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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 49% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunday: High 79° · 84% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:42 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:10 AM / 5:07 PM
Moon
New Moon, 1%
Minor period
5:40 AM–6:40 AM
Major period
10:40 AM–12:40 PM
Minor period
4:37 PM–5:37 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 86 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 10clouds53% cloud cover50% cloud cover56% cloud cover61% cloud cover71% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover69% cloud cover62% cloud cover70% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover77% cloud cover83% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover87% cloud cover72% cloud cover83% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover56% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767878787677777574767676757574rain49% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.05 in45% chance, 0.05 in60% chance, 0.05 in68% chance, 0.05 in65% chance, 0.05 in72% chance, 0.05 in74% chance, 0.06 in78% chance, 0.06 in84% chance, 0.06 in68% chance, 0.06 in72% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in44% chance, 0.04 in37% chance, 0.04 in37% chance, 0.04 in42% chance, 0.04 in45% chance, 0.04 in49% chance, 0.04 in46% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in30% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in32% chance, 0.02 in40% chance, 0.07 in50% chance, 0.07 in48% chance, 0.07 in70% chance, 0.07 in75% chance, 0.07 in85% chance, 0.07 in66% chance, 0.01 in56% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance20% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance34% chance0.050.050.050.060.060.060.070.070.07wind01020mphSE 16 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 16 mph, gusts 18ESE 18 mph, gusts 21SE 18 mph, gusts 22ESE 18 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 22E 18 mph, gusts 22E 20 mph, gusts 22E 22 mph, gusts 24ESE 22 mph, gusts 24E 22 mph, gusts 24ESE 21 mph, gusts 22ESE 20 mph, gusts 21E 18 mph, gusts 20E 18 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 20E 17 mph, gusts 21E 17 mph, gusts 21E 16 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 AM76°76°71°85%53%49%0.01"SE 1618–⚡
Sun 5 AM75°75°71°87%50%47%0.01"SE 1617–⚡
Sun 6 AM76°76°71°86%56%39%0.05"SE 1517–⚡
Sun 7 AM76°76°72°86%61%45%0.05"SE 1617–⚡
Sun 8 AM77°77°72°87%71%60%0.05"ESE 1618–⚡
Sun 9 AM78°78°73°85%62%68%0.05"SE 1720–⚡
Sun 10 AM78°78°73°85%69%65%0.05"ESE 1821–⚡
Sun 11 AM78°78°73°84%75%72%0.05"SE 1821–⚡
Sun 12 PM79°79°73°83%70%74%0.06"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 1 PM78°78°73°85%69%78%0.06"SE 1822–⚡
Sun 2 PM78°78°73°84%62%84%0.06"ESE 1822–⚡
Sun 3 PM78°78°73°83%70%68%0.06"E 1721–⚡
Sun 4 PM78°78°72°84%52%72%0.06"E 1822–⚡
Sun 5 PM77°77°72°83%48%73%0.06"E 1822–⚡
Sun 6 PM76°76°71°84%77%44%0.04"E 1822–⚡
Sun 7 PM76°76°71°83%83%37%0.04"E 1822–⚡
Sun 8 PM77°77°70°81%78%37%0.04"E 2022–⚡
Sun 9 PM77°77°70°81%75%42%0.04"E 2123–⚡
Sun 10 PM77°77°70°80%80%45%0.04"E 2224–⚡
Sun 11 PM76°76°70°81%72%49%0.04"E 2224–⚡
Mon 12 AM76°76°70°80%69%46%0.02"ESE 2224–⚡
Mon 1 AM77°77°70°79%87%38%0.02"E 2224–⚡
Mon 2 AM76°76°70°81%72%30%0.02"E 2224–⚡
Mon 3 AM75°75°70°83%83%25%0.02"E 2123–⚡
Mon 4 AM75°75°69°83%72%29%0.02"ESE 2122–⚡
Mon 5 AM75°75°70°84%68%32%0.02"ESE 2022–⚡
Mon 6 AM74°74°70°86%69%40%0.07"ESE 2021–⚡
Mon 7 AM74°75°70°85%66%50%0.07"E 1820–⚡
Mon 8 AM74°75°71°88%72%48%0.07"E 1820–⚡
Mon 9 AM75°75°71°87%69%70%0.07"E 1820–⚡
Mon 10 AM76°76°71°86%66%75%0.07"E 1820–⚡
Mon 11 AM76°76°72°87%69%85%0.07"E 1720–⚡
Mon 12 PM76°76°71°85%75%66%0.01"E 1720–⚡
Mon 1 PM76°76°72°85%76%56%0.01"E 1721–⚡
Mon 2 PM76°76°71°84%62%35%0.01"E 1721–⚡
Mon 3 PM76°76°70°83%63%29%0.01"E 1721–⚡
Mon 4 PM76°76°70°82%66%26%0.01"E 1721–⚡
Mon 5 PM76°76°70°81%56%23%0.01"E 1620–⚡
Mon 6 PM75°75°69°81%67%20%–E 1618–⚡
Mon 7 PM75°75°69°81%68%20%–E 1517–⚡
Mon 8 PM75°75°69°80%73%20%–E 1416–⚡
Mon 9 PM75°75°68°79%77%20%–E 1416–
Mon 10 PM75°75°68°80%80%20%–E 1315–
Mon 11 PM75°75°68°81%83%20%–E 1314–
Tue 12 AM74°74°68°82%86%34%–E 1213–
Tue 1 AM74°74°68°83%86%34%–E 1212–
Tue 2 AM74°74°68°84%85%34%–E 1012–
Tue 3 AM74°74°69°84%85%34%–E 1012–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 75°

