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South Padre

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 76° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph.

Sunday: High 80° · 12% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:56 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 99%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:20 AM
Minor period
6:26 AM–7:26 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:57 PM–6:57 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMclouds64% cloud cover72% cloud cover65% cloud cover73% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover75% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover85% cloud cover78% cloud cover68% cloud cover56% cloud cover75% cloud cover85% cloud cover91% cloud cover83% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover65% cloud cover80% cloud cover84% cloud cover56% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover36% cloud cover13% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78777677797978777674737578797776rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance12% chance9% chance8% chance8% chance10% chance6% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance12% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chance24% chancewind01020mphESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 7ENE 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 12 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 AM78°78°68°70%64%0%–ESE 1517–
Sun 1 AM78°78°66°67%72%1%–ESE 1416–
Sun 2 AM78°78°66°67%65%1%–ESE 1416–
Sun 3 AM77°77°66°69%73%1%–ESE 1315–
Sun 4 AM77°77°66°69%65%1%–ESE 1315–
Sun 5 AM77°77°66°69%67%2%–ESE 1315–
Sun 6 AM76°76°66°71%63%3%–ESE 1314–
Sun 7 AM76°76°66°72%59%12%–ESE 1315–
Sun 8 AM76°76°66°71%75%9%–ESE 1315–
Sun 9 AM77°77°67°71%67%8%–ESE 1416–
Sun 10 AM78°78°67°68%68%8%–E 1517–
Sun 11 AM79°79°68°68%76%10%–E 1517–
Sun 12 PM79°79°68°69%77%6%–E 1517–
Sun 1 PM80°82°68°67%85%3%–E 1518–
Sun 2 PM79°79°68°69%78%1%–E 1518–
Sun 3 PM79°82°68°68%68%1%–E 1517–
Sun 4 PM79°79°67°68%56%0%–E 1417–
Sun 5 PM78°79°68°69%75%2%–E 1417–
Sun 6 PM78°78°68°71%85%2%–E 1416–
Sun 7 PM77°77°67°72%91%0%–E 1316–
Sun 8 PM77°77°67°72%83%0%–E 1315–
Sun 9 PM77°77°66°71%88%2%–E 1315–
Sun 10 PM77°77°66°71%85%2%–E 1315–
Sun 11 PM77°77°66°70%84%0%–E 1214–
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°70%65%1%–E 1012–
Mon 1 AM76°76°64°67%80%0%–E 910–
Mon 2 AM76°76°64°66%84%0%–E 89–
Mon 3 AM74°75°64°70%56%0%–E 78–
Mon 4 AM74°75°64°70%22%0%–E 78–
Mon 5 AM74°74°64°71%22%0%–E 67–
Mon 6 AM73°73°65°75%36%3%–E 67–
Mon 7 AM73°73°65°75%13%6%–ENE 56–
Mon 8 AM74°74°66°76%35%6%–ENE 56–
Mon 9 AM75°75°66°74%40%6%–ENE 56–
Mon 10 AM77°77°67°72%44%6%–ENE 67–
Mon 11 AM78°78°68°71%45%6%–ENE 78–
Mon 12 PM78°79°69°72%47%6%–ENE 910–
Mon 1 PM79°79°69°73%48%12%–ENE 1012–
Mon 2 PM79°79°70°74%51%12%–ENE 1213–
Mon 3 PM79°79°70°74%54%12%–E 1214–
Mon 4 PM79°79°70°75%57%12%–E 1214–
Mon 5 PM78°78°70°76%60%12%–E 1014–
Mon 6 PM77°77°70°78%62%12%–E 1013–
Mon 7 PM77°77°70°79%65%24%–E 912–⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°70°81%67%24%–E 912–⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°70°81%68%24%–E 912–⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°82%70%24%–E 912–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°83%71%24%–ESE 810–⚡

7-day forecast

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Cloudy

–° / 76°

2% rain

Today

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 72°

12% rain

ESE 12–15 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

54% rain

ENE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

54% rain · 0.23"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

21% rain · 0.01"

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 75°

38% rain · 0.18"

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 75°

15% rain

SE 9–15 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. 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 between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ130-132-135-250815-
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-
208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TONIGHT...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.
A slight chance of showers late in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely.
A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast 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 chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 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. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ150-155-250815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening
and overnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2041

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★☆☆c55
2
40% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 11:57 PM
★☆☆☆c62
3
50% lit
↑ 2:14 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c75
First Quarter
4
61% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 12:44 AM
★★★☆c87
5
71% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-27.8°)
6
81% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★★★c98
best
7
89% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★★c98
best
8
96% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c94
best
9
99% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c83
Perigee · 357,006 km
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 7:21 AM
★★★★c65
Full Moon · Corn Moon (supermoon)
best
11
97% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
12
92% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★☆c57
13
85% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★★★c69
14
76% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★★★c84
15
66% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 12:47 PM
★☆☆☆c86
16
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:49 PM
★★★☆c89
17
45% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 2:47 PM
★★★☆c89
Last Quarter
18
36% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (27.3°)
19
27% lit
↑ 2:11 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★★★c83
20
19% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c77
21
12% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c70
22
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 6:18 PM
★★★☆c62
23
3% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★☆c52
Apogee · 406,364 km
24
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 7:17 PM
★★★☆c42
25
0% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★☆c35
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
26
2% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★☆c42
27
5% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★☆c50
28
10% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★★☆c66
29
17% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★★c73
30
25% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ 10:39 PM
★★★★c80

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 3 · 12:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 5 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 9 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 357,006 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 10 · 4:23 AM — Full Moon · Corn 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.
  • Wed, Sep 11 · 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.
  • Tue, Sep 17 · 12:33 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 18 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 23 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 406,364 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Sep 25 · 3:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Sep 25 · 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Sep 6 · Sat, Sep 7 · Sun, Sep 8 · Mon, Sep 9 · Tue, Sep 10

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

Moon distance

357,153 km closest · 406,269 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 Sat 11:18 PM.