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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 11clouds76% 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 cover88% cloud cover87% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°75747577767676747374757776767574rain50% 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% chance16% chance16% chance0.050.070.070.07wind01020mphESE 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 7WSW 6 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Wed 3 AM73°73°71°93%88%16%–WSW 67–
Wed 4 AM73°73°71°94%87%16%–W 67–

7-day forecast

Today

Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 74°

80% rain · 0.59"

E 12–17 mph · gusts 18

⚡ 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 · May 2072

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 6:22 AM
★★★★c81
2
100% lit
↑ 8:30 PM
↓ 7:06 AM
★★★★c89
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
3
98% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c92
best
4
94% lit
↑ 10:25 PM
↓ 8:41 AM
★★★★c92
5
88% lit
↑ 11:18 PM
↓ 9:30 AM
★☆☆☆c91
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
6
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:21 AM
★★★★c87
7
73% lit
↑ 12:08 AM
↓ 11:13 AM
★★★★c80
8
64% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★★☆c71
9
54% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★☆☆c62
Last Quarter
10
45% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 1:46 PM
★★☆☆c53
Apogee · 404,155 km
11
35% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★★☆☆c44
12
27% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★☆☆c34
13
19% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
14
12% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★★☆☆c49
15
6% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 6:06 PM
★★★☆c62
16
2% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★★★★c74
17
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
18
1% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c94
best
19
4% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★★c99
20
9% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
21
17% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c100
22
26% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ –
★★★★c97
23
36% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★★★c90
Perigee · 369,657 km
24
48% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 1:27 AM
★★★☆c78
First Quarter
25
59% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★★☆☆c62
26
70% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
27
80% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
★★☆☆c51
28
88% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★★☆c70
29
94% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c85
30
98% lit
↑ 7:16 PM
↓ 5:45 AM
★★★★c93
31
100% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c97
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 2 · 6:34 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 5 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 9 · 10:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 10 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 404,155 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, May 13 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, May 17 · 7:18 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 20 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 23 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 369,657 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 24 · 4:53 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 26 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, May 31 · 5:18 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 2 · Tue, May 3 · Tue, May 17 · Wed, May 18 · Tue, May 31

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

Moon distance

369,678 km closest · 404,155 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 4:18 AM.