South Padre

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

Current conditions

· Port Isabel (2 mi)

Wind

11mph

From NE (41°)

9 kt on the water

Gusts 15 mph (13 kt)

Measured at Port Isabel

Temperature

79°F

Humidity

—%

Visibility

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Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

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Today

This Afternoon: High 79° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset: 7:31 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 4:44 PM / 3:58 AM
Moon: Waxing Gibbous, 87%
Minor period: 3:28 AM–4:28 AM
Major period: 9:25 AM–11:25 AM
Minor period: 4:14 PM–5:14 PM
Major period: 9:50 PM–11:50 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
Thu 3 PM	78°	78°	72°	81%	27%	15%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Thu 4 PM	78°	78°	71°	79%	27%	9%	–	ENE 13	16	–
Thu 5 PM	78°	78°	71°	77%	24%	3%	–	ENE 13	16	–
Thu 6 PM	78°	78°	70°	75%	17%	2%	–	ENE 13	15	–
Thu 7 PM	77°	77°	69°	77%	16%	1%	–	ENE 12	14	–
Thu 8 PM	77°	77°	69°	77%	25%	1%	–	E 12	14	–
Thu 9 PM	77°	77°	68°	76%	14%	0%	–	E 12	14	–
Thu 10 PM	77°	77°	68°	76%	9%	1%	–	E 12	14	–
Thu 11 PM	76°	76°	68°	76%	9%	2%	–	E 10	12	–
Fri 12 AM	76°	76°	68°	77%	17%	1%	–	E 10	12	–
Fri 1 AM	76°	76°	67°	75%	17%	1%	–	E 9	10	–
Fri 2 AM	76°	76°	67°	74%	10%	1%	–	E 8	9	–
Fri 3 AM	74°	75°	67°	77%	25%	1%	–	E 7	8	–
Fri 4 AM	74°	74°	66°	76%	28%	1%	–	E 7	8	–
Fri 5 AM	74°	74°	66°	76%	37%	1%	–	E 7	8	–
Fri 6 AM	74°	74°	66°	77%	23%	1%	–	E 7	8	–
Fri 7 AM	74°	74°	66°	76%	10%	1%	–	E 7	8	–
Fri 8 AM	74°	75°	65°	73%	23%	1%	–	E 7	8	–
Fri 9 AM	76°	76°	66°	71%	22%	1%	–	E 8	8	–
Fri 10 AM	77°	77°	66°	68%	22%	0%	–	E 9	10	–
Fri 11 AM	78°	78°	67°	68%	15%	0%	–	E 10	12	–
Fri 12 PM	79°	81°	67°	67%	18%	0%	–	E 12	13	–
Fri 1 PM	80°	82°	67°	67%	18%	0%	–	E 12	14	–
Fri 2 PM	79°	82°	67°	67%	23%	0%	–	E 12	14	–
Fri 3 PM	80°	82°	66°	63%	20%	0%	–	E 12	15	–
Fri 4 PM	80°	82°	66°	63%	13%	0%	–	E 13	15	–
Fri 5 PM	79°	81°	66°	64%	12%	0%	–	E 13	16	–
Fri 6 PM	79°	79°	66°	65%	14%	0%	–	E 13	16	–
Fri 7 PM	77°	77°	66°	70%	19%	0%	–	E 12	15	–
Fri 8 PM	77°	77°	67°	71%	19%	0%	–	E 13	15	–
Fri 9 PM	77°	77°	67°	70%	20%	0%	–	ESE 13	15	–
Fri 10 PM	77°	77°	67°	70%	19%	0%	–	ESE 13	15	–
Fri 11 PM	77°	77°	67°	72%	23%	0%	–	ESE 13	15	–
Sat 12 AM	77°	77°	68°	73%	30%	1%	–	ESE 13	15	–
Sat 1 AM	77°	77°	67°	72%	22%	3%	–	SE 13	14	–
Sat 2 AM	77°	77°	67°	73%	32%	5%	–	SE 12	14	–
Sat 3 AM	76°	76°	68°	75%	34%	5%	–	SE 13	14	–
Sat 4 AM	76°	76°	68°	76%	47%	4%	–	SE 13	14	–
Sat 5 AM	75°	75°	68°	77%	27%	3%	–	SE 13	15	–
Sat 6 AM	76°	76°	68°	78%	27%	4%	–	SE 13	15	–
Sat 7 AM	75°	75°	68°	78%	21%	5%	–	ESE 13	15	–
Sat 8 AM	76°	76°	68°	76%	6%	5%	–	ESE 14	16	–
Sat 9 AM	78°	78°	68°	73%	15%	5%	–	ESE 15	17	–
Sat 10 AM	79°	79°	68°	70%	23%	5%	–	ESE 16	18	–
Sat 11 AM	80°	82°	69°	70%	24%	5%	–	ESE 17	20	–
Sat 12 PM	80°	83°	70°	70%	25%	5%	–	ESE 18	21	–
Sat 1 PM	80°	84°	70°	71%	26%	2%	–	ESE 18	21	–
Sat 2 PM	80°	84°	70°	70%	28%	2%	–	ESE 18	21	–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

