 PM78°78°72°81%25%27%–NE 1316–⚡
Tue 10 PM78°78°73°82%29%27%–NE 1315–⚡
Tue 11 PM78°78°73°84%30%27%–NE 1214–⚡
Wed 12 AM78°78°73°86%30%27%–NE 912–⚡
Wed 1 AM78°78°74°87%31%27%–NE 810–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 73°

37% rain · 0.06"

NNE 8–16 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 76°

29% rain

NE 10–17 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

82° / 76°

60% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

82° / 76°

18% rain

ENE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 77°

1% rain

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

10% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

81° / 79°

16% rain

E 10–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after 10am. Partly sunny, 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 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. East northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 9am. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ130-132-135-192030-
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-
214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A slight 
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the 
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of 
showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A 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 · 214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ150-155-192030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast 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 afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance
of showers late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2029

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:10 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Apogee · 404,310 km
2
48% lit
↑ 12:24 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Last Quarter
3
38% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★☆☆c64
4
29% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c72
5
21% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest north (23.7°)
6
13% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★☆c83
7
7% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 6:23 PM
★★★★c84
8
2% lit
↑ 5:30 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c84
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 7:50 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c74
best
11
4% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★☆c62
12
9% lit
↑ 9:40 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
13
17% lit
↑ 10:44 AM
↓ 10:26 PM
★★☆☆c45
Perigee · 366,369 km
14
27% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c57
15
38% lit
↑ 12:54 PM
↓ 11:55 PM
★★☆☆c72
16
49% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c85
First Quarter
17
60% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★★☆☆c93
18
71% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★★☆c95
Moon farthest south (-24.5°)
19
80% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★★☆c95
20
88% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★★★c93
21
94% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 4:42 AM
★★★★c87
22
98% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c77
best
23
100% lit
↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c66
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c54
25
97% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
26
93% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★★★☆c39
27
88% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★★☆☆c43
28
81% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 11:02 AM
★★☆☆c46
29
73% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★☆☆c51
Apogee · 405,068 km
30
64% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:48 PM
★★☆☆c57
31
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:41 PM
★☆☆☆c63
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 1 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,310 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Aug 2 · 6:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 5 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 9 · 8:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 12 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 13 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 366,369 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 16 · 1:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 18 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 23 · 8:52 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 25 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 405,068 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 31 · 11:34 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 8 · Thu, Aug 9 · Fri, Aug 10 · Wed, Aug 22 · Thu, Aug 23

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

Moon distance

366,412 km closest · 404,936 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 Mon 2:00 AM.