Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Current conditions

Observed 5:15 AM · South Padre Island CG Station (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (12 mi)

Wind

13mph

From WNW (296°)

Gusts 16 mph

Measured at South Padre Island CG Station

Temperature

72°F

High 70° · Low 66° so far today

Humidity

68%

Dew point 57°F

Visibility

10+mi

▼ Falling

−0.02 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

Pressure has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. North 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

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Mon 5 AM	74°	74°	68°	80%	74%	2%	–	N 10	12	–
Mon 6 AM	74°	74°	68°	83%	70%	2%	–	N 10	12	–
Mon 7 AM	75°	75°	69°	81%	72%	3%	–	N 12	13	–
Mon 8 AM	76°	76°	70°	81%	66%	5%	–	NNE 12	13	–
Mon 9 AM	77°	77°	70°	80%	70%	11%	–	NNE 12	13	–
Mon 10 AM	79°	82°	72°	78%	65%	16%	–	NNE 13	14	–
Mon 11 AM	79°	83°	72°	80%	49%	16%	–	NNE 14	16	–
Mon 12 PM	80°	84°	73°	78%	78%	15%	–	NNE 15	17	–
Mon 1 PM	80°	85°	74°	81%	69%	37%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 2 PM	80°	84°	74°	81%	61%	30%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 3 PM	80°	84°	74°	80%	69%	26%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 4 PM	80°	83°	73°	81%	75%	24%	0.01"	NNE 16	18	–
Mon 5 PM	79°	79°	73°	81%	66%	24%	0.01"	NNE 15	17	–
Mon 6 PM	79°	79°	73°	82%	76%	30%	0.01"	NNE 14	16	–
Mon 7 PM	77°	77°	71°	82%	78%	19%	–	NE 13	15	–
Mon 8 PM	77°	77°	72°	82%	61%	12%	–	NE 12	14	–
Mon 9 PM	78°	78°	72°	82%	49%	8%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Mon 10 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	46%	8%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Mon 11 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	51%	12%	–	ENE 13	14	–
Tue 12 AM	78°	78°	72°	81%	33%	17%	–	ENE 12	13	–
Tue 1 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	28%	18%	–	E 10	13	–
Tue 2 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	35%	17%	–	E 10	12	–
Tue 3 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	20%	16%	–	E 10	12	–
Tue 4 AM	78°	78°	72°	80%	28%	14%	–	ENE 10	12	–
Tue 5 AM	78°	78°	72°	81%	15%	13%	–	ENE 10	12	–
Tue 6 AM	78°	78°	72°	83%	20%	14%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Tue 7 AM	78°	79°	72°	81%	23%	12%	–	ENE 10	13	–
Tue 8 AM	80°	83°	73°	80%	29%	10%	–	NE 12	13	–
Tue 9 AM	80°	84°	73°	77%	16%	21%	–	NE 12	14	–
Tue 10 AM	82°	87°	73°	75%	13%	21%	–	NE 14	15	–
Tue 11 AM	82°	88°	74°	77%	14%	21%	–	NE 15	17	–
Tue 12 PM	82°	88°	74°	77%	18%	19%	–	NNE 16	18	–
Tue 1 PM	82°	89°	75°	78%	24%	24%	–	NE 16	20	–
Tue 2 PM	82°	88°	74°	76%	32%	21%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Tue 3 PM	82°	87°	74°	77%	42%	23%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Tue 4 PM	82°	87°	73°	76%	29%	24%	–	NNE 17	20	–
Tue 5 PM	81°	86°	73°	77%	36%	24%	–	NNE 16	20	–
Tue 6 PM	80°	84°	73°	80%	32%	29%	–	NNE 16	18	–
Tue 7 PM	79°	79°	72°	79%	28%	27%	–	NE 15	17	–	⚡
Tue 8 PM	78°	79°	72°	80%	21%	27%	–	NE 14	17	–	⚡
Tue 9 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	25%	27%	–	NE 13	16	–	⚡
Tue 10 PM	78°	78°	73°	82%	29%	27%	–	NE 13	15	–	⚡
Tue 11 PM	78°	78°	73°	84%	30%	27%	–	NE 12	14	–	⚡
Wed 12 AM	78°	78°	73°	86%	30%	27%	–	NE 9	12	–	⚡
Wed 1 AM	78°	78°	74°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 2 AM	78°	78°	73°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 3 AM	78°	78°	73°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡
Wed 4 AM	77°	77°	73°	87%	31%	27%	–	NE 8	10	–	⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

80° / 73°

37% rain · 0.06"

NNE 10–16 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 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

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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 · October 2029

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

42% lit

↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 2:50 PM

★★☆☆c65

32% lit

↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 3:33 PM

★★☆☆c64

22% lit

↑ 2:58 AM
↓ 4:14 PM

★★☆☆c60

13% lit

↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 4:53 PM

★★★☆c53

7% lit

↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 5:32 PM

★★★☆c42

Moon crosses the equator

2% lit

↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 6:12 PM

★★★☆c49

0% lit

↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 6:54 PM

★★★★c66

New Moon (supermoon)

best

1% lit

↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 7:40 PM

★★★★c88

Perigee · 357,741 km

best

6% lit

↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 8:31 PM

★★★★c94

12% lit

↑ 10:40 AM
↓ 9:27 PM

★★★★c95

21% lit

↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 10:27 PM

★★★☆c95

31% lit

↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 11:29 PM

★☆☆☆c91

Moon farthest south (-24.2°)

42% lit

↑ 1:38 PM
↓ –

★★☆☆c91

53% lit

↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 12:30 AM

★★☆☆c83

First Quarter

63% lit

↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 1:30 AM

★★☆☆c72

73% lit

↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 2:27 AM

★★☆☆c60

81% lit

↑ 4:15 PM
↓ 3:22 AM

★★☆☆c48

88% lit

↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 4:15 AM

★★☆☆c36

Moon crosses the equator

93% lit

↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 5:07 AM

★★★☆c44

97% lit

↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 5:59 AM

★★★★c53

99% lit

↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 6:50 AM

★★★★c64

best

100% lit

↑ 7:00 PM
↓ 7:42 AM

★★★★c67

Full Moon · Hunter's Moon

Apogee · 406,433 km

best

98% lit

↑ 7:39 PM
↓ 8:35 AM

★★★★c69

best

95% lit

↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 9:28 AM

★★★★c69

91% lit

↑ 9:09 PM
↓ 10:21 AM

★★★☆c70

84% lit

↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 11:12 AM

★★★☆c72

Moon farthest north (23.4°)

77% lit

↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 12:00 PM

★★★☆c72

68% lit

↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 12:46 PM

★☆☆☆c71

58% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM

★★☆☆c71

48% lit

↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 2:08 PM

★★☆☆c67

Last Quarter

37% lit

↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 2:47 PM

★★☆☆c59

Lunar events this month

Fri, Oct 5 · 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.
Sun, Oct 7 · 2:15 PM — New 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.
Mon, Oct 8 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 357,741 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Fri, Oct 12 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Sun, Oct 14 · 6:09 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Thu, Oct 18 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Mon, Oct 22 · 4:27 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Mon, Oct 22 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,433 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Fri, Oct 26 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Tue, Oct 30 · 6:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Oct 7 · Mon, Oct 8 · Sun, Oct 21 · Mon, Oct 22 · Tue, Oct 23

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

Moon distance

357,790 km closest · 406,387 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 Mon 4:30 AM.