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South Padre

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

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Today

Today: High 77° · 8% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 18 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 11% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 18 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:24 AM / 10:01 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 25%
Major period
3:15 AM–5:15 AM
Minor period
10:54 AM–11:54 AM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:31 PM–10:31 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Nov 146 PMSun, Nov 156 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 166 AMclouds11% cloud cover16% cloud cover25% cloud cover31% cloud cover32% cloud cover45% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover44% cloud cover41% cloud cover49% cloud cover32% cloud cover21% cloud cover16% cloud cover24% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover28% cloud cover44% cloud cover32% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover9% cloud cover2% cloud cover11% cloud cover8% cloud cover21% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover34% cloud cover45% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover75% cloud cover61% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover80% cloud cover77% cloud cover73% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°77767474747474767878767472706867rain2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance2% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance7% chance7% chance9% chance8% chance9% chance10% chance13% chance15% chance17% chance18% chance31% chance18% chance13% chance8% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance8% chance20% chance28% chance34% chance, 0.05 in39% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in64% chance, 0.05 in20% chance, 0.05 in20% chance, 0.05 in19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance19% chance0.050.050.05wind01020mphSE 17 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 21ESE 16 mph, gusts 20SE 17 mph, gusts 21SE 18 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 22SE 16 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 16 mph, gusts 20SSE 16 mph, gusts 21SSE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 17 mph, gusts 22SSE 16 mph, gusts 21S 14 mph, gusts 18S 10 mph, gusts 14SSE 8 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 10N 13 mph, gusts 15N 21 mph, gusts 23N 23 mph, gusts 26N 25 mph, gusts 29N 26 mph, gusts 29
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 12 PM77°77°66°70%11%2%–SE 1721–
Sat 1 PM76°76°67°73%16%2%–SE 1721–
Sat 2 PM76°76°67°73%25%1%–SE 1721–
Sat 3 PM76°76°67°73%31%2%–ESE 1721–
Sat 4 PM76°76°68°77%32%2%–SE 1721–
Sat 5 PM75°75°67°78%45%2%–SE 1621–
Sat 6 PM74°74°67°80%42%3%–ESE 1620–
Sat 7 PM74°74°68°81%42%4%–SE 1621–
Sat 8 PM74°74°68°81%44%2%–SE 1721–
Sat 9 PM74°74°68°82%41%4%–SE 1722–
Sat 10 PM74°74°69°83%49%4%–SE 1822–
Sat 11 PM74°74°69°84%32%6%–SE 1722–
Sun 12 AM74°74°69°86%21%7%–SE 1722–
Sun 1 AM74°74°70°86%16%7%–SE 1721–
Sun 2 AM74°74°70°89%24%9%–SE 1620–
Sun 3 AM74°74°70°90%35%8%–SE 1620–
Sun 4 AM74°74°71°90%39%9%–SE 1620–
Sun 5 AM74°74°71°92%30%10%–SE 1620–
Sun 6 AM74°74°71°92%22%13%–SSE 1620–
Sun 7 AM74°74°72°93%25%15%–SSE 1621–
Sun 8 AM75°75°73°94%29%17%–SSE 1621–
Sun 9 AM76°76°73°91%27%18%–SSE 1722–
Sun 10 AM76°76°73°90%28%31%–SSE 1722–
Sun 11 AM77°77°74°89%44%18%–SSE 1722–
Sun 12 PM78°78°74°88%32%13%–SSE 1722–
Sun 1 PM78°78°74°88%15%8%–SSE 1722–
Sun 2 PM78°78°74°87%17%5%–SSE 1621–
Sun 3 PM78°78°74°85%9%4%–SSE 1521–
Sun 4 PM78°78°74°88%2%4%–S 1418–
Sun 5 PM77°77°74°89%11%4%–S 1216–
Sun 6 PM76°76°73°92%8%3%–S 1014–
Sun 7 PM75°75°74°96%21%4%–S 913–
Sun 8 PM74°74°74°98%9%4%–SSE 812–
Sun 9 PM74°74°74°99%8%8%–S 810–
Sun 10 PM73°73°73°99%11%20%–S 79–⚡
Sun 11 PM73°73°73°100%9%28%–SSW 710–⚡
Mon 12 AM72°72°72°100%34%34%0.05"N 810–⚡
Mon 1 AM72°72°72°100%45%39%0.05"N 912–⚡
Mon 2 AM71°71°71°100%64%73%0.05"N 1315–⚡
Mon 3 AM70°70°70°100%60%64%0.05"N 1720–
Mon 4 AM69°69°69°100%75%20%0.05"N 2123–
Mon 5 AM68°68°68°100%61%20%0.05"N 2225–
Mon 6 AM68°68°68°100%64%19%–N 2326–
Mon 7 AM68°68°67°100%69%19%–N 2428–
Mon 8 AM67°67°67°99%75%19%–N 2529–
Mon 9 AM67°67°67°99%80%19%–N 2629–
Mon 10 AM67°67°67°98%77%19%–N 2629–
Mon 11 AM68°68°67°97%73%19%–N 2630–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 73°

