{"port":"Port Mansfield","page":"https://texasbitecast.com/conditions/port-mansfield","updated":"2026-10-16T20:59:11.347Z","summary":"Right now in Port Mansfield: 78°F, mostly cloudy and breezy, wind N 24 knots (observed at Port Mansfield (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)). The barometer is stable at 30.12 inHg. The tide at Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent. is rising, with a high of 2.0 ft at 11:35 PM. Offshore buoy 42092 reports 4.9 ft seas and 84°F water. Moon: waxing crescent (33% lit); moon and tide activity rated good. Major solunar feeding periods: 4:45 AM–6:45 AM and 5:10 PM–7:10 PM. Sea state: extremely rough. Stay in: seas are over 4 feet. Recently reported biting nearby: mangrove snapper, speckled trout, pompano, redfish, black drum.","weather":{"station":"Port Mansfield (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)","observedAt":1792182000000,"description":"Mostly Cloudy and Breezy","tempF":78,"windKt":24,"gustKt":null,"windFrom":"N","visibilityMi":10,"pressureInHg":30.12,"pressureTrend":"stable","fishingNote":"Steady pressure. Expect normal activity."},"tide":{"station":"Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.","stationId":"8778485","direction":"rising","next":{"type":"H","minutes":1415,"height":2.05,"date":"2026-10-16"},"events":[{"type":"L","minutes":759,"height":0.437},{"type":"H","minutes":1415,"height":2.05}]},"buoy":{"id":"42092","lat":27.639,"lng":-97.012,"time":"2026-10-16T19:30:00Z","windDir":null,"windKt":null,"gustKt":null,"waveFt":4.9,"periodS":5,"waveDir":null,"waterF":83.5,"airF":null,"pressureMb":null,"visNm":null,"distanceNm":68},"moon":{"name":"Waxing Crescent","emoji":"🌒","illumination":33,"rise":783,"set":1399,"solunar":[{"kind":"major","start":285,"end":405},{"kind":"minor","start":753,"end":813},{"kind":"major","start":1030,"end":1150},{"kind":"minor","start":1369,"end":1429}]},"sun":{"rise":449,"set":1140},"rating":{"activity":{"label":"Good","stars":3},"sea":{"label":"Extremely Rough","note":"Over 4 feet. Not a day to run offshore.","color":"#b91c1c","waveFt":4.9,"from":"buoy"},"overall":"Stay in: seas are over 4 feet."},"marineForecast":{"bay":{"id":"GMZ135","name":"Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX","text":"Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the\nRio Grande out 60 NM. \n\nSeas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest\n1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average\nhighest 10 percent of the waves.\n\n\nGMZ130-132-135-170715-\nLaguna Madre from the Port of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado-\nLaguna Madre from the Arroyo Colorado To 5 NM north of Port\nMansfield TX-\nLaguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-\n146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026\n\n...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...\n\n.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.\nVery rough on the bay. \n.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to\n25 knots late in the morning, then increasing to 25 to 30 knots\nearly in the afternoon, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots late in the\nafternoon. Very rough on the bay, diminishing to rough late in\nthe morning, then increasing to very rough early in the\nafternoon, diminishing to rough late in the afternoon. \n.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to\n10 to 15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy on the\nbay, diminishing to a moderate chop in the late evening and\novernight. \n.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to\n15 knots late in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to\na moderate chop late in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers\nin the afternoon. \n.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to\n5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop\non the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and\novernight. \n.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A\nslight chance of showers in the afternoon. \n.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.\nA slight chance of showers. \n.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A\nslight chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of\nthunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers late in the\nafternoon. \n.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.\nA slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight\nchance of showers. \n.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to\n15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing\nto a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A slight chance of\nshowers until late afternoon. \n.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the\nbay. \n\nWinds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.","issued":"146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026","url":"https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz135.txt"},"nearshore":{"id":"GMZ150","name":"Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM","text":"Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the\nRio Grande out 60 NM. \n\nSeas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest\n1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average\nhighest 10 percent of the waves.\n\n\nGMZ150-155-170715-\nGulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-\nGulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-\n146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026\n\n...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...\n\n.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 9 to 14 feet,\noccasionally to 18 feet, building to 11 to 15 feet, occasionally\nto 19 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 13 feet at\n8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early\nthis evening. \n.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to\n25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 15 feet, occasionally to\n19 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in\nthe afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 12 feet at 9 seconds and\nnorth 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 11 feet at\n9 seconds and north 4 feet at 6 seconds. \n.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to\n10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to\n11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after\nmidnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 8 seconds and north\n2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds and\nnorth 1 foot at 4 seconds. \n.