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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 1% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:23 AM / 2:55 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 20%
Minor period
1:53 AM–2:53 AM
Major period
7:40 AM–9:40 AM
Minor period
2:25 PM–3:25 PM
Major period
8:05 PM–10:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds7% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover6% cloud cover19% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover27% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover44% cloud cover28% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover59% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77777676777778818282807978757476rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance6% chance7% chance8% chance8% chance13% chance10% chance7% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance5% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance23% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in18% chance, 0.02 in21% chance, 0.02 in28% chance, 0.02 in56% chance, 0.02 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in83% chance, 0.04 in44% chancewind01020mphNNE 16 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 10SSE 10 mph, gusts 12SSE 13 mph, gusts 15SSE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 14 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 5 mph, gusts 7S 5 mph, gusts 7WNW 6 mph, gusts 7N 8 mph, gusts 9N 10 mph, gusts 12N 16 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM77°77°69°78%7%1%–NNE 1618–
Wed 2 PM77°77°68°75%7%1%–NNE 1518–
Wed 3 PM77°77°68°74%8%1%–NE 1517–
Wed 4 PM77°77°68°75%6%1%–NE 1417–
Wed 5 PM76°76°67°73%8%1%–NE 1316–
Wed 6 PM76°76°67°75%7%0%–ENE 1214–
Wed 7 PM76°76°68°76%8%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 8 PM76°76°68°76%11%0%–ENE 1013–
Wed 9 PM76°76°68°77%14%0%–E 912–
Wed 10 PM76°76°69°78%9%0%–E 910–
Wed 11 PM76°76°70°82%8%0%–ESE 810–
Thu 12 AM75°75°70°85%6%0%–ESE 810–
Thu 1 AM77°77°71°84%7%1%–ESE 810–
Thu 2 AM76°76°72°87%9%1%–SE 910–
Thu 3 AM76°76°73°90%6%1%–SE 912–
Thu 4 AM77°77°74°89%19%1%–SE 912–
Thu 5 AM77°77°74°91%35%1%–SSE 912–
Thu 6 AM77°77°74°91%41%6%–SSE 810–
Thu 7 AM78°78°75°91%37%7%–SSE 810–
Thu 8 AM79°83°76°89%31%8%–SSE 810–
Thu 9 AM80°86°76°86%33%8%–SSE 1012–
Thu 10 AM81°87°76°85%65%13%–SSE 1214–
Thu 11 AM82°89°76°83%49%10%–SSE 1315–
Thu 12 PM82°90°76°81%31%7%–SSE 1416–
Thu 1 PM82°90°76°82%24%8%–SSE 1417–
Thu 2 PM82°90°76°82%29%7%–SSE 1417–
Thu 3 PM83°91°76°80%31%7%–SE 1417–
Thu 4 PM82°89°76°81%27%6%–SE 1316–
Thu 5 PM82°88°76°82%22%6%–SE 1215–
Thu 6 PM81°86°76°85%27%2%–SE 1014–
Thu 7 PM80°84°76°88%44%5%–SE 1013–
Thu 8 PM79°84°76°88%28%4%–SE 913–
Thu 9 PM79°84°76°88%18%2%–SE 912–
Thu 10 PM79°83°76°89%23%2%–SE 810–
Thu 11 PM79°79°75°89%35%6%–SSE 79–
Fri 12 AM78°78°75°90%38%23%0.02"SSE 68–⚡
Fri 1 AM78°78°75°90%51%26%0.02"SSE 57–⚡
Fri 2 AM77°77°75°93%47%18%0.02"S 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM76°76°74°94%62%21%0.02"S 57–⚡
Fri 4 AM75°75°74°96%58%28%0.02"SW 67–⚡
Fri 5 AM74°75°73°96%69%56%0.02"WNW 67–⚡
Fri 6 AM74°74°73°96%65%83%0.04"NW 68–⚡
Fri 7 AM74°74°73°97%77%83%0.04"N 89–⚡
Fri 8 AM74°74°72°95%74%83%0.04"N 910–⚡
Fri 9 AM75°75°73°92%71%83%0.04"N 1012–⚡
Fri 10 AM76°76°72°90%67%83%0.04"N 1315–⚡
Fri 11 AM76°76°72°89%63%83%0.04"N 1618–⚡
Fri 12 PM76°76°72°87%59%44%–N 1821–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 74°

1% rain

NE 8–16 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

56% rain

SSE 7–14 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

83% rain · 0.36"

N 5–20 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Rain Showers Likely

77° / 70°

75% rain · 0.24"

NE 12–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

74° / 66°

77% rain · 1.26"

NNE 14–25 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 66°

34% rain · 0.18"

NNW 8–20 mph · gusts 23

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 68°

15% rain · 0.06"

N 3–12 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 5am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 6 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. North northeast wind 12 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 18 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 17 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ130-132-135-050715-
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-
1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in
the afternoon, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
late in the morning, then increasing to choppy early in the
afternoon, diminishing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon.
Showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until
late afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Choppy
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough
in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Choppy on the bay. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
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 · 1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ150-155-050715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming west early in the morning. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the
evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2063

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 4:11 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★★☆c70
2
80% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★☆c61
3
87% lit
↑ 5:15 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★★☆c52
Apogee · 405,610 km
4
93% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★☆☆c42
5
97% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★☆☆c33
Moon crosses the equator
6
99% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★☆c39
7
100% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c48
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
8
99% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c64
9
95% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★★★c71
best
10
90% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★★c77
11
83% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★★★c82
12
75% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
13
65% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 1:12 PM
★☆☆☆c90
14
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:05 PM
★★★☆c90
Last Quarter
15
44% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★☆c89
16
32% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★★★★c83
17
22% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 4:16 PM
★★★★c70
18
13% lit
↑ 4:06 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★★☆c54
19
6% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★★☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 362,289 km
20
2% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 6:04 PM
★★★★c63
best
21
0% lit
↑ 7:22 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
22
1% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★★★c101
best
23
5% lit
↑ 9:37 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c102
best
24
11% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★★★c102
25
19% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
26
27% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆c91
27
37% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★★★c90
28
46% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c80
First Quarter
29
56% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★★☆c70
30
65% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c58
31
74% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 2:43 AM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,752 km

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 405,610 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 5 · 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.
  • Sun, Oct 7 · 8:27 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 12 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 14 · 9:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 19 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 19 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 362,289 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Oct 21 · 1:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Oct 25 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 28 · 9:13 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,752 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Oct 9 · Sat, Oct 20 · Sun, Oct 21 · Mon, Oct 22 · Tue, Oct 23

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

Moon distance

362,302 km closest · 405,558 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 Wed 12:45 PM.