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South Padre

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 50% rain

A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tonight: Low 74° · 48% rain

A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:43 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:16 AM / 3:58 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 6%
Minor period
3:46 AM–4:46 AM
Major period
9:10 AM–11:10 AM
Minor period
3:28 PM–4:28 PM
Major period
9:35 PM–11:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 66 PMSat, Nov 76 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 86 AM12 PMclouds67% cloud cover51% cloud cover37% cloud cover43% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover43% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover52% cloud cover54% cloud cover43% cloud cover57% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover59% cloud cover53% cloud cover38% cloud cover20% cloud cover20% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover53% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover50% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°78767776757476787978787776757778rain38% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in16% chance14% chance15% chance18% chance18% chance20% chance22% chance, 0.03 in22% chance, 0.03 in31% chance, 0.03 in38% chance, 0.03 in48% chance, 0.03 in45% chance, 0.03 in37% chance32% chance34% chance27% chance28% chance28% chance29% chance27% chance23% chance16% chance11% chance14% chance15% chance19% chance24% chance25% chance26% chance26% chance32% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 in53% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 10E 10 mph, gusts 12E 13 mph, gusts 15E 15 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 16 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 20ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 18 mph, gusts 21ESE 20 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 23ESE 20 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 3 PM78°78°74°88%67%38%0.01"NNE 1315–
Fri 4 PM77°77°74°90%51%29%0.01"NNE 1315–
Fri 5 PM77°77°73°88%37%26%0.01"NNE 1215–
Fri 6 PM76°77°73°88%43%16%–NNE 1014–
Fri 7 PM77°77°73°88%35%14%–NNE 1013–
Fri 8 PM77°77°72°87%40%15%–NNE 912–
Fri 9 PM77°77°72°86%43%18%–NNE 912–
Fri 10 PM77°77°72°85%39%18%–NE 810–
Fri 11 PM77°77°72°86%41%20%–NE 79–
Sat 12 AM76°76°72°86%47%22%0.03"NE 78–⚡
Sat 1 AM77°77°72°85%52%22%0.03"NNE 79–⚡
Sat 2 AM76°76°72°87%54%31%0.03"NE 89–⚡
Sat 3 AM75°75°72°91%43%38%0.03"ENE 89–⚡
Sat 4 AM75°75°72°89%57%48%0.03"NE 89–⚡
Sat 5 AM75°75°72°90%69%45%0.03"ENE 810–⚡
Sat 6 AM74°74°71°91%61%37%–ENE 910–⚡
Sat 7 AM75°75°71°88%59%32%–E 910–⚡
Sat 8 AM75°75°72°90%53%34%–E 910–⚡
Sat 9 AM76°77°72°87%38%27%–E 1012–⚡
Sat 10 AM77°77°72°86%20%28%–E 1314–⚡
Sat 11 AM77°77°73°86%20%28%–E 1315–⚡
Sat 12 PM78°78°72°83%27%29%–E 1416–⚡
Sat 1 PM78°78°73°84%36%27%–E 1517–⚡
Sat 2 PM78°78°72°82%38%23%–E 1517–⚡
Sat 3 PM79°79°72°80%42%16%–E 1518–⚡
Sat 4 PM78°78°72°81%41%11%–E 1518–
Sat 5 PM78°78°71°80%43%14%–E 1518–
Sat 6 PM78°78°71°80%51%15%–E 1518–
Sat 7 PM78°78°71°80%48%19%–E 1620–
Sat 8 PM78°78°71°79%44%24%–E 1620–
Sat 9 PM78°78°71°79%45%25%–E 1720–⚡
Sat 10 PM78°78°70°79%44%26%–E 1720–⚡
Sat 11 PM77°77°71°80%44%26%–ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 12 AM77°77°70°79%48%32%0.01"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 1 AM77°77°70°79%53%28%0.01"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 2 AM77°77°70°80%41%28%0.01"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 3 AM76°76°70°83%35%24%0.01"ESE 1720–⚡
Sun 4 AM76°76°70°83%32%22%0.01"ESE 1821–⚡
Sun 5 AM75°75°70°84%29%27%0.01"ESE 1821–⚡
Sun 6 AM75°75°70°85%50%31%0.01"ESE 1820–⚡
Sun 7 AM76°76°70°83%45%31%0.01"ESE 1821–⚡
Sun 8 AM76°76°71°83%49%31%0.01"ESE 1822–⚡
Sun 9 AM77°77°71°83%52%31%0.01"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 10 AM77°77°72°83%51%31%0.01"ESE 2022–⚡
Sun 11 AM78°78°72°82%49%31%0.01"ESE 2023–⚡
Sun 12 PM78°78°72°81%48%53%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡
Sun 1 PM78°78°72°82%56%53%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡
Sun 2 PM78°78°72°82%65%53%0.02"ESE 2023–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 74°

50% rain · 0.03"

NNE 7–13 mph · gusts 15

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

48% rain · 0.18"

E 7–17 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 72°

53% rain · 0.36"

ESE 17–20 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 72°

59% rain · 0.54"

E 9–17 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

27% rain

ENE 5–9 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 71°

34% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 68°

39% rain

N 5–15 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 3am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ130-132-135-070845-
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-
204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a
slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on
the bay, increasing to choppy in the late evening and overnight.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning,
then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 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.


GMZ150-155-070845-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
204 PM CST Fri Nov 6 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers early this afternoon,
then a slight chance of showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight. A chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2065

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 362,385 km
2
10% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 9:02 PM
★★★★c91
3
18% lit
↑ 11:20 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★★c93
4
28% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★★c95
5
39% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest south (-26.0°)
6
50% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★★★☆c92
First Quarter
7
61% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 1:07 AM
★★★☆c85
8
71% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★★★c74
9
80% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★☆c61
10
88% lit
↑ 4:58 PM
↓ 4:07 AM
★★☆☆c47
11
93% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
12
97% lit
↑ 6:01 PM
↓ 5:56 AM
★★★☆c48
13
99% lit
↑ 6:33 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★★★c57
14
100% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c68
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
15
98% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★★★c69
best
16
95% lit
↑ 8:23 PM
↓ 9:32 AM
★★★★c69
17
90% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 10:26 AM
★★★★c69
Apogee · 405,850 km
18
83% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 11:18 AM
★★★★c69
Moon farthest north (25.6°)
19
76% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 12:09 PM
★☆☆☆c68
20
67% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★★★c68
21
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:39 PM
★★★☆c67
22
48% lit
↑ 12:37 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★★★☆c65
Last Quarter
23
38% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 2:56 PM
★★★☆c60
24
28% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★★☆c53
25
19% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★☆☆c43
26
11% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
27
5% lit
↑ 5:33 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★★★c57
28
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 6:02 PM
★★★★c87
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon (supermoon)
best
30
2% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 358,206 km
best
31
7% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c107

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 1 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 362,385 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Oct 5 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Oct 6 · 12:37 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 11 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Oct 14 · 2:04 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Oct 17 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 405,850 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 18 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Oct 22 · 6:53 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 26 · 12:00 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, Oct 29 · 6:48 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.
  • Fri, Oct 30 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 358,206 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Wed, Oct 14 · Thu, Oct 15 · Wed, Oct 28 · Thu, Oct 29 · Fri, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

358,316 km closest · 405,830 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 2:00 PM.