Port Mansfield

26.560°, -97.420° · tides: Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.

⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Wed 12:00 AM

* WHAT...Northeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 6 to 9 ft expected. * WHERE...All Lower Texas Coastal Waters including the Laguna Madre. * WHEN...Until midnight CST Tuesday night. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 86°F

Observed 4:50 PM · NDBC PMNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)

Wind

8mph

From E (80°)

7 kt on the water

Temperature

80°F

High 88° · Low 68° so far today

Humidity

66%

Dew point 70°F

Visibility

10+mi

● Steady

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Today

This Afternoon: High 78° · 22% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 64° · 34% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 7 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunrise / sunset: 6:48 AM / 5:39 PM
Moonrise / moonset: 12:05 PM / 10:56 PM
Moon: Waxing Crescent, 36%
Major period: 4:05 AM–6:05 AM
Minor period: 11:35 AM–12:35 PM
Major period: 4:30 PM–6:30 PM
Minor period: 10:26 PM–11:26 PM
Solunar rating: Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds

Hour-by-hour table

Time	Temp	Feels	Dew pt	Humidity	Clouds	Rain	Amount	Wind	Gusts	Visibility
Sun 5 PM	77°	77°	75°	95%	22%	22%	–	ENE 8	13	–	⚡
Sun 6 PM	75°	75°	75°	100%	34%	21%	0.01"	ENE 7	12	–	⚡
Sun 7 PM	74°	74°	74°	100%	51%	34%	0.01"	NE 8	12	–	⚡
Sun 8 PM	74°	74°	74°	100%	47%	33%	0.01"	NNE 9	13	–	⚡
Sun 9 PM	73°	73°	73°	100%	38%	23%	0.01"	N 9	14	–
Sun 10 PM	72°	72°	72°	100%	50%	19%	0.01"	N 12	16	–
Sun 11 PM	71°	71°	71°	100%	56%	20%	0.01"	N 13	18	–
Mon 12 AM	70°	70°	70°	100%	74%	20%	–	N 16	21	–
Mon 1 AM	69°	69°	69°	100%	78%	16%	–	N 18	23	–
Mon 2 AM	68°	68°	68°	100%	80%	14%	–	N 20	25	–
Mon 3 AM	67°	67°	67°	100%	80%	13%	–	N 22	28	–
Mon 4 AM	66°	66°	66°	100%	78%	12%	–	N 23	29	–
Mon 5 AM	65°	65°	65°	100%	83%	11%	–	N 24	29	–
Mon 6 AM	64°	64°	64°	100%	84%	10%	–	N 24	29	–
Mon 7 AM	64°	64°	64°	99%	87%	7%	–	N 24	30	–
Mon 8 AM	64°	64°	64°	99%	83%	6%	–	N 24	30	–
Mon 9 AM	64°	64°	64°	100%	77%	10%	–	N 24	31	–
Mon 10 AM	65°	65°	65°	100%	79%	14%	–	N 26	33	–
Mon 11 AM	66°	66°	66°	99%	84%	15%	–	N 28	36	–
Mon 12 PM	66°	66°	66°	99%	84%	17%	–	N 28	36	–
Mon 1 PM	66°	66°	66°	99%	87%	19%	–	N 26	36	–
Mon 2 PM	67°	67°	66°	96%	87%	24%	–	N 25	36	–
Mon 3 PM	67°	67°	66°	98%	79%	26%	–	N 24	35	–
Mon 4 PM	67°	67°	66°	97%	78%	30%	–	N 25	35	–
Mon 5 PM	66°	67°	65°	96%	73%	30%	–	N 24	33	–
Mon 6 PM	66°	66°	65°	97%	80%	15%	–	N 23	31	–
Mon 7 PM	66°	66°	65°	96%	79%	15%	–	N 23	31	–
Mon 8 PM	66°	66°	65°	96%	77%	27%	–	N 23	30	–
Mon 9 PM	66°	66°	65°	96%	61%	27%	–	N 23	30	–
Mon 10 PM	66°	66°	65°	95%	58%	24%	–	N 23	31	–
Mon 11 PM	65°	65°	64°	97%	45%	24%	–	N 23	29	–
Tue 12 AM	65°	65°	64°	97%	42%	19%	–	N 22	29	–
Tue 1 AM	64°	64°	63°	96%	44%	22%	–	N 22	28	–
Tue 2 AM	63°	63°	63°	99%	36%	22%	–	N 21	28	–
Tue 3 AM	63°	63°	63°	100%	29%	27%	–	N 21	26	–
Tue 4 AM	63°	63°	62°	98%	27%	25%	–	N 21	26	–
Tue 5 AM	63°	63°	62°	99%	30%	28%	–	N 20	25	–
Tue 6 AM	63°	63°	62°	99%	32%	30%	–	N 20	24	–
Tue 7 AM	63°	63°	62°	100%	19%	30%	–	N 18	24	–
Tue 8 AM	64°	64°	64°	100%	33%	30%	–	N 17	23	–
Tue 9 AM	65°	65°	65°	100%	47%	30%	–	N 17	23	–
Tue 10 AM	66°	67°	66°	99%	48%	30%	–	N 17	23	–
Tue 11 AM	68°	68°	68°	99%	48%	30%	–	NNE 18	24	–
Tue 12 PM	69°	69°	68°	98%	49%	40%	–	NNE 18	25	–
Tue 1 PM	70°	70°	69°	96%	48%	40%	–	NNE 18	25	–
Tue 2 PM	70°	70°	69°	96%	48%	40%	–	NE 18	25	–
Tue 3 PM	70°	70°	69°	95%	47%	40%	–	NE 17	25	–
Tue 4 PM	70°	70°	69°	95%	49%	40%	–	NE 16	24	–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 64°

