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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 82° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 75°

Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:08 PM / 12:29 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 74%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
11:59 AM–12:59 PM
Major period
4:50 PM–6:50 PM
Minor period
10:38 PM–11:38 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 3012 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds16% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover7% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover36% cloud cover19% cloud cover18% cloud cover19% cloud cover27% cloud cover33% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover36% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover39% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover22% cloud cover22% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover20% cloud cover28% cloud cover67% cloud cover40% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°79808078787876767980817978777676rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 7SE 5 mph, gusts 6SSE 3 mph, gusts 5SSE 3 mph, gusts 3E 2 mph, gusts 3ENE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 6E 3 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 2 mph, gusts 3
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 11 AM79°79°71°78%16%1%–SE 1013–
Fri 12 PM80°83°72°76%10%1%–SE 1214–
Fri 1 PM80°85°72°75%12%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 2 PM80°84°72°76%12%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 3 PM80°84°72°74%8%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 4 PM81°85°72°73%6%0%–SE 1215–
Fri 5 PM80°84°72°75%3%0%–SE 1214–
Fri 6 PM80°83°72°76%7%0%–SE 1013–
Fri 7 PM79°82°72°78%18%0%–SE 912–
Fri 8 PM78°79°72°81%22%0%–ESE 810–
Fri 9 PM78°78°72°82%36%0%–SE 810–
Fri 10 PM78°78°73°84%19%0%–SE 810–
Fri 11 PM78°78°73°84%18%0%–SE 78–
Sat 12 AM78°78°73°85%19%0%–SE 68–
Sat 1 AM77°77°73°87%27%0%–SE 67–
Sat 2 AM78°78°73°86%33%0%–SE 56–
Sat 3 AM77°77°73°88%23%0%–SE 56–
Sat 4 AM76°76°73°90%25%0%–SE 56–
Sat 5 AM76°76°73°91%36%0%–SSE 35–
Sat 6 AM76°76°73°93%26%0%–SSE 33–
Sat 7 AM75°75°74°95%18%0%–SSE 33–
Sat 8 AM76°76°74°93%39%1%–ESE 23–
Sat 9 AM77°77°74°91%27%2%–E 23–
Sat 10 AM79°79°74°86%29%2%–ENE 33–
Sat 11 AM79°83°74°85%22%1%–ENE 56–
Sat 12 PM80°85°74°83%22%1%–ENE 78–
Sat 1 PM81°86°75°82%16%3%–ENE 810–
Sat 2 PM80°85°74°82%20%0%–ENE 810–
Sat 3 PM80°85°74°81%21%3%–ENE 912–
Sat 4 PM81°87°74°79%15%1%–ENE 1013–
Sat 5 PM81°86°74°81%13%0%–ENE 1013–
Sat 6 PM80°85°74°81%20%0%–ENE 913–
Sat 7 PM80°83°74°83%28%0%–ENE 912–
Sat 8 PM79°79°74°86%67%0%–ENE 810–
Sat 9 PM78°78°74°87%40%0%–E 810–
Sat 10 PM78°78°74°87%12%0%–E 810–
Sat 11 PM78°78°74°87%13%0%–E 79–
Sun 12 AM78°78°74°88%13%0%–E 67–
Sun 1 AM78°78°74°89%14%1%–E 56–
Sun 1 AM77°77°74°90%15%1%–E 55–
Sun 2 AM77°77°74°91%17%1%–E 35–
Sun 3 AM76°76°74°93%18%1%–E 35–
Sun 4 AM76°76°74°94%22%1%–E 35–
Sun 5 AM75°75°74°96%26%1%–ENE 23–
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°96%30%2%–ENE 23–
Sun 7 AM76°76°74°94%33%2%–ENE 23–
Sun 8 AM77°77°74°91%37%2%–NE 23–
Sun 9 AM78°78°75°88%40%2%–NE 35–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

82° / 75°

1% rain

SE 7–12 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

ESE 2–10 mph · gusts 13

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

2% rain

ENE 2–10 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

82° / 76°

1% rain

SE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 72°

22% rain

SSE 7–13 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

77° / 70°

22% rain

N 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

78° / 72°

6% rain

NNE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. West northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ130-132-135-301915-
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-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast 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. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon, then becoming northeast late in the afternoon. Smooth
on the bay, increasing to light chop late in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to
light chop late in the afternoon. 
.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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. 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 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ150-155-301915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers this
morning. 
.TONIGHT...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 northeast
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, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 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. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming west
late in the evening, then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms
until early morning. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2051

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
54% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
2
43% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
3
32% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
★★☆☆c47
4
22% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★★☆c64
5
13% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c83
Perigee · 364,805 km
6
6% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★★★★c96
7
2% lit
↑ 5:40 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c103
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:36 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon
Moon farthest north (19.5°)
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c103
best
10
5% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 10:09 PM
★★★★c99
11
11% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★☆☆☆c90
12
18% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★★★c82
13
26% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c69
14
35% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 12:15 AM
★★☆☆c56
15
45% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 12:51 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
55% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
17
64% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★☆☆c42
Apogee · 404,346 km
18
73% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★☆☆c50
19
81% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 3:11 AM
★★★☆c60
20
88% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 3:50 AM
★★★★c69
21
93% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★★★c76
22
97% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 5:19 AM
★★★★c82
23
100% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
best
24
100% lit
↑ 8:51 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★★c87
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
25
97% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★★c87
26
93% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★★★c85
27
86% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c79
28
78% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★☆c73
29
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:59 AM
★★☆☆c60
Moon crosses the equator
30
57% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★★☆☆c40

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jun 1 · 9:15 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jun 2 · 2:00 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, Jun 5 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 364,805 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jun 8 · 1:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 8 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jun 16 · 12:55 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jun 17 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,346 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jun 23 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jun 24 · 1:14 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 29 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jun 7 · Thu, Jun 8 · Fri, Jun 9 · Fri, Jun 23 · Sat, Jun 24

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

Moon distance

364,878 km closest · 404,316 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 Fri 10:45 AM.