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,\noccasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at\n8 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of\nshowers until late afternoon. \n.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.\nWave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. \n.MONDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave\nDetail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in\nthe afternoon. \n.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A\nslight chance of showers. \n.TUESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight\nchance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers with a\nslight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. \n.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A\nchance of showers early in the evening, then a slight chance of\nshowers in the late evening and early morning. A chance of\nshowers early in the morning. \n.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A\nslight chance of showers until late afternoon. \n.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. \n\nWinds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.","issued":"146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026","url":"https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz150.txt"},"offshore":{"id":"GMZ170","name":"Waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River from 20 to 60 NM","text":"Lower Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to the mouth of the\nRio Grande out 60 NM. \n\nSeas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest\n1/3 of the waves, along with the occasional height of the average\nhighest 10 percent of the waves.\n\n\nGMZ170-175-170715-\nGulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande extending from\n20 to 60 nm-\nGulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield extending from\n20 to 60 nm-\n146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026\n\n...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...\n\n.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots. Seas 9 to 14 feet,\noccasionally to 18 feet, building to 13 to 15 feet, occasionally\nto 19 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: North 13 feet at\n8 seconds, becoming north 13 feet at 9 seconds. A chance of\nshowers and thunderstorms early this evening. \n.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to\n25 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 11 to 14 feet, occasionally\nto 18 feet, subsiding to 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to 15 feet in\nthe afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 13 feet at 9 seconds,\nbecoming northeast 11 feet at 9 seconds and north 5 feet at\n7 seconds. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A\nchance of showers early in the afternoon, then a slight chance of\nshowers late in the afternoon. \n.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast\n15 to 20 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 7 to\n10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet,\noccasionally to 9 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast\n8 feet at 8 seconds and north 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming\nnortheast 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 6 seconds. \n.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,\noccasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at\n8 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds. \n.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,\noccasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at\n8 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds. \n.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave\nDetail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in\nthe morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. \n.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,\noccasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers early in the evening,\nthen a slight chance of showers in the late evening and\novernight. \n.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance\nof showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. \n.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,\noccasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers until early morning,\nthen a slight chance of showers early in the morning. \n.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A\nslight chance of showers. \n.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. \n\nWinds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.","issued":"146 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026","url":"https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/forecasts/marine/coastal/gm/gmz170.txt"}},"recentReports":[{"date":"2026-10-14","approx":false,"port":"Port Mansfield","where":"Lower Laguna Madre (Arroyo City)","species":["Mangrove snapper","Speckled trout","Pompano"],"summary":"Mangrove snapper, trout and pompano on live bait.","baits":"Live bait","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/131400"},{"date":"2026-10-13","approx":false,"port":"Port Mansfield","where":"Lower Laguna Madre (Arroyo City)","species":["Redfish","Speckled trout"],"summary":"Reds and trout on the drift.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/131309"},{"date":"2026-10-12","approx":false,"port":"Port Mansfield","where":"Lower Laguna Madre (Arroyo City)","species":["Redfish","Speckled trout"],"summary":"More reds and trout.","source":"https://fishingbooker.com/reports/view/131210"},{"date":"2026-10-09","approx":true,"port":"South Padre","where":"Lower Laguna Madre","species":["Speckled trout","Black drum"],"summary":"Big trout at night, black drum by day; slower under the full moon.","conditions":"Full moon slowed the day bite","source":"https://captainexperiences.com/fishing-reports/locations/regions/lower-laguna-madre"},{"date":"2026-10-07","approx":true,"port":"South Padre","where":"Offshore out of Port Isabel","species":["Red snapper","Black grouper","Cobia","Kingfish"],"summary":"Snapper, black grouper, cobia and kings, with blue water close to the beach.","conditions":"Blue water close in","source":"https://captainexperiences.com/fishing-reports/locations/regions/lower-laguna-madre"}],"note":"Times are US Central. Minutes are minutes after local midnight. Data: NOAA CO-OPS, NWS, NDBC; reports from guides and anglers.","source":"Texas BiteCast"}