Marine Weather and Tide Forecast for South Padre Island, TX
 | Sunrise 7:14 AM Sunset 6:12 PM Moonrise 3:55 PM Moonset 5:24 AM |
Marine Forecasts
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GMZ130 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- 1230 Am Cst Fri Jan 30 2026
.small craft advisory in effect from 5 am cst early this morning through Saturday afternoon - .
Today - North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay.
Tonight - North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop in the late evening and overnight.
Saturday - 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.
Saturday night - Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight.
Sunday - East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay.
Sunday night - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
Monday - Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
Monday night - Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
Tuesday - South winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
Tuesday night - South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay.
GMZ100 1230 Am Cst Fri Jan 30 2026
Synopsis - There is a low to medium (30-50%) chance of showers and Thunderstorms through the morning ahead of a cold front. A small craft advisory is in effect for the gulf waters and laguna madre at 5 am cst this morning with fresh to strong northerly winds and moderate seas. Conditions may improve on the laguna madre tonight, but elevated winds will persist through tomorrow afternoon. Conditions begin to return to favorable Sunday through midweek.
7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near South Padre Island, TX
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| Queen Isabella Causeway (east end) Click for Map Fri -- 05:23 AM CST Moonset Fri -- 06:45 AM CST -0.92 feet Low Tide Fri -- 07:13 AM CST Sunrise Fri -- 03:54 PM CST Moonrise Fri -- 05:13 PM CST 1.43 feet High Tide Fri -- 06:10 PM CST Sunset Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Queen Isabella Causeway (east end), Texas, Tide feet
| 12 am |
| 0.7 |
| 1 am |
| 0.4 |
| 2 am |
| 0.1 |
| 3 am |
| -0.2 |
| 4 am |
| -0.5 |
| 5 am |
| -0.7 |
| 6 am |
| -0.9 |
| 7 am |
| -0.9 |
| 8 am |
| -0.8 |
| 9 am |
| -0.6 |
| 10 am |
| -0.3 |
| 11 am |
| 0.1 |
| 12 pm |
| 0.5 |
| 1 pm |
| 0.8 |
| 2 pm |
| 1.1 |
| 3 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 4 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 5 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.4 |
| 8 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 9 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 1.2 |
| 11 pm |
| 1.1 |
| Brazos Santiago Pass entrance (depth 6 ft) Click for Map Flood direction 276 true Ebb direction 94 true Fri -- 04:00 AM CST -2.63 knots Max Ebb Fri -- 05:23 AM CST Moonset Fri -- 07:13 AM CST Sunrise Fri -- 09:37 AM CST 0.00 knots Slack Fri -- 01:58 PM CST 2.76 knots Max Flood Fri -- 03:54 PM CST Moonrise Fri -- 06:10 PM CST Sunset Fri -- 10:22 PM CST -0.00 knots Slack Tide / Current data from XTide NOT FOR NAVIGATION |
Brazos Santiago Pass entrance (depth 6 ft), Texas Current, knots
| 12 am |
| -1.2 |
| 1 am |
| -1.7 |
| 2 am |
| -2.1 |
| 3 am |
| -2.5 |
| 4 am |
| -2.6 |
| 5 am |
| -2.5 |
| 6 am |
| -2.3 |
| 7 am |
| -1.9 |
| 8 am |
| -1.5 |
| 9 am |
| -0.7 |
| 10 am |
| 0.4 |
| 11 am |
| 1.4 |
| 12 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 1 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 2 pm |
| 2.8 |
| 3 pm |
| 2.6 |
| 4 pm |
| 2.4 |
| 5 pm |
| 2.1 |
| 6 pm |
| 1.8 |
| 7 pm |
| 1.3 |
| 8 pm |
| 0.7 |
| 9 pm |
| 0.3 |
| 10 pm |
| 0.1 |
| 11 pm |
| -0.2 |
FXUS64 KBRO 301121 AAA AFDBRO
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 521 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026
New AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 515 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026
- A cold front moving through overnight will bring colder temperatures back to the region through Sunday with a Freeze Watch in effect for portions of the region Saturday night into Sunday.
- Low rain chances (10-30%) along the immediate coast and Gulf waters tonight into Friday morning.
- Adverse marine conditions are expected Friday morning through Saturday afternoon, with a Small Craft Advisory in effect beginning at 5 AM Friday.
- Adverse beach are expected by Friday evening and potentially through the weekend.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1023 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026
A cold front will move through Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley tonight into Friday morning bringing cooler weather back to the region. Showers ahead of the front will likely remain over the waters, with the greatest chance (10-30%) over land being along the coast.
While daytime high temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s through the weekend, the main story will be the cold overnight temperatures.
