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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 5% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 6% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:56 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
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 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AMclouds70% cloud cover60% cloud cover73% cloud cover84% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover72% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover76% cloud cover83% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover62% cloud cover39% cloud cover58% cloud cover67% cloud cover56% cloud cover48% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover58% cloud cover61% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover32% cloud cover55% cloud cover32% cloud cover45% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79797877777674747879787676757375rain3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance13% chance21% chance16% chance13% chance4% chance2% chance9% chance18% chance14% chance10% chance20% chance40% chance40% chance40% chance40% chance40% chance40% chance66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in66% chance, 0.03 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphESE 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 6E 6 mph, gusts 7E 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 7 mph, gusts 8ESE 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 PM79°79°68°69%70%3%–ESE 1517–
Sun 1 PM79°82°68°67%60%3%–E 1517–
Sun 2 PM80°82°68°68%73%3%–E 1517–
Sun 3 PM79°81°67°67%84%0%–E 1517–
Sun 4 PM79°79°68°68%70%1%–E 1417–
Sun 5 PM79°79°68°69%75%1%–E 1417–
Sun 6 PM78°78°68°71%72%2%–E 1416–
Sun 7 PM77°77°67°73%87%2%–E 1315–
Sun 8 PM77°77°67°71%88%1%–E 1315–
Sun 9 PM77°77°66°69%84%1%–E 1315–
Sun 10 PM77°77°66°69%86%0%–E 1315–
Sun 11 PM77°77°66°68%84%1%–E 1213–
Mon 12 AM77°77°66°69%76%1%–E 1012–
Mon 1 AM77°77°64°66%83%2%–E 910–
Mon 2 AM77°77°64°66%74%2%–E 89–
Mon 3 AM76°76°65°69%65%2%–E 78–
Mon 4 AM75°75°65°72%66%5%–E 68–
Mon 5 AM74°74°65°73%72%6%–E 67–
Mon 6 AM74°74°66°77%62%7%–E 56–
Mon 7 AM73°73°66°79%39%8%–E 56–
Mon 8 AM74°74°67°80%58%13%–E 56–
Mon 9 AM74°74°68°80%67%21%–ENE 56–
Mon 10 AM76°76°68°77%56%16%–E 67–
Mon 11 AM77°77°69°78%48%13%–E 89–
Mon 12 PM78°78°70°78%41%4%–E 910–
Mon 1 PM78°78°71°78%49%2%–ENE 912–
Mon 2 PM78°78°71°80%58%9%–ENE 1013–
Mon 3 PM79°79°71°77%61%18%–ENE 1013–
Mon 4 PM78°78°71°79%52%14%–ENE 1014–
Mon 5 PM78°78°71°79%47%10%–ENE 1014–
Mon 6 PM78°78°71°80%32%20%–E 1013–
Mon 7 PM76°76°71°83%55%40%–E 912–
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°84%32%40%–E 912–
Mon 9 PM76°76°72°85%45%40%–E 1013–
Mon 10 PM76°76°72°86%57%40%–ESE 1013–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°72°86%58%40%–ESE 1013–⚡
Tue 12 AM76°76°72°86%59%40%–ESE 912–⚡
Tue 1 AM76°76°71°86%60%66%0.03"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°71°88%64%66%0.03"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 3 AM75°75°71°89%69%66%0.03"SE 89–⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°71°91%73%66%0.03"SE 89–⚡
Tue 5 AM74°74°71°92%72%66%0.03"SE 89–⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°71°93%71%66%0.03"SE 78–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°71°93%70%56%0.02"SE 78–⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°71°92%70%56%0.02"SE 78–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°90%69%56%0.02"ESE 79–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°72°88%69%56%0.02"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°72°86%64%56%0.02"ESE 912–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

6% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

66% rain

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 74°

66% rain · 0.30"

ESE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

25% rain

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

79° / 73°

25% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

79° / 74°

7% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 76°

3% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 9am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ130-132-135-252030-
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-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 
knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A 
slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers 
early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in 
the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after 
midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in 
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A 
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 
knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing 
to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. A slight 
chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to a light chop on the bay 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 · 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ150-155-252030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2042

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 11:56 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
2
70% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 11:55 AM
★★★★c91
3
59% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 12:44 PM
★☆☆☆c82
4
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:26 PM
★★★☆c80
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 2:02 PM
★★★☆c68
6
30% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 2:33 PM
★★★☆c56
7
22% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 3:02 PM
★★☆☆c44
8
14% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
9
8% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★★★☆c43
10
4% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c59
Apogee · 406,242 km
11
1% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c65
12
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c69
New Moon
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c72
best
14
3% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c75
best
15
8% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c76
16
14% lit
↑ 10:22 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
17
22% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c80
18
31% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★★c78
19
41% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★★☆c74
20
52% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c65
First Quarter
21
63% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 12:44 AM
★★☆☆c53
22
73% lit
↑ 2:28 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
23
83% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★☆☆c48
24
91% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★★c74
25
97% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 359,648 km
26
100% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c101
best
27
100% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Beaver Moon (supermoon)
best
28
97% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
29
91% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★★c102
30
84% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 10:34 AM
★★★★c94

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 4 · 9:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 8 · 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, Nov 10 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,242 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 12 · 2:28 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 16 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 20 · 8:30 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 22 · 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.
  • Tue, Nov 25 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 359,648 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Nov 27 · 12:05 AM — Full Moon · Beaver 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.
  • Fri, Nov 28 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Nov 12 · Thu, Nov 13 · Fri, Nov 14 · Wed, Nov 26 · Thu, Nov 27

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

Moon distance

359,697 km closest · 406,228 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 Sun 11:00 AM.