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

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Today

Today: High 75° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind 9 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:53 AM / 8:12 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:23 AM–10:23 AM
Major period
2:05 PM–4:05 PM
Minor period
7:42 PM–8:42 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 1212 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds85% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover82% cloud cover92% cloud cover91% cloud cover81% cloud cover69% cloud cover66% cloud cover56% cloud cover52% cloud cover47% cloud cover55% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover4% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover11% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover30% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°71737373737371717475757474737374rain2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance17% chance17% chance17% chance17% chancewind01020mphNNW 17 mph, gusts 20NNW 17 mph, gusts 21N 16 mph, gusts 20N 15 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12NNE 9 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 12 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 13E 9 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 16ESE 14 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM71°71°68°89%85%2%–NNW 1720–
Thu 11 AM72°72°68°87%86%2%–NNW 1721–
Thu 12 PM73°73°68°85%86%2%–NNW 1721–
Thu 1 PM73°73°68°86%90%2%–NNW 1721–
Thu 2 PM73°73°68°83%90%2%–N 1620–
Thu 3 PM73°73°67°82%90%2%–N 1520–
Thu 4 PM73°73°67°83%80%2%–N 1518–
Thu 5 PM72°72°67°83%83%2%–N 1417–
Thu 6 PM73°73°67°82%82%1%–N 1316–
Thu 7 PM73°73°66°78%92%1%–N 1315–
Thu 8 PM73°73°65°76%91%1%–N 1215–
Thu 9 PM74°74°65°74%81%1%–N 1214–
Thu 10 PM73°73°64°73%69%1%–N 1013–
Thu 11 PM73°73°64°72%66%1%–N 1013–
Fri 12 AM73°73°62°70%56%1%–N 912–
Fri 1 AM73°73°62°70%52%1%–N 912–
Fri 2 AM72°72°62°73%47%1%–N 912–
Fri 3 AM71°71°62°74%55%0%–N 912–
Fri 4 AM71°71°62°73%24%0%–NNE 912–
Fri 5 AM70°70°62°74%27%0%–N 912–
Fri 6 AM70°70°61°73%23%0%–N 912–
Fri 7 AM71°71°62°73%22%0%–N 810–
Fri 8 AM72°72°62°73%13%0%–NE 810–
Fri 9 AM74°74°62°67%9%0%–NE 912–
Fri 10 AM74°74°62°65%8%0%–NE 1213–
Fri 11 AM75°75°62°63%2%0%–NE 1214–
Fri 12 PM75°75°61°62%1%0%–ENE 1214–
Fri 1 PM75°75°61°63%3%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 2 PM76°76°61°61%4%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 3 PM75°75°61°61%4%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 4 PM75°75°61°62%1%0%–ENE 1013–
Fri 5 PM74°74°61°63%2%0%–E 913–
Fri 6 PM74°74°61°66%5%0%–E 912–
Fri 7 PM74°74°61°65%4%0%–E 912–
Fri 8 PM74°74°62°66%11%0%–E 912–
Fri 9 PM74°74°62°66%18%0%–E 913–
Fri 10 PM74°74°62°68%23%0%–ESE 913–
Fri 11 PM73°73°62°69%27%0%–ESE 1013–
Sat 12 AM73°73°63°70%32%2%–ESE 1013–
Sat 1 AM73°73°63°72%31%2%–ESE 1214–
Sat 2 AM73°73°64°73%30%2%–ESE 1214–
Sat 3 AM73°73°64°74%29%2%–ESE 1315–
Sat 4 AM73°73°64°75%30%2%–ESE 1316–
Sat 5 AM73°73°64°75%30%2%–ESE 1416–
Sat 6 AM73°73°65°74%31%17%–ESE 1417–
Sat 7 AM74°74°65°74%33%17%–ESE 1518–
Sat 8 AM75°75°66°73%35%17%–ESE 1518–
Sat 9 AM76°76°66°73%37%17%–ESE 1620–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 70°

2% rain

NNW 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 71°

2% rain

NE 8–12 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

49% rain · 0.12"

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

25% rain

ESE 9–18 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 69°

36% rain

NNE 9–22 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

73° / 71°

19% rain

NNE 10–20 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

76° / 74°

12% rain

NE 9–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 12 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 827 AM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ130-132-135-130315-
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-
827 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate
chop. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy on the bay,
diminishing to a moderate chop early in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast 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,
increasing to choppy early in the afternoon, then diminishing to
a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
early in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 827 AM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ150-155-130315-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
827 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 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 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2088

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
85% lit
↑ 4:47 PM
↓ 4:13 AM
★★☆☆c47
2
92% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★☆c59
3
96% lit
↑ 6:34 PM
↓ 5:27 AM
★★★★c67
4
99% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c72
5
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c75
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
6
99% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c75
best
7
96% lit
↑ 10:00 PM
↓ 8:11 AM
★★★★c75
8
92% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 8:58 AM
★★★★c73
Moon farthest south (-19.5°)
Apogee · 405,806 km
9
86% lit
↑ 11:33 PM
↓ 9:47 AM
★☆☆☆c71
10
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:37 AM
★★★☆c68
11
70% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 11:28 AM
★★★☆c65
12
61% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 12:21 PM
★★☆☆c60
13
51% lit
↑ 1:36 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
14
41% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★★☆☆c47
15
31% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
16
22% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★☆☆c45
17
13% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★☆c64
18
6% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★★★c81
19
2% lit
↑ 5:43 AM
↓ 7:13 PM
★★★★c95
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c104
New Moon (supermoon)
best
21
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 9:24 PM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 358,069 km
best
22
6% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest north (19.5°)
23
13% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 11:20 PM
★☆☆☆c102
24
22% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ –
★★★★c97
25
32% lit
↑ 11:49 AM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★★★c85
26
43% lit
↑ 12:49 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★★☆c69
27
53% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 1:36 AM
★★☆☆c49
First Quarter
28
64% lit
↑ 2:42 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
29
73% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 2:51 AM
★★☆☆c47
30
81% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 3:28 AM
★★★☆c60
31
88% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c70

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 5 · 11:25 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 8 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 405,806 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 13 · 3:09 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 15 · 6:00 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, May 20 · 1:49 PM — 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, May 21 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 358,069 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 22 · 2:00 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.
  • Thu, May 27 · 4:51 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 28 · 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.

Best fishing days

Wed, May 5 · Thu, May 6 · Wed, May 19 · Thu, May 20 · Fri, May 21

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

Moon distance

358,122 km closest · 405,802 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 Thu 10:00 AM.