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Moon & Weather

South Padre

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 79°F

Observed 10:25 AM · Port Isabel (2 mi) · sky & visibility from PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY APT (10 mi)

Wind

9mph

From N (10°)

8 kt on the water

Gusts 13 mph (12 kt)

Measured at Port Isabel

Temperature

78°F

High 79° · Low 69° so far today

Humidity

61%

Dew point 64°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.13 in1020.4 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 84° · 6% rain

Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 16 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 21% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. North wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:41 PM / 2:07 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 69%
Minor period
1:37 AM–2:37 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:11 PM–4:11 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 2012 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AMclouds8% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover16% cloud cover8% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover49% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover33% cloud cover29% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover26% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover26% cloud cover38% cloud cover48% cloud cover43% cloud cover52% cloud cover33% cloud cover44% cloud cover50% cloud cover38% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77798280787774747780807978777575rain4% chance4% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance10% chance9% chance8% chance7% chance17% chance17% chance9% chance12% chance13% chance18% chance21% chance21% chance9% chance11% chance24% chance24% chance38% chance37% chance56% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance43% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance42% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chancewind01020mphNE 15 mph, gusts 17NNE 16 mph, gusts 18NNE 16 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 10NNE 10 mph, gusts 12NE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 13 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 9E 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 AM77°77°66°69%8%0%–NE 1517–
Tue 12 PM78°78°67°69%4%0%–NE 1517–
Tue 1 PM78°79°67°68%6%4%–NNE 1618–
Tue 2 PM79°81°67°66%7%4%–NNE 1620–
Tue 3 PM80°82°66°63%9%5%–NNE 1620–
Tue 4 PM80°82°66°63%16%6%–NNE 1620–
Tue 5 PM82°84°67°61%8%5%–NNE 1620–
Tue 6 PM79°79°67°68%12%8%–NNE 1618–
Tue 7 PM80°84°71°74%13%10%–NNE 1417–
Tue 8 PM80°84°71°75%20%9%–NNE 1416–
Tue 9 PM78°79°70°76%33%8%–NNE 1315–
Tue 10 PM78°78°71°79%49%7%–NNE 1214–
Tue 11 PM78°78°72°82%19%17%–NNE 1013–
Wed 12 AM77°77°72°83%15%17%–N 912–
Wed 1 AM77°77°71°82%33%9%–N 810–
Wed 2 AM77°77°71°81%29%12%–N 89–
Wed 3 AM76°76°71°86%24%13%–N 810–
Wed 4 AM75°75°71°87%19%18%–NNW 912–
Wed 5 AM74°74°71°90%18%21%–NNW 912–
Wed 6 AM74°74°71°92%26%21%–NNW 912–
Wed 7 AM74°74°71°92%49%9%–NNW 912–
Wed 8 AM74°74°72°93%38%11%–NNW 912–
Wed 9 AM74°74°72°93%58%24%–N 910–
Wed 10 AM76°76°72°88%50%24%–N 912–
Wed 11 AM77°77°73°86%26%38%–NNE 1012–
Wed 12 PM78°78°73°84%38%37%–NE 1213–
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°81%48%56%0.01"NE 1213–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°73°81%43%45%0.01"NE 1214–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°84°73°79%52%37%0.01"ENE 1315–⚡
Wed 4 PM82°87°73°74%33%35%0.01"ENE 1316–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°83°73°79%44%29%0.01"ENE 1316–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°83°72°79%50%25%0.01"ENE 1315–⚡
Wed 7 PM80°85°74°80%38%43%–E 1215–⚡
Wed 8 PM79°83°73°81%29%43%–E 1214–⚡
Wed 9 PM79°79°72°81%28%43%–E 1214–⚡
Wed 10 PM78°78°72°80%26%43%–E 1214–
Wed 11 PM78°78°71°79%27%43%–E 1013–
Thu 12 AM78°78°71°79%29%43%–E 1012–
Thu 1 AM77°77°70°79%30%42%–E 910–⚡
Thu 2 AM77°77°70°80%31%42%–E 89–⚡
Thu 3 AM76°76°70°80%32%42%–E 89–⚡
Thu 4 AM76°76°69°81%33%42%–E 89–
Thu 5 AM75°75°69°81%33%42%–E 89–
Thu 6 AM75°75°69°81%33%42%–ENE 89–
Thu 7 AM75°75°69°80%33%9%–ENE 910–
Thu 8 AM75°75°68°79%31%9%–ENE 1012–
Thu 9 AM76°76°68°77%29%9%–ENE 1012–
Thu 10 AM76°77°68°75%27%9%–ENE 1213–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

84° / 74°

21% rain

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

84° / 75°

56% rain · 0.06"

NNE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

83° / 72°

43% rain

ENE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 74°

4% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

9% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

82° / 75°

25% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

41% rain · 0.06"

E 8–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 84. North northeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. North wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny. High near 84, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ130-132-135-201930-
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-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast early
in the afternoon, then becoming east 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 showers early in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until
early morning. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 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
showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate 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 · 201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ150-155-201930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast 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 slight chance of showers in the late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
86% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★★☆c63
2
79% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 10:12 AM
★★☆☆c55
3
71% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 10:45 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
4
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:19 AM
★☆☆☆c38
5
52% lit
↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 11:55 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Last Quarter
6
42% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 12:33 PM
★☆☆☆c55
7
32% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 1:15 PM
★★☆☆c66
8
22% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★☆c82
9
13% lit
↑ 3:55 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★★☆c95
10
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-19.9°)
11
2% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 5:00 PM
★★★★c105
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:55 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c105
New Moon (supermoon)
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:49 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 357,089 km
best
14
6% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★★c83
15
13% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★★☆c67
16
21% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
17
31% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c44
18
42% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c52
19
53% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c60
First Quarter
20
63% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★☆☆c68
21
72% lit
↑ 1:35 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★☆☆c75
22
81% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★★☆c79
23
88% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 4:08 AM
★★★☆c81
Moon farthest north (20.5°)
24
93% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★★c80
25
97% lit
↑ 4:52 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c78
26
99% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c74
best
27
100% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c68
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
Apogee · 406,530 km
best
28
99% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c59
29
96% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★☆c52
30
91% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
31
85% lit
↑ 9:59 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★☆☆c37

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jan 3 · 3:00 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, Jan 5 · 4:04 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 10 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jan 12 · 2:06 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.
  • Tue, Jan 13 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 357,089 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Jan 16 · 1:00 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, Jan 19 · 6:13 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jan 23 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 27 · 6:52 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jan 27 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 406,530 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jan 30 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jan 11 · Mon, Jan 12 · Tue, Jan 13 · Mon, Jan 26 · Tue, Jan 27

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

Moon distance

357,231 km closest · 406,529 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 Tue 10:30 AM.