34% rain · 0.06"

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

68° / 62°

30% rain

N 16–28 mph · gusts 36

Tue, Nov 17

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 68°

40% rain

NNE 13–22 mph · gusts 29

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

17% rain

ENE 8–12 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 19

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 72°

35% rain · 0.12"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 20

Mostly Sunny

77° / 73°

14% rain

ESE 8–13 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Nov 21

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

19% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast

This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 78. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North northeast wind 7 to 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday: A chance of rain showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. North wind 24 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX

GMZ135 · 240 PM CST Sun Nov 15 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.


GMZ130-132-135-160915-
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-
240 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots late in the evening, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots
after midnight, increasing to 20 to 25 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 chance of showers
early in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms until
early morning. A slight chance of showers in the late evening and
overnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Gusts to 35 knots in the
afternoon. Rough on the bay. Patchy fog early in the morning. A
slight chance of showers until late afternoon, then a chance of
showers late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the evening. Choppy on the bay. A chance of showers in the
evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A chance of
showers early in the morning. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming around
15 knots late in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to
a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop 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 · 240 PM CST Sun Nov 15 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.


GMZ150-155-160915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
240 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots late in the evening, then increasing to 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. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers until early morning, then a slight chance of
showers early in the morning. Patchy fog late in the evening. 
.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:
East 6 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds,
becoming northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds. Patchy fog early in the
morning. A slight chance of showers early in the morning, then a
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to
10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 9 feet
at 9 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet,
occasionally to 11 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: East 7 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 1936

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

99% lit

↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 8:08 AM

★★★★c77

Perigee · 357,768 km

best

95% lit

↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 9:17 AM

★★★★c94

88% lit

↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 10:26 AM

★★★★c96

80% lit

↑ 10:26 PM
↓ 11:33 AM

★★★★c96

70% lit

↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 12:36 PM

★★★★c93

Moon farthest north (24.2°)

59% lit

↑ –
↓ 1:32 PM

★★★☆c87

48% lit

↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 2:22 PM

★☆☆☆c78

Last Quarter

38% lit

↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 3:05 PM

★★★☆c75

28% lit

↑ 2:25 AM
↓ 3:44 PM

★★★☆c63

20% lit

↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 4:18 PM

★★☆☆c51

12% lit

↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 4:51 PM

★★☆☆c42

7% lit

↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 5:22 PM

★★☆☆c37

Moon crosses the equator

3% lit

↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 5:54 PM

★★★☆c47

1% lit

↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 6:26 PM

★★★★c57

0% lit

↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 7:00 PM

★★★★c70

New Moon

best

2% lit

↑ 8:34 AM
↓ 7:36 PM

★★★★c75

Apogee · 406,628 km

best

5% lit

↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 8:17 PM

★★★★c78

9% lit

↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 9:01 PM

★★★★c79

16% lit

↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 9:49 PM

★★★★c79

Moon farthest south (-23.3°)

23% lit

↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 10:41 PM

★★★★c77

32% lit

↑ 12:51 PM
↓ 11:36 PM

★★★★c76

42% lit

↑ 1:35 PM
↓ –

★★★☆c73

52% lit

↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 12:33 AM

★★★☆c66

First Quarter

62% lit

↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 1:32 AM

★★☆☆c57

73% lit

↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 2:32 AM

★★☆☆c42

82% lit

↑ 4:14 PM
↓ 3:34 AM

★★☆☆c41

Moon crosses the equator

90% lit

↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 4:37 AM

★★★☆c52

96% lit

↑ 5:35 PM
↓ 5:43 AM

★★★★c68

99% lit

↑ 6:22 PM
↓ 6:51 AM

★★★★c97

Perigee · 356,644 km

best

100% lit

↑ 7:13 PM
↓ 8:01 AM

★★★★c107

Full Moon · Hunter's Moon (supermoon)

best

97% lit

↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 9:11 AM

★★★★c109

Lunar events this month

Thu, Oct 1 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 357,768 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Mon, Oct 5 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Wed, Oct 7 · 7:29 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Mon, Oct 12 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
Thu, Oct 15 · 5:21 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
Fri, Oct 16 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,628 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
Mon, Oct 19 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
Fri, Oct 23 · 7:54 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Mon, Oct 26 · 5:00 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, Oct 29 · 10:00 PM — Perigee · 356,644 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
Fri, Oct 30 · 12:58 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, Oct 1 · Thu, Oct 15 · Fri, Oct 16 · Thu, Oct 29 · Fri, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

356,809 km closest · 406,585 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 Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.Surf report: Mansfield Jetties (boat access)Offshore conditions Live 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 Sun 4:30 PM.

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Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX

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

Moon calendar · October 1936

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