11% rain

SE 16–18 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 67°

75% rain

SE 7–17 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 65°

73% rain · 0.30"

N 8–26 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 69°

42% rain

N 12–23 mph · gusts 26

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

76° / 73°

13% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 15

Thu, Nov 19

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 75°

23% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

78° / 76°

22% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 18 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 18 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers between 11am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East northeast wind 9 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North wind 24 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 17 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind 8 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado

GMZ130 · 206 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ130-132-135-142030-
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-
206 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to around 20
knots in the late afternoon. A moderate chop becoming choppy on 
the bay.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers early in the afternoon. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north late
in the evening, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight,
increasing to 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots early in
the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
late in the evening, then increasing to choppy after midnight,
increasing to rough early in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 35 knots.
Rough on the bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop early in the morning. A slight chance
of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East 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 · 206 AM CST Sat Nov 14 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.


GMZ150-155-142030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
206 AM CST Sat Nov 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to around 20
knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 
feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of 
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. 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 around 10 knots, becoming
northeast late in the evening, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots
after midnight, increasing to 20 to 25 knots early in the
morning. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 3 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers.
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 6 to
9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 8 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east
10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 6 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in
the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2100

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 5:04 PM
★★★★c76
2
12% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 5:59 PM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
3
6% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 6:50 PM
★★★★c84
4
2% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 7:36 PM
★★★★c85
best
5
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
6
1% lit
↑ 7:36 AM
↓ 8:55 PM
★★★★c80
best
7
4% lit
↑ 8:38 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★★c70
8
9% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★☆☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
9
17% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c45
10
27% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ 11:14 PM
★★☆☆c45
Perigee · 368,674 km
11
38% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★☆☆c62
12
49% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c78
First Quarter
13
60% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
★★★☆c90
14
71% lit
↑ 4:12 PM
↓ 1:31 AM
★★★★c96
15
81% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
16
89% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c97
17
95% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c94
18
98% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c86
best
19
100% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c76
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c64
21
97% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★☆c51
22
92% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:27 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
23
86% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 10:20 AM
★★☆☆c38
24
79% lit
↑ 10:36 PM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★☆☆c43
25
71% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
★★☆☆c51
Apogee · 404,634 km
26
62% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 1:00 PM
★☆☆☆c55
27
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:56 PM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
28
43% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 2:52 PM
★★★☆c67
29
33% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★★☆c72
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
30
24% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★★c76
31
16% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 5:27 PM
★★★★c78

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Aug 2 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 5 · 6:01 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 8 · 9:00 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, Aug 10 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 368,674 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 12 · 2:10 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 15 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 19 · 4:29 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 25 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,634 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 27 · 5:37 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 29 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 4 · Thu, Aug 5 · Fri, Aug 6 · Wed, Aug 18 · Thu, Aug 19

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

Moon distance

368,675 km closest · 404,597 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 Sat 12:30 PM.