Temperatures will fall to just above freezing across the Northern Ranchlands with a (10-40%) chance of a few locations reaching the freezing mark Friday night into Saturday morning. The best chance (60-90%) for freezing temperatures will be Saturday night across the Northern Ranchlands into the Upper Valley. There is a low chance (10-30%) of a freeze Saturday night into early Sunday morning across the Low/Mid Valley. A Freeze Watch has been issued for inland Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata, Starr and northern Hidalgo counties Saturday night into Sunday morning. Will continue to closely monitor in case an expansion of the Watch is needed. A gradual warming trend begins on Monday as low level southerly flow returns.
Gusty northerly winds behind the front will likely lead to hazardous coastal conditions with a High Risk of Rip Currents this weekend.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 515 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026
While some LIFR conditions are possible for the next couple of hours for BRO, generally VFR conditions are expected for the majority of the TAF period at all TAF sites. Northerly winds could be gusty through the morning hours with gusts around 25 knots.
MARINE
Issued at 1023 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026
A cold front is expected to arrive late tonight into Friday. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for all waters off the lower Texas coast beginning at 5 am Friday. Rain chances will continue tonight (30-50%) along and ahead of the aforementioned front.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BROWNSVILLE 64 44 62 44 / 0 10 0 0 HARLINGEN 63 39 61 37 / 0 10 0 0 MCALLEN 66 42 63 40 / 0 10 0 0 RIO GRANDE CITY 66 37 64 36 / 10 10 0 0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 63 52 60 51 / 10 10 0 0 BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 63 46 61 45 / 0 0 0 0
BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...Freeze Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday morning for TXZ248>252-353.
High Rip Current Risk from this evening through late tonight for TXZ451-454-455.
High Surf Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Saturday for TXZ451-454-455.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM CST Saturday for GMZ130-132-135- 150-155-170-175.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 521 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026
New AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
Updated at 515 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026
- A cold front moving through overnight will bring colder temperatures back to the region through Sunday with a Freeze Watch in effect for portions of the region Saturday night into Sunday.
- Low rain chances (10-30%) along the immediate coast and Gulf waters tonight into Friday morning.
- Adverse marine conditions are expected Friday morning through Saturday afternoon, with a Small Craft Advisory in effect beginning at 5 AM Friday.
- Adverse beach are expected by Friday evening and potentially through the weekend.
DISCUSSION
Issued at 1023 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026
A cold front will move through Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley tonight into Friday morning bringing cooler weather back to the region. Showers ahead of the front will likely remain over the waters, with the greatest chance (10-30%) over land being along the coast.
While daytime high temperatures will be in the 50s and 60s through the weekend, the main story will be the cold overnight temperatures.
Temperatures will fall to just above freezing across the Northern Ranchlands with a (10-40%) chance of a few locations reaching the freezing mark Friday night into Saturday morning. The best chance (60-90%) for freezing temperatures will be Saturday night across the Northern Ranchlands into the Upper Valley. There is a low chance (10-30%) of a freeze Saturday night into early Sunday morning across the Low/Mid Valley. A Freeze Watch has been issued for inland Kenedy, Brooks, Jim Hogg, Zapata, Starr and northern Hidalgo counties Saturday night into Sunday morning. Will continue to closely monitor in case an expansion of the Watch is needed. A gradual warming trend begins on Monday as low level southerly flow returns.
Gusty northerly winds behind the front will likely lead to hazardous coastal conditions with a High Risk of Rip Currents this weekend.
AVIATION
(12Z TAFS)
Issued at 515 AM CST Fri Jan 30 2026
While some LIFR conditions are possible for the next couple of hours for BRO, generally VFR conditions are expected for the majority of the TAF period at all TAF sites. Northerly winds could be gusty through the morning hours with gusts around 25 knots.
MARINE
Issued at 1023 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026
A cold front is expected to arrive late tonight into Friday. A Small Craft Advisory has been issued for all waters off the lower Texas coast beginning at 5 am Friday. Rain chances will continue tonight (30-50%) along and ahead of the aforementioned front.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BROWNSVILLE 64 44 62 44 / 0 10 0 0 HARLINGEN 63 39 61 37 / 0 10 0 0 MCALLEN 66 42 63 40 / 0 10 0 0 RIO GRANDE CITY 66 37 64 36 / 10 10 0 0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 63 52 60 51 / 10 10 0 0 BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 63 46 61 45 / 0 0 0 0
BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...Freeze Watch from late Saturday night through Sunday morning for TXZ248>252-353.
High Rip Current Risk from this evening through late tonight for TXZ451-454-455.
High Surf Advisory from 6 PM this evening to 6 AM CST Saturday for TXZ451-454-455.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM CST Saturday for GMZ130-132-135- 150-155-170-175.
Wind History for South Padre Island C.G Station, TX
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