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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80° · 8% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 14 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 10% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 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 AM12 PMclouds90% cloud cover74% cloud cover88% cloud cover92% cloud cover92% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover76% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover37% cloud cover59% cloud cover65% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover78% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover60% cloud cover54% cloud cover37% cloud cover62% cloud cover46% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover34% cloud cover55% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover59% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover46% cloud cover42% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79777777757377787977777674737679rain8% chance7% chance10% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance6% chance9% chance10% chance13% chance15% chance13% chance20% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in8% chance, 0.01 in5% chance7% chance24% chance27% chance33% chance20% chance39% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in54% chance, 0.01 in53% chance, 0.01 in51% chance51% chance51% chance51% chance51% chance51% chance49% chance49% chance49% chancewind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 14E 13 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 6 mph, gusts 7NE 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 6 mph, gusts 7ESE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 13 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 PM79°79°68°68%90%8%–E 1417–
Sun 5 PM78°78°68°70%74%7%–E 1417–
Sun 6 PM78°78°68°71%88%10%–E 1416–
Sun 7 PM77°77°67°73%92%3%–E 1315–
Sun 8 PM77°77°67°72%92%3%–E 1214–
Sun 9 PM77°77°67°70%90%3%–E 1314–
Sun 10 PM77°77°66°70%87%2%–E 1314–
Sun 11 PM77°77°66°70%87%1%–E 1213–
Mon 12 AM77°77°66°70%87%1%–E 1012–
Mon 1 AM77°77°65°66%79%0%–E 910–
Mon 2 AM77°77°64°66%78%1%–ESE 79–
Mon 3 AM76°76°65°69%76%0%–E 68–
Mon 4 AM75°75°65°71%49%1%–E 67–
Mon 5 AM74°74°64°71%35%1%–E 56–
Mon 6 AM74°74°65°74%45%2%–E 36–
Mon 7 AM73°73°65°76%37%6%–E 35–
Mon 8 AM74°74°66°78%59%9%–NE 35–
Mon 9 AM75°75°67°77%65%10%–ENE 35–
Mon 10 AM77°77°68°74%67%13%–ENE 67–
Mon 11 AM77°77°69°76%66%15%–ENE 89–
Mon 12 PM78°78°70°77%78%13%–NE 910–
Mon 1 PM78°78°71°77%59%20%0.01"NE 1013–
Mon 2 PM78°78°71°79%58%22%0.01"ENE 1013–
Mon 3 PM78°78°71°78%69%17%0.01"ENE 1013–
Mon 4 PM79°82°71°76%69%12%0.01"ENE 1013–
Mon 5 PM78°79°71°78%48%9%0.01"E 1014–
Mon 6 PM78°78°71°79%40%8%0.01"E 1013–
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°80%60%5%–E 912–
Mon 8 PM77°77°71°82%54%7%–ESE 912–
Mon 9 PM77°77°71°82%37%24%–E 910–
Mon 10 PM77°77°72°84%62%27%–ESE 810–
Mon 11 PM77°77°72°84%46%33%–ESE 79–
Tue 12 AM76°76°72°86%31%20%–ESE 79–
Tue 1 AM76°76°71°86%33%39%0.01"ESE 78–⚡
Tue 2 AM76°76°71°86%34%40%0.01"ESE 67–⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°71°91%55%40%0.01"SE 68–⚡
Tue 4 AM74°74°71°92%44%39%0.01"SE 67–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°71°93%41%54%0.01"SE 67–⚡
Tue 6 AM73°73°71°95%59%53%0.01"ESE 67–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°71°94%51%51%–ESE 67–⚡
Tue 8 AM74°74°72°93%43%51%–ESE 67–⚡
Tue 9 AM75°75°72°91%49%51%–SE 67–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°72°88%55%51%–SE 68–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°72°86%53%51%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°73°85%51%51%–ESE 912–⚡
Tue 1 PM79°79°73°83%49%49%–ESE 1214–⚡
Tue 2 PM79°83°73°81%46%49%–ESE 1315–⚡
Tue 3 PM80°84°73°80%42%49%–ESE 1316–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 73°

10% rain

E 12–14 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

54% rain · 0.06"

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

54% rain · 0.06"

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 75°

29% rain

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

25% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

11% rain

SE 9–14 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

81° / 76°

13% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East wind around 14 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers between 9pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
  • 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 · 151 PM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-260715-
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-
151 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Northeast 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, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the morning. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY 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. A slight chance of showers after midnight,
then a chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 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 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. A
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers until late afternoon, then a chance of showers
late in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers until early morning. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Light 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 · 151 PM 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.


GMZ150-155-260715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
151 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2043

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
61% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★☆c63
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
2
51% lit
↑ 2:22 AM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★★☆c66
Last Quarter
3
41% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★★☆c67
4
31% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★★★c66
5
21% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 3:41 PM
★★★★c64
6
13% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★☆c58
7
6% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★☆c42
8
2% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
9
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c66
New Moon (supermoon)
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★★★c81
Perigee · 358,477 km
best
11
6% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 10:20 PM
★★★★c91
best
12
12% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 11:32 PM
★☆☆☆c94
13
21% lit
↑ 10:07 AM
↓ –
★★★★c96
14
31% lit
↑ 11:08 AM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
15
42% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★★☆c91
16
53% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★☆c83
First Quarter
17
64% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★★c73
18
73% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★★☆c61
19
82% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★☆☆c44
20
89% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★☆☆c33
21
94% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
22
98% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 5:59 AM
★★★★c52
23
100% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 6:27 AM
★★★★c59
24
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c64
Full Moon · Pink Moon
best
25
98% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 7:31 AM
★★★★c67
Apogee · 406,256 km
best
26
95% lit
↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★★c69
27
90% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c70
28
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:37 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
29
76% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★★c72
30
67% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 11:27 AM
★★★★c73

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 1 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 2 · 1:55 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Apr 8 · 6:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Apr 9 · 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.
  • Fri, Apr 10 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 358,477 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 14 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 16 · 5:08 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 21 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 24 · 2:22 AM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Apr 25 · 8:00 AM — Apogee · 406,256 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Apr 28 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Apr 9 · Fri, Apr 10 · Sat, Apr 11 · Fri, Apr 24 · Sat, Apr 25

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

Moon distance

358,477 km closest · 406,245 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 4:18 PM.