84% rain · 0.92"

ESE 15–22 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

85% rain · 0.60"

E 13–22 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 72°

34% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 14

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 72°

41% rain

W 5–8 mph · gusts 12

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 12

Slight Chance Rain Showers

74° / 69°

39% rain · 0.24"

NNW 5–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 13

Mostly Sunny

73° / 68°

5% rain

N 6–15 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

75° / 70°

11% rain

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 18 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 16 to 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 9 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. West wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ130-132-135-082015-
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-
114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots. Choppy on the bay. A slight
chance of thunderstorms this morning. Showers. A chance of
thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the late evening and early
morning, then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots early in the morning.
Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough in the late evening and
early morning, then diminishing to choppy early in the morning. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest early in the morning. Light chop on the bay,
diminishing to smooth after midnight. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north in
the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North 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 · 114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 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.


GMZ150-155-082015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
114 AM CST Sun Nov 8 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds.
Showers likely early this morning, then showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east
5 feet at 6 seconds. 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 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2066

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★☆☆c54
2
37% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c57
3
47% lit
↑ 11:19 AM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★☆☆c61
First Quarter
4
56% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★★☆c64
Apogee · 404,249 km
Moon farthest north (25.2°)
5
65% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★★☆c65
6
74% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★☆c65
7
82% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 3:47 AM
★★★☆c63
8
89% lit
↑ 3:47 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★★★☆c61
9
94% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★☆c51
10
98% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★★☆c45
11
100% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Worm Moon
12
99% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 6:47 AM
★★★☆c46
13
96% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c60
14
90% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 9:04 AM
★★★★c73
best
15
83% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 9:48 AM
★☆☆☆c80
16
73% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:38 AM
★★★★c87
Perigee · 369,238 km
best
17
63% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 11:35 AM
★★★★c92
18
51% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★☆c96
Moon farthest south (-25.2°)
Last Quarter
19
40% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 1:40 PM
★★★☆c93
20
29% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★★★★c88
21
20% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c78
22
12% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★★☆c57
23
6% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★☆c47
24
2% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
25
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c55
New Moon
26
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★★c63
best
27
4% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 9:36 PM
★★★★c67
best
28
8% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★★c69
best
29
14% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆c69
30
21% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c68
31
29% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★★☆c67
Moon farthest north (25.1°)
Apogee · 404,533 km

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Mar 3 · 8:48 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Mar 4 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,249 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Mar 4 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 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.
  • Thu, Mar 11 · 4:47 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Mar 16 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 369,238 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 18 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 18 · 2:25 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Mar 24 · 9:00 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, Mar 25 · 5:13 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Mar 31 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 31 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,533 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Mar 14 · Tue, Mar 16 · Fri, Mar 26 · Sat, Mar 27 · Sun, Mar 28

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

Moon distance

369,244 km closest · 404,430 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 Sun 3:30 AM.