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South Padre

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 13 mph.

Monday: High 80° · 22% rain

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%.

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 25Mon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMclouds92% 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 cover39% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover53% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77777774747778787777767374777979rain3% 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% chance49% chance49% chance49% chance11% chancewind01020mphE 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 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°73°79%39%49%–ESE 1316–⚡
Tue 5 PM79°83°72°80%44%49%–ESE 1316–⚡
Tue 6 PM79°79°72°81%48%49%–ESE 1215–⚡
Tue 7 PM78°78°72°81%53%11%–ESE 1214–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

77° / 73°

3% rain

E 12–13 mph · gusts 14

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
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 13 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. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 82.

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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 · August 2043

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★★c104
Perigee · 367,510 km
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
2
8% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 6:37 PM
★★★★c105
3
3% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c104
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c99
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★★c89
best
6
3% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★★★c75
7
8% lit
↑ 9:25 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★☆☆c60
8
14% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
9
22% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★☆☆c36
10
31% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:31 PM
★★☆☆c37
11
40% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
12
49% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★☆☆c56
First Quarter
13
59% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★★☆c63
Apogee · 404,191 km
14
68% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★★★☆c68
15
77% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★★★c72
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
16
84% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★★★c76
17
91% lit
↑ 6:24 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c78
18
96% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c78
19
99% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★★★c77
best
20
100% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 6:56 AM
★★★★c73
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
21
99% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c65
22
95% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
23
89% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★★☆☆c39
24
81% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★☆☆c48
25
71% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★★☆c70
26
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆c77
Perigee · 369,600 km
27
48% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★★★☆c89
Last Quarter
28
37% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 3:27 PM
★★★★c96
29
26% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 4:29 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
30
17% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★★c98
31
9% lit
↑ 4:06 AM
↓ 6:13 PM
★★★★c94

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 1 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 367,510 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 1 · 8:00 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.
  • Tue, Aug 4 · 9:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 12 · 1:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 13 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 404,191 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 20 · 10:04 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 26 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 369,600 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 27 · 8:09 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)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

Mon, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 4 · Wed, Aug 5 · Wed, Aug 19 · Thu, Aug 20

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

Moon distance

367,621 km closest · 404,112 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 7:15 PM.