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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 4% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:01 PM / 11:27 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 84%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
10:57 AM–11:57 AM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:31 PM–10:31 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 2912 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AMclouds48% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover52% cloud cover38% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover48% cloud cover40% cloud cover27% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover36% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover44% cloud cover30% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover17% cloud cover27% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover10% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover31% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°78797977777775757881827978787675rain3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance4% chance8% chance8% chance13% chance13% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chancewind01020mphESE 13 mph, gusts 14ESE 14 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 13 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 5
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM78°78°71°79%48%3%–ESE 1314–
Thu 11 AM79°79°71°78%33%2%–ESE 1415–
Thu 12 PM79°82°71°76%35%2%–ESE 1416–
Thu 1 PM79°82°71°75%45%2%–ESE 1416–
Thu 2 PM80°83°71°74%52%2%–ESE 1517–
Thu 3 PM79°82°70°72%38%2%–ESE 1417–
Thu 4 PM79°82°69°71%31%2%–E 1417–
Thu 5 PM79°82°69°71%40%1%–E 1417–
Thu 6 PM78°78°68°70%39%1%–E 1417–
Thu 7 PM77°77°67°71%46%1%–E 1316–
Thu 8 PM77°77°67°71%48%1%–E 1316–
Thu 9 PM77°77°67°71%40%1%–E 1315–
Thu 10 PM77°77°68°73%27%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 11 PM77°77°67°72%25%1%–ESE 1315–
Fri 12 AM77°77°68°73%28%2%–ESE 1215–
Fri 1 AM77°77°68°73%26%1%–ESE 1214–
Fri 2 AM77°77°68°74%24%1%–ESE 1013–
Fri 3 AM76°76°68°78%21%2%–SE 1013–
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°80%22%2%–SE 1013–
Fri 5 AM75°75°69°81%36%1%–SE 1012–
Fri 6 AM74°75°69°84%31%4%–SE 912–
Fri 7 AM75°75°70°83%36%8%–SE 910–
Fri 8 AM76°76°70°81%44%8%–SSE 810–
Fri 9 AM77°77°70°81%30%13%–SE 810–
Fri 10 AM78°79°71°77%24%13%–SE 1013–
Fri 11 AM79°82°71°76%19%0%–SE 1214–
Fri 12 PM80°84°72°75%17%3%–SE 1315–
Fri 1 PM81°85°72°73%17%0%–SE 1315–
Fri 2 PM81°85°72°75%17%0%–SE 1316–
Fri 3 PM81°85°72°73%27%0%–SE 1316–
Fri 4 PM82°86°72°72%20%0%–SE 1315–
Fri 5 PM81°85°72°74%16%0%–ESE 1215–
Fri 6 PM80°84°71°75%10%0%–ESE 1214–
Fri 7 PM79°82°71°77%32%1%–ESE 1013–
Fri 8 PM78°78°72°80%41%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 9 PM78°78°72°82%31%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 10 PM78°78°72°82%21%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 11 PM78°78°72°83%20%1%–ESE 810–
Sat 12 AM78°78°72°84%19%1%–SE 810–
Sat 1 AM78°78°72°84%18%6%–SE 79–
Sat 2 AM77°77°72°85%20%6%–SE 79–
Sat 3 AM77°77°73°87%22%6%–SE 68–
Sat 4 AM76°76°73°89%24%6%–SE 68–
Sat 5 AM76°76°73°91%27%6%–SE 57–
Sat 6 AM75°75°73°92%29%6%–SE 36–
Sat 7 AM75°75°73°93%32%6%–SE 35–
Sat 8 AM76°76°73°90%28%6%–SE 35–
Sat 9 AM77°77°74°88%24%6%–SE 35–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

4% rain

ESE 13–15 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

13% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 75°

6% rain

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

6% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

3% rain

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

27% rain

SE 10–18 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 70°

19% rain · 0.06"

N 8–16 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 15 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ130-132-135-291915-
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-
156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light
chop early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay.

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

GMZ150 · 156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ150-155-291915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · February 2049

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 359,254 km
best
2
0% lit
↑ 7:04 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon (supermoon)
best
3
2% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★★c72
best
4
7% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
5
14% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★☆☆c41
6
22% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 10:47 PM
★☆☆☆c45
7
31% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★☆☆c53
8
41% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c60
9
51% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 12:41 AM
★★☆☆c67
First Quarter
10
61% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★★★☆c72
11
70% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest north (22.9°)
12
78% lit
↑ 2:09 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★★☆c76
13
85% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 405,516 km
14
91% lit
↑ 3:53 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c73
15
96% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c69
16
99% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c61
17
100% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 6:36 AM
★★★☆c54
Full Moon · Snow Moon
18
99% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:10 AM
★★★☆c47
19
96% lit
↑ 8:20 PM
↓ 7:44 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
92% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 8:19 AM
★★☆☆c38
21
85% lit
↑ 10:13 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★☆☆c48
22
77% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★☆☆☆c50
23
67% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:18 AM
★★☆☆c67
24
56% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 11:08 AM
★★★☆c79
25
45% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 12:02 PM
★★★☆c89
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-22.4°)
26
34% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:03 PM
★★★★c95
27
24% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★★★★c96
best
28
14% lit
↑ 4:05 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★★★★c94
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Feb 1 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 359,254 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Feb 2 · 7:15 AM — 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.
  • Thu, Feb 4 · 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, Feb 9 · 9:38 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 13 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 405,516 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Feb 17 · 2:47 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 19 · 4:00 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, Feb 25 · 1:36 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 25 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Feb 1 · Tue, Feb 2 · Wed, Feb 3 · Sat, Feb 27 · Sun, Feb 28

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

Moon distance

359,358 km closest · 405,499 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 Thu 10:30 AM.