79° / 73°

18% rain

ENE 10–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 75°

5% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

81° / 76°

5% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 74°

5% rain

E 10–17 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

79° / 72°

47% rain · 0.05"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

51% rain · 0.37"

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

35% rain · 0.18"

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain showers before 4pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 13 to 18 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind around 16 mph.
Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 14 to 17 mph.
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 6 to 15 mph.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ130-132-135-230615-
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-
1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a slight chance of
showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.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...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY 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. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ150-155-230615-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early
this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2036

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

33% lit

↑ 11:42 AM
↓ 12:30 AM

★★★★c93

Perigee · 369,110 km

44% lit

↑ 12:44 PM
↓ 1:26 AM

★★★☆c89

55% lit

↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 2:17 AM

★★★☆c81

First Quarter

66% lit

↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:04 AM

★★★☆c70

77% lit

↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 3:48 AM

★★☆☆c50

85% lit

↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 4:29 AM

★★☆☆c40

Moon crosses the equator

92% lit

↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 5:09 AM

★★★☆c56

97% lit

↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 5:48 AM

★★★★c69

99% lit

↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 6:28 AM

★★★★c78

best

100% lit

↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 7:09 AM

★★★★c83

Full Moon · Flower Moon

best

98% lit

↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 7:52 AM

★★★★c84

best

94% lit

↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 8:37 AM

★★★★c84

89% lit

↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 9:24 AM

★☆☆☆c82

82% lit

↑ –
↓ 10:13 AM

★★★★c79

Moon farthest south (-19.5°)

74% lit

↑ 12:04 AM
↓ 11:03 AM

★★★★c74

66% lit

↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 11:54 AM

★★★☆c68

Apogee · 404,368 km

56% lit

↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 12:46 PM

★★☆☆c61

47% lit

↑ 2:09 AM
↓ 1:37 PM

★★☆☆c54

Last Quarter

37% lit

↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 2:29 PM

★★☆☆c46

28% lit

↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 3:22 PM

★★☆☆c36

19% lit

↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 4:17 PM

★★☆☆c40

Moon crosses the equator

12% lit

↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 5:13 PM

★★☆☆c53

6% lit

↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 6:11 PM

★★★★c69

2% lit

↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 7:12 PM

★★★★c84

0% lit

↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 8:15 PM

★★★★c95

New Moon

best

1% lit

↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 9:19 PM

★★★★c103

best

5% lit

↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 10:21 PM

★★★★c105

12% lit

↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 11:20 PM

★☆☆☆c105

Moon farthest north (19.9°)

Perigee · 364,387 km

20% lit

↑ 10:35 AM
↓ –

★★★★c103

30% lit

↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 12:14 AM

★★★★c96

41% lit

↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 1:04 AM

★★★☆c84

Lunar events this month

Thu, May 1 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 369,110 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Sat, May 3 · 12:54 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Tue, May 6 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Sat, May 10 · 3:09 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Wed, May 14 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, May 16 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 404,368 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Sun, May 18 · 3:40 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Wed, May 21 · 12:00 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, May 25 · 2:17 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Wed, May 28 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, May 28 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 364,387 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 9 · Sat, May 10 · Sun, May 11 · Sun, May 25 · Mon, May 26

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

Moon distance

364,453 km closest · 404,348 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 Thu 2:30 PM.

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Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

Moon calendar · May 2036

Lunar events this month

Best fishing days

Moon distance

Current conditions

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

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