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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 82° · 3% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 75° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 3 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:23 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 63%
Major period
5:20 AM–7:20 AM
Minor period
12:53 PM–1:53 PM
Major period
5:50 PM–7:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 3112 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AMclouds31% cloud cover26% cloud cover40% cloud cover30% cloud cover38% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover41% cloud cover33% cloud cover47% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover66% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover33% cloud cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover26% cloud cover32% cloud cover19% cloud cover29% cloud cover51% cloud cover75% cloud cover58% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover70°75°80°85°79808178787876768081817878777677rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphNE 5 mph, gusts 6ENE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 3N 3 mph, gusts 5E 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 7 mph, gusts 8ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 8SSE 8 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 11 AM79°83°73°82%31%3%–NE 56–
Sat 12 PM80°84°73°80%26%3%–ENE 67–
Sat 1 PM81°85°73°78%40%3%–ENE 78–
Sat 2 PM80°85°74°80%30%3%–ENE 810–
Sat 3 PM81°85°74°79%38%2%–ENE 912–
Sat 4 PM81°86°74°78%24%2%–ENE 912–
Sat 5 PM81°86°74°80%25%2%–ENE 912–
Sat 6 PM80°84°74°81%28%2%–ENE 912–
Sat 7 PM79°79°73°83%41%2%–ENE 912–
Sat 8 PM78°78°74°86%33%2%–ENE 810–
Sat 9 PM78°78°74°87%47%2%–ENE 810–
Sat 10 PM78°78°74°88%26%2%–ENE 810–
Sat 11 PM78°78°74°88%20%2%–E 78–
Sun 12 AM78°78°74°88%21%2%–E 67–
Sun 1 AM78°78°74°89%31%2%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM78°78°74°88%32%2%–E 56–
Sun 2 AM77°77°74°90%29%2%–E 35–
Sun 3 AM76°76°74°93%32%2%–ESE 35–
Sun 4 AM76°76°74°93%51%0%–E 33–
Sun 5 AM76°76°74°94%54%2%–NE 35–
Sun 6 AM75°75°74°96%66%5%–N 35–
Sun 7 AM76°76°74°94%51%5%–N 35–
Sun 8 AM77°77°75°93%42%3%–E 35–
Sun 9 AM79°79°75°88%33%3%–ENE 56–
Sun 10 AM80°84°75°85%36%4%–ENE 78–
Sun 11 AM81°86°75°82%34%3%–ENE 89–
Sun 12 PM81°87°75°80%23%1%–ENE 912–
Sun 1 PM81°87°75°82%20%0%–ENE 1013–
Sun 2 PM82°88°75°80%26%0%–ENE 1013–
Sun 3 PM81°87°74°80%32%0%–ENE 1014–
Sun 4 PM81°87°74°80%19%0%–ENE 1014–
Sun 5 PM80°85°74°81%29%0%–ENE 1013–
Sun 6 PM78°79°74°85%51%0%–E 1013–
Sun 7 PM78°78°74°86%75%0%–ENE 912–
Sun 8 PM78°78°74°87%58%0%–E 912–
Sun 9 PM78°78°74°87%40%0%–E 912–
Sun 10 PM78°78°74°87%41%0%–ESE 810–
Sun 11 PM78°78°74°87%42%0%–ESE 810–
Mon 12 AM78°78°74°87%43%0%–SE 79–
Mon 1 AM77°77°74°88%48%0%–SE 79–
Mon 2 AM77°77°74°90%54%0%–SSE 79–
Mon 3 AM76°76°74°91%59%0%–SSE 79–
Mon 4 AM76°76°74°93%60%0%–SSE 79–
Mon 5 AM76°76°74°94%61%0%–SSE 78–
Mon 6 AM76°76°74°93%62%3%–SSE 78–
Mon 7 AM77°77°74°92%59%3%–SSE 79–
Mon 8 AM78°78°74°89%56%3%–SSE 810–
Mon 9 AM79°83°75°86%53%3%–SSE 912–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

ENE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

5% rain

NE 3–10 mph · gusts 14

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 76°

3% rain

SE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

84° / 72°

28% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

77° / 71°

20% rain

NNE 7–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 72°

8% rain

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

78° / 72°

8% rain

E 5–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind around 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, 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 · 215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ130-132-135-312030-
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-
215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots early this morning, becoming
light and variable winds, then becoming northeast around 5 knots
early this afternoon, becoming east. A light chop on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, 
increasing to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers and 
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north early
in the morning. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate
chop on the bay early in the morning. A slight chance of 
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late
in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
a light chop on the bay late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. A 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 · 215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ150-155-312030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this
morning, then becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
late in the evening, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★★★c82
2
75% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★★★c87
3
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:51 PM
★★★★c90
4
53% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★☆☆☆c90
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
Last Quarter
5
42% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 2:44 PM
★★★☆c90
6
31% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 3:35 PM
★★★★c86
Perigee · 369,577 km
7
21% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★☆c77
8
12% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 5:08 PM
★★★☆c64
9
6% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★☆c50
10
2% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 6:33 PM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
11
0% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★★c61
New Moon
12
1% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c72
best
13
4% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c78
best
14
9% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c81
15
15% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★★c81
16
23% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★★c77
17
32% lit
↑ 12:36 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★★☆c73
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
18
41% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c67
19
50% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 12:27 AM
★★☆☆c67
Apogee · 404,291 km
First Quarter
20
60% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★☆☆c61
21
69% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 2:08 AM
★★☆☆c54
22
77% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★☆☆c47
23
85% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★☆☆c40
24
92% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 4:47 AM
★★☆☆c34
25
96% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
26
99% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c62
27
100% lit
↑ 7:26 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
28
98% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★★c97
best
29
93% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 9:42 AM
★★★★c104
best
30
86% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:44 AM
★★★★c106
31
78% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 11:44 AM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 368,009 km
Moon farthest north (18.6°)

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Oct 4 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 4 · 6:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 6 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 369,577 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 10 · 8:00 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, Oct 11 · 3:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,291 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 11:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 25 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Oct 27 · 5:38 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 368,009 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)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

Sun, Oct 12 · Mon, Oct 13 · Mon, Oct 27 · Tue, Oct 28 · Wed, Oct 29

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

Moon distance

368,045 km closest · 404,184 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 Sat 9:45 AM.