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

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Today

Tonight: Low 74° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.

Friday: High 82° · 9% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:01 PM / 11:27 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 80%
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 29Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMclouds31% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover41% cloud cover45% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover43% cloud cover41% cloud cover53% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover21% cloud cover16% cloud cover15% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover47% cloud cover45% cloud cover59% cloud cover45% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°77777674778081807878777677808280rain1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance9% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 14 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 7SSE 5 mph, gusts 6SE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 3 mph, gusts 5ESE 6 mph, gusts 6E 9 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 9 PM77°77°67°71%31%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 10 PM77°77°67°72%37%1%–ESE 1315–
Thu 11 PM77°77°68°73%43%2%–ESE 1315–
Fri 12 AM77°77°68°74%32%2%–ESE 1214–
Fri 1 AM77°77°68°74%29%3%–ESE 1213–
Fri 2 AM77°77°68°75%41%3%–ESE 1013–
Fri 3 AM76°76°69°79%45%3%–SE 1012–
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°82%53%3%–SE 912–
Fri 5 AM75°75°70°82%51%3%–SE 912–
Fri 6 AM74°75°70°86%43%4%–SE 910–
Fri 7 AM75°75°70°85%41%6%–SE 912–
Fri 8 AM76°76°70°83%53%8%–SE 910–
Fri 9 AM77°77°71°82%33%9%–SE 912–
Fri 10 AM78°79°71°78%32%6%–SE 1013–
Fri 11 AM79°82°72°77%12%5%–SE 1214–
Fri 12 PM80°84°72°76%14%5%–SE 1315–
Fri 1 PM81°85°72°75%19%5%–SE 1416–
Fri 2 PM80°85°72°77%21%4%–SE 1416–
Fri 3 PM81°85°72°75%16%4%–SE 1316–
Fri 4 PM81°86°72°73%15%4%–SE 1316–
Fri 5 PM80°85°72°76%8%0%–SE 1316–
Fri 6 PM80°84°72°77%11%4%–SE 1215–
Fri 7 PM79°83°72°79%9%1%–SE 1013–
Fri 8 PM78°79°73°82%18%1%–ESE 912–
Fri 9 PM78°78°73°83%22%0%–SE 912–
Fri 10 PM78°78°73°84%24%0%–ESE 912–
Fri 11 PM78°78°73°85%28%0%–SE 810–
Sat 12 AM78°78°74°87%24%0%–SE 89–
Sat 1 AM78°78°74°87%23%0%–SE 79–
Sat 2 AM78°78°74°87%35%0%–SE 68–
Sat 3 AM77°77°74°89%39%0%–SE 67–
Sat 4 AM76°76°74°92%31%0%–SSE 57–
Sat 5 AM76°76°74°93%37%2%–SSE 56–
Sat 6 AM76°76°74°94%47%3%–SE 56–
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°96%45%3%–SE 35–
Sat 8 AM76°76°74°94%59%3%–SE 35–
Sat 9 AM77°77°74°91%45%3%–SE 35–
Sat 10 AM78°79°75°88%31%3%–ESE 55–
Sat 11 AM80°84°75°86%27%3%–ESE 66–
Sat 12 PM80°85°75°84%22%3%–E 88–
Sat 1 PM81°87°75°83%18%3%–E 910–
Sat 2 PM81°88°75°82%19%3%–E 1012–
Sat 3 PM82°88°75°82%20%3%–ENE 1013–
Sat 4 PM81°88°75°82%21%3%–ENE 1014–
Sat 5 PM81°87°75°82%19%3%–ENE 1014–
Sat 6 PM80°85°75°84%17%3%–E 914–
Sat 7 PM80°84°75°86%15%0%–E 913–
Sat 8 PM79°83°75°87%14%0%–E 913–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

77° / 74°

3% rain

ESE 13–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

9% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

3% rain

ESE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

4% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 77°

3% rain

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 21

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

19% rain

SSE 8–18 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 71°

19% rain

N 8–17 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76. East southeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 3 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: Mostly clear, with a low around 77. South southeast wind around 16 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 14 to 18 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 209 PM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-300815-
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-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the morning, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.
Light chop on the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then becoming northwest after
midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop
in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until early morning. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 209 PM 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.


GMZ150-155-300815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east early
in the afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
late in the evening, then becoming northwest after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2050

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
65% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★☆☆c67
2
75% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ 2:24 AM
★★★☆c77
3
83% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 3:21 AM
★★★★c84
4
90% lit
↑ 3:19 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★★★c87
5
95% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 5:10 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
6
98% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c87
best
7
100% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
8
99% lit
↑ 6:47 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c78
best
9
97% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★★★c72
10
93% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★☆c65
Apogee · 406,128 km
11
88% lit
↑ 9:20 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★★★☆c58
12
81% lit
↑ 10:10 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
13
74% lit
↑ 11:01 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c41
14
65% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 10:57 AM
★☆☆☆c41
15
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:32 AM
★☆☆☆c48
16
45% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:10 PM
★★☆☆c56
Last Quarter
17
35% lit
↑ 1:43 AM
↓ 12:53 PM
★★☆☆c67
18
25% lit
↑ 2:42 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★★★☆c79
19
16% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-20.6°)
20
9% lit
↑ 4:42 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★★★c95
21
3% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★★c95
22
0% lit
↑ 6:35 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★★★c95
New Moon (supermoon)
best
23
1% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:58 PM
★★★★c90
Perigee · 357,296 km
best
24
4% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 8:05 PM
★★★★c73
25
10% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★★★☆c60
26
18% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
27
28% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 11:16 PM
★★☆☆c48
28
38% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c56
29
49% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 12:17 AM
★★☆☆c63
First Quarter
30
59% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★☆c70
31
69% lit
↑ 1:17 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★★★☆c75

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jan 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jan 7 · 7:39 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jan 10 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 406,128 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 12 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jan 16 · 12:18 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 19 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-20.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 22 · 10:57 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.
  • Sun, Jan 23 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 357,296 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jan 26 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jan 29 · 2:47 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jan 6 · Fri, Jan 7 · Sat, Jan 8 · Sat, Jan 22 · Sun, Jan 23

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

Moon distance

357,302 km closest · 406,061 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 7:30 PM.