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South Padre

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 50% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Monday: High 78° · 80% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:42 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:08 AM / 5:47 PM
Moon
New Moon, 0%
Minor period
6:38 AM–7:38 AM
Major period
11:25 AM–1:25 PM
Minor period
5:17 PM–6:17 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 96 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 106 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 11clouds68% cloud cover79% cloud cover76% cloud cover78% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover70% cloud cover75% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover78% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover73% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover68% cloud cover83% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°75747575767576757473757677767675rain49% chance, 0.05 in48% chance, 0.05 in50% chance, 0.05 in66% chance, 0.07 in80% chance, 0.07 in79% chance, 0.07 in73% chance, 0.07 in74% chance, 0.07 in64% chance, 0.07 in75% chance, 0.02 in72% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in68% chance, 0.02 in58% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in34% chance30% chance29% chance22% chance27% chance27% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance16% chance14% chance15% chance12% chance13% chance19% chance33% chance45% chance49% chance74% chance, 0.02 in49% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in17% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance0.050.050.070.070.07wind01020mphESE 18 mph, gusts 20ESE 17 mph, gusts 18ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 17ESE 14 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15E 13 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SSE 7 mph, gusts 8S 6 mph, gusts 7SSW 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 3 AM75°75°71°88%68%49%0.05"ESE 1820–⚡
Mon 4 AM75°75°71°89%79%48%0.05"ESE 1820–⚡
Mon 5 AM75°75°71°89%76%50%0.05"ESE 1718–⚡
Mon 6 AM74°74°71°91%78%66%0.07"ESE 1517–⚡
Mon 7 AM75°75°72°90%84%80%0.07"ESE 1517–⚡
Mon 8 AM74°74°73°94%79%79%0.07"ESE 1516–⚡
Mon 9 AM75°75°73°93%79%73%0.07"ESE 1517–⚡
Mon 10 AM74°74°72°95%70%74%0.07"ESE 1417–⚡
Mon 11 AM75°75°73°93%75%64%0.07"ESE 1416–⚡
Mon 12 PM75°75°72°90%69%75%0.02"ESE 1416–⚡
Mon 1 PM76°76°73°91%69%72%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Mon 2 PM77°77°73°87%70%66%0.02"E 1316–⚡
Mon 3 PM76°76°72°89%77%68%0.02"E 1215–⚡
Mon 4 PM76°76°72°88%71%58%0.02"ENE 1215–⚡
Mon 5 PM76°76°72°87%78%49%0.02"ENE 1315–⚡
Mon 6 PM75°75°71°88%66%34%–NE 1215–⚡
Mon 7 PM76°76°71°87%72%30%–NE 1215–⚡
Mon 8 PM76°76°71°85%68%29%–E 1315–⚡
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%78%22%–E 1315–
Mon 10 PM76°76°71°85%82%27%–E 1314–
Mon 11 PM76°76°71°85%83%27%–E 1213–
Tue 12 AM75°75°70°85%82%18%–E 1013–
Tue 1 AM76°76°70°84%81%18%–E 1012–
Tue 2 AM74°74°70°87%86%18%–E 1012–
Tue 3 AM74°74°70°89%83%16%–E 1012–
Tue 4 AM74°74°70°89%80%14%–E 910–
Tue 5 AM73°73°70°90%81%15%–E 810–
Tue 6 AM73°73°70°89%80%12%–ESE 810–
Tue 7 AM74°74°70°89%87%13%–SE 810–
Tue 8 AM74°74°71°92%87%19%–SE 89–
Tue 9 AM75°75°71°89%84%33%–E 810–
Tue 10 AM75°75°71°89%79%45%–ESE 910–
Tue 11 AM75°75°72°89%80%49%–E 912–
Tue 12 PM76°77°71°84%73%74%0.02"E 1012–⚡
Tue 1 PM77°77°72°86%82%49%0.02"E 912–⚡
Tue 2 PM77°77°72°84%83%31%0.02"E 912–⚡
Tue 3 PM77°77°72°82%66%25%0.02"E 912–⚡
Tue 4 PM77°77°71°83%69%17%0.02"ESE 812–⚡
Tue 5 PM76°77°71°83%68%26%0.02"ESE 810–⚡
Tue 6 PM76°76°71°85%83%18%–ESE 810–
Tue 7 PM76°76°71°86%75%18%–SE 79–
Tue 8 PM76°76°71°86%76%18%–SSE 78–
Tue 9 PM76°76°71°85%77%18%–SSE 78–
Tue 10 PM76°76°71°86%80%18%–SSE 68–
Tue 11 PM75°75°71°87%83%18%–S 67–
Wed 12 AM75°75°71°88%86%16%–S 57–
Wed 1 AM74°74°71°89%87%16%–SSW 57–
Wed 2 AM74°74°71°91%87%16%–WSW 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

80% rain · 0.69"

E 12–18 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 72°

74% rain · 0.12"

ESE 6–10 mph · gusts 13

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 71°

47% rain

NNW 5–8 mph · gusts 9

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 69°

22% rain

N 6–20 mph · gusts 22

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 69°

2% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny

75° / 73°

23% rain

E 5–16 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 74°

33% rain · 0.30"

SE 15–21 mph · gusts 24

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
  • Monday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East wind 12 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers between 8am and noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely between noon and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 71. North wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 13 to 20 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 226 AM CST Mon Nov 9 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.


GMZ130-132-135-092130-
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-
226 AM CST Mon Nov 9 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
Showers with a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then
showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to a light chop on the bay early in the morning. A 
chance of showers in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms
until early morning. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A 
slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a chance of 
showers in the afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the 
afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west early
in the morning. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers, 
mainly in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north
around 5 knots in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. A 
chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of showers. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 
knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to 15 knots 
late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 226 AM CST Mon Nov 9 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.


GMZ150-155-092130-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
226 AM CST Mon Nov 9 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...

.TODAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots
this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave
Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.
Showers.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 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. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
early in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north late
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 5 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave Detail: North 2 feet at
3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. A slight chance of
showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2071

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
66% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★☆☆c50
2
75% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★☆☆c42
3
83% lit
↑ 3:21 PM
↓ 2:42 AM
★★☆☆c36
4
90% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:35 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
5
95% lit
↑ 4:37 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★★☆c52
6
99% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★★★c65
7
100% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
8
99% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c92
best
9
95% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c97
10
89% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
11
81% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 368,539 km
12
71% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★★c92
13
60% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 12:10 PM
★★★☆c83
14
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:57 PM
★★★☆c70
Last Quarter
15
37% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★★☆☆c50
16
27% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★★☆☆c44
17
18% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
18
10% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★★☆c58
19
5% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c72
20
1% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c86
best
21
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best
22
1% lit
↑ 7:33 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c89
best
23
4% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
24
9% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c84
25
15% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★★c78
26
22% lit
↑ 10:46 AM
↓ 10:00 PM
★★★★c71
27
31% lit
↑ 11:26 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★☆c64
Apogee · 404,867 km
28
40% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★☆☆c56
29
49% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
First Quarter
30
58% lit
↑ 1:18 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★☆☆c37

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Nov 4 · 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, Nov 7 · 12:47 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Nov 10 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Nov 11 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 368,539 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Nov 14 · 8:24 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Nov 17 · 1:00 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, Nov 21 · 12:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Nov 23 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Nov 27 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,867 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Nov 29 · 3:06 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 7 · Sun, Nov 8 · Fri, Nov 20 · Sat, Nov 21 · Sun, Nov 22

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

Moon distance

368,584 km closest · 404,866 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 Mon 3:18 AM.