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

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 1% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday: High 80° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 8 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:53 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:16 PM / 4:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 90%
Minor period
4:25 AM–5:25 AM
Major period
10:05 AM–12:05 PM
Minor period
4:46 PM–5:46 PM
Major period
10:35 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 25clouds17% cloud cover10% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover37% cloud cover23% cloud cover10% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover15% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover47% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover21% cloud cover6% cloud cover15% cloud cover23% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover33% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°76747477808077777776757980807878rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 9 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 8E 10 mph, gusts 12E 12 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 14SE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 16 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 20ESE 16 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 AM76°76°67°75%17%1%–E 910–
Fri 2 AM76°76°67°74%10%1%–E 89–
Fri 3 AM74°75°67°77%25%1%–E 78–
Fri 4 AM74°74°66°76%28%1%–E 78–
Fri 5 AM74°74°66°76%37%1%–E 78–
Fri 6 AM74°74°66°77%23%1%–E 78–
Fri 7 AM74°74°66°76%10%1%–E 78–
Fri 8 AM74°75°65°73%23%1%–E 78–
Fri 9 AM76°76°66°71%22%1%–E 88–
Fri 10 AM77°77°66°68%22%0%–E 910–
Fri 11 AM78°78°67°68%15%0%–E 1012–
Fri 12 PM79°81°67°67%18%0%–E 1213–
Fri 1 PM80°82°67°67%18%0%–E 1214–
Fri 2 PM79°82°67°67%23%0%–E 1214–
Fri 3 PM80°82°66°63%20%0%–E 1215–
Fri 4 PM80°82°66°63%13%0%–E 1315–
Fri 5 PM79°81°66°64%12%0%–E 1316–
Fri 6 PM79°79°66°65%14%0%–E 1316–
Fri 7 PM77°77°66°70%19%0%–E 1215–
Fri 8 PM77°77°67°71%19%0%–E 1315–
Fri 9 PM77°77°67°70%20%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 10 PM77°77°67°70%19%0%–ESE 1315–
Fri 11 PM77°77°67°72%23%0%–ESE 1315–
Sat 12 AM77°77°68°73%30%1%–ESE 1315–
Sat 1 AM77°77°67°72%22%3%–SE 1314–
Sat 2 AM77°77°67°73%32%5%–SE 1214–
Sat 3 AM76°76°68°75%34%5%–SE 1314–
Sat 4 AM76°76°68°76%47%4%–SE 1314–
Sat 5 AM75°75°68°77%27%3%–SE 1315–
Sat 6 AM76°76°68°78%27%4%–SE 1315–
Sat 7 AM75°75°68°78%21%5%–ESE 1315–
Sat 8 AM76°76°68°76%6%5%–ESE 1416–
Sat 9 AM78°78°68°73%15%5%–ESE 1517–
Sat 10 AM79°79°68°70%23%5%–ESE 1618–
Sat 11 AM80°82°69°70%24%5%–ESE 1720–
Sat 12 PM80°83°70°70%25%5%–ESE 1821–
Sat 1 PM80°84°70°71%26%2%–ESE 1821–
Sat 2 PM80°84°70°70%28%2%–ESE 1821–
Sat 3 PM80°83°69°69%31%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 4 PM80°83°68°68%33%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 5 PM79°82°68°69%33%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 6 PM78°79°68°70%32%2%–ESE 1620–
Sat 7 PM78°78°68°71%32%0%–ESE 1620–
Sat 8 PM78°78°67°70%32%0%–ESE 1620–
Sat 9 PM78°78°67°69%33%0%–ESE 1620–
Sat 10 PM78°78°67°69%33%0%–ESE 1620–
Sat 11 PM78°78°66°68%39%0%–ESE 1620–
Sun 12 AM78°78°66°68%46%0%–ESE 1618–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 73°

2% rain

E 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly 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

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 74°

30% rain · 0.48"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly 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. East wind 7 to 10 mph. 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. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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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 · April 2037

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★★★c73
best
2
92% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★★c82
best
3
85% lit
↑ 11:32 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★☆☆☆c86
4
77% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★★c87
5
68% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★★c88
6
58% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 12:19 PM
★★★☆c85
Moon farthest south (-20.5°)
7
48% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 1:11 PM
★★★☆c79
Last Quarter
8
38% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★☆c73
9
29% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★★☆c66
10
21% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c58
11
14% lit
↑ 5:06 AM
↓ 4:38 PM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 405,677 km
12
8% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★☆☆c37
13
4% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★☆☆c36
14
1% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
15
0% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 8:04 PM
★★★★c55
New Moon
16
1% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★★c65
17
4% lit
↑ 8:35 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★★★c74
18
9% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★★★c83
best
19
16% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 11:46 PM
★☆☆☆c87
20
25% lit
↑ 10:51 AM
↓ –
★★★★c91
21
35% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 12:43 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (21.5°)
22
45% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★★☆c95
First Quarter
23
57% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★★☆c92
24
68% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★☆c85
25
78% lit
↑ 3:54 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★★☆c73
26
87% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★★☆☆c49
27
94% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★☆c55
Perigee · 363,605 km
Moon crosses the equator
28
98% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 6:16 AM
★★★★c75
29
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
30
99% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 7:42 AM
★★★★c100
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Apr 6 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Apr 7 · 6:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 11 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 405,677 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Apr 14 · 7:00 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, Apr 15 · 11:08 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 21 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Apr 22 · 10:11 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Apr 27 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 363,605 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Apr 27 · 11:00 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, Apr 29 · 1:54 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Apr 1 · Thu, Apr 2 · Sat, Apr 18 · Wed, Apr 29 · Thu, Apr 30

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

Moon distance

363,666 km closest · 405,663 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 Fri 12:00 AM.