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South Padre

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 63° · 25% rain

A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Veterans Day: High 76° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:43 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:05 AM / 6:31 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 3%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:55 AM
Minor period
7:35 AM–8:35 AM
Major period
12:20 PM–2:20 PM
Minor period
6:01 PM–7:01 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds73% cloud cover75% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover85% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover90% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover82% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover91% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover91% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover87% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover92% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°66636764717374747473727172737474rain11% chance9% chance13% chance20% chance25% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in16% chance, 0.01 in10% chance8% chance9% chance12% chance17% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance17% chance16% chance17% chance14% chance20% chance10% chance4% chance9% chance5% chance10% chance8% chance8% chance12% chance18% chance18% chance13% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphWNW 5 mph, gusts 7WNW 5 mph, gusts 7WNW 6 mph, gusts 7NW 7 mph, gusts 8NW 8 mph, gusts 10NW 9 mph, gusts 12NW 9 mph, gusts 12NW 12 mph, gusts 13NNW 12 mph, gusts 14NNW 12 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 15NNW 10 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12NNW 9 mph, gusts 10NNW 10 mph, gusts 13NNW 13 mph, gusts 15NNW 14 mph, gusts 17N 16 mph, gusts 17N 16 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 20N 17 mph, gusts 20N 15 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 8 PM66°66°66°100%73%11%–WNW 57–
Tue 9 PM65°65°65°100%75%9%–WNW 57–
Tue 10 PM71°71°71°98%78%13%–WNW 57–
Tue 11 PM63°63°63°100%79%20%–WNW 57–
Wed 12 AM63°63°63°100%84%25%0.01"WNW 67–
Wed 1 AM67°67°67°100%80%22%0.01"WNW 67–
Wed 2 AM67°67°67°100%85%21%0.01"NW 78–
Wed 3 AM66°66°66°100%77%17%0.01"WNW 89–
Wed 4 AM64°64°64°100%76%16%0.01"NW 810–
Wed 5 AM64°64°64°100%85%16%0.01"NW 912–
Wed 6 AM71°71°70°96%87%10%–NW 912–
Wed 7 AM66°66°66°100%90%8%–NW 912–
Wed 8 AM71°71°70°98%91%9%–NW 912–
Wed 9 AM72°72°71°95%90%12%–NW 1012–
Wed 10 AM72°72°71°95%82%17%–NW 1213–
Wed 11 AM73°73°71°95%89%14%–NW 1214–
Wed 12 PM73°73°71°93%87%14%–NNW 1214–
Wed 1 PM74°74°72°94%89%14%–NNW 1215–
Wed 2 PM74°74°71°93%91%17%–NNW 1215–
Wed 3 PM75°75°71°88%91%16%–NNW 1315–
Wed 4 PM74°74°71°91%86%17%–N 1215–
Wed 5 PM74°74°71°89%87%14%–N 1215–
Wed 6 PM74°74°70°89%91%20%–NNW 1014–
Wed 7 PM74°74°70°89%88%10%–NNW 1013–
Wed 8 PM74°74°70°88%89%4%–N 1013–
Wed 9 PM74°74°70°87%88%9%–N 912–
Wed 10 PM74°74°70°87%90%5%–N 912–
Wed 11 PM73°73°70°89%88%10%–NNW 912–
Thu 12 AM73°73°70°89%90%8%–NNW 910–
Thu 1 AM73°73°69°88%87%8%–NNW 912–
Thu 2 AM72°72°69°91%91%12%–NNW 1013–
Thu 3 AM71°71°69°92%90%18%–NNW 1314–
Thu 4 AM71°71°68°91%90%18%–NNW 1315–
Thu 5 AM71°71°68°92%90%13%–NNW 1416–
Thu 6 AM70°70°68°93%90%8%–NNW 1417–
Thu 7 AM71°71°68°91%92%8%–NNW 1517–
Thu 8 AM72°72°68°90%89%8%–N 1617–
Thu 9 AM72°72°69°89%85%8%–N 1618–
Thu 10 AM73°73°69°88%83%8%–N 1618–
Thu 11 AM73°73°69°88%82%8%–N 1720–
Thu 12 PM73°73°69°87%80%8%–N 1720–
Thu 1 PM74°74°69°84%79%8%–N 1720–
Thu 2 PM74°75°69°82%79%8%–N 1720–
Thu 3 PM75°75°68°79%78%8%–N 1620–
Thu 4 PM75°75°67°78%79%8%–N 1518–
Thu 5 PM74°74°67°77%80%8%–N 1417–
Thu 6 PM74°74°66°76%81%1%–N 1316–
Thu 7 PM74°74°65°74%77%1%–N 1315–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 63°

25% rain

WNW 5–5 mph · gusts 7

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

25% rain · 0.06"

NNW 6–13 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 70°

18% rain

N 9–17 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 73°

1% rain

NE 8–10 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 74°

43% rain · 0.30"

SE 8–18 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 73°

42% rain · 0.36"

ESE 8–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

23% rain

NE 8–17 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ130-132-135-111115-
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-
434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop
after midnight. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ150-155-111115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms this
evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 2073

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
27% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★★★c86
2
18% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★★★c91
3
11% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-18.8°)
4
5% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 4:22 PM
★★★★c91
best
5
2% lit
↑ 6:06 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c88
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c82
New Moon
best
7
0% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★★c72
8
3% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★☆c63
9
6% lit
↑ 8:44 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★☆c54
10
12% lit
↑ 9:19 AM
↓ 9:32 PM
★★☆☆c45
Apogee · 405,844 km
Moon crosses the equator
11
19% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★☆☆c37
12
27% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★☆☆☆c37
13
35% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c43
14
45% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★☆☆☆c50
15
55% lit
↑ 12:23 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★☆☆c61
First Quarter
16
65% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c73
17
74% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 2:46 AM
★★★☆c83
18
83% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest north (19.5°)
19
91% lit
↑ 3:55 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c94
20
96% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c94
best
21
100% lit
↑ 6:05 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c87
best
22
100% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c76
Full Moon · Snow Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 358,211 km
23
97% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★★c67
24
91% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
25
83% lit
↑ 10:27 PM
↓ 9:28 AM
★★☆☆c47
26
74% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★☆☆c55
27
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:58 AM
★★☆☆c64
28
52% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 11:46 AM
★★☆☆c76
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Feb 3 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 6 · 7:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Feb 10 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 405,844 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 10 · 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.
  • Wed, Feb 15 · 12:56 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Feb 18 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 1:26 AM — Full Moon · Snow 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.
  • Wed, Feb 22 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 358,211 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Feb 24 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Feb 28 · 4:40 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Feb 4 · Sun, Feb 5 · Mon, Feb 6 · Mon, Feb 20 · Tue, Feb 21

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

Moon distance

358,446 km closest · 405,838 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 Tue 7:15 PM.