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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 76°

Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:43 AM / 9:06 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 16%
Major period
2:30 AM–4:30 AM
Minor period
10:13 AM–11:13 AM
Major period
2:55 PM–4:55 PM
Minor period
8:36 PM–9:36 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 1312 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds8% cloud cover5% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover12% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover21% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover35% cloud cover35% cloud cover28% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover24% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover23% cloud cover36% cloud cover33% cloud cover24% cloud cover35% cloud cover46% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°64717473727270707174747274747373rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance8% chance30% chance48% chance49% chance42% chance43% chance17% chance13% chance23% chance25% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chancewind01020mphNNW 6 mph, gusts 9N 5 mph, gusts 7NNE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 9 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 21SE 17 mph, gusts 24ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 26SE 18 mph, gusts 28SE 18 mph, gusts 28ESE 21 mph, gusts 30SE 21 mph, gusts 30SE 20 mph, gusts 28SE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 16 mph, gusts 24
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 7 AM64°64°59°82%8%0%–NNW 69–
Fri 8 AM66°66°60°81%5%0%–NNW 68–
Fri 9 AM69°69°62°78%1%0%–N 57–
Fri 10 AM71°71°62°72%0%0%–N 58–
Fri 11 AM73°73°61°66%1%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 12 PM74°74°61°63%1%0%–NE 610–
Fri 1 PM74°74°61°63%1%0%–ENE 610–
Fri 2 PM75°75°61°61%3%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 3 PM74°74°60°63%12%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 4 PM73°73°61°65%2%0%–ENE 713–
Fri 5 PM72°72°61°69%2%0%–E 712–
Fri 6 PM72°72°62°72%21%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°72%26%0%–E 710–
Fri 8 PM72°72°63°73%25%0%–E 712–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°75%14%1%–ESE 813–
Fri 10 PM72°72°63°74%12%1%–ESE 814–
Fri 11 PM71°71°64°78%22%1%–ESE 914–
Sat 12 AM71°71°64°79%40%1%–SE 914–
Sat 1 AM70°70°63°78%39%1%–SE 915–
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°79%30%1%–SE 1016–
Sat 3 AM70°70°63°79%26%1%–SE 1217–
Sat 4 AM70°70°63°79%35%2%–ESE 1217–
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°79%35%2%–ESE 1317–
Sat 6 AM71°71°64°79%28%4%–ESE 1318–
Sat 7 AM71°71°64°79%40%5%–ESE 1318–
Sat 8 AM73°73°65°78%34%8%–SE 1318–
Sat 9 AM74°75°66°74%24%30%–SE 1521–
Sat 10 AM74°75°66°74%18%48%–SE 1723–
Sat 11 AM75°75°67°76%23%49%–SE 1724–
Sat 12 PM76°76°67°74%19%42%–ESE 1724–
Sat 1 PM74°74°67°78%20%43%–ESE 1725–
Sat 2 PM74°74°67°80%32%17%–SE 1825–
Sat 3 PM73°73°68°82%30%13%–ESE 1726–
Sat 4 PM72°72°68°86%23%23%–ESE 1826–
Sat 5 PM72°72°68°88%36%25%–SE 1828–
Sat 6 PM74°74°69°85%33%6%–ESE 1726–
Sat 7 PM74°74°70°85%24%6%–SE 1828–
Sat 8 PM75°75°70°84%35%6%–SE 2029–
Sat 9 PM75°75°70°85%46%6%–ESE 2130–
Sat 10 PM74°74°70°86%45%6%–ESE 2130–
Sat 11 PM74°74°70°88%43%6%–SE 2130–
Sun 12 AM74°74°70°89%42%3%–SE 2129–
Sun 1 AM73°73°70°90%41%3%–SE 2028–
Sun 2 AM73°73°70°90%39%3%–SE 2026–
Sun 3 AM73°73°70°90%38%3%–SE 1825–
Sun 4 AM73°73°70°91%35%3%–SE 1725–
Sun 5 AM73°73°70°92%33%3%–SE 1624–
Sun 6 AM73°73°71°93%30%5%–SE 1624–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 70°

2% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 72°

49% rain

SE 9–21 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 15

Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 67°

70% rain · 0.18"

SE 8–21 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 63°

70% rain · 0.06"

N 9–25 mph · gusts 32

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

72° / 68°

13% rain

N 8–20 mph · gusts 26

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

76° / 72°

15% rain

NE 6–8 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 73°

22% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after 9am. Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 8 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ130-132-135-132030-
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-
148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming northeast this
afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Rough on the bay. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ150-155-132030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming
northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of
showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas
up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 1949

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
87% lit
↑ 3:08 PM
↓ 3:28 AM
★★★☆c57
2
92% lit
↑ 3:39 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★★c67
3
97% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 5:14 AM
★★★★c76
4
99% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 6:11 AM
★★★★c82
best
5
100% lit
↑ 5:38 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
6
99% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest north (28.5°)
best
7
95% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★★c87
8
90% lit
↑ 8:28 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★★★★c86
9
83% lit
↑ 9:31 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★★c84
10
75% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★★★c79
11
65% lit
↑ 11:35 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★★★c70
12
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
13
43% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 1:05 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
14
31% lit
↑ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:39 PM
★★☆☆c49
15
21% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 2:14 PM
★★★☆c65
16
13% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★★★c82
17
6% lit
↑ 4:57 AM
↓ 3:40 PM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 364,413 km
18
2% lit
↑ 6:07 AM
↓ 4:33 PM
★★★★c100
19
0% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
best
20
1% lit
↑ 8:20 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★★c100
best
21
5% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c95
22
11% lit
↑ 10:02 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c86
23
18% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★★★★c76
24
27% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★★c65
25
36% lit
↑ 11:45 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★★☆☆c53
26
45% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
27
55% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:29 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
28
64% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 1:20 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Apogee · 404,551 km
29
73% lit
↑ 1:38 PM
↓ 2:12 AM
★★☆☆c54
30
81% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★★c65
31
88% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c75

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 5 · 9:14 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Dec 6 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 12 · 7:48 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Dec 13 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Dec 17 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 364,413 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Dec 19 · 12:56 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 19 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 26 · 7:00 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, Dec 27 · 12:31 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 28 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 404,551 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, Dec 4 · Mon, Dec 5 · Tue, Dec 6 · Mon, Dec 19 · Tue, Dec 20

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

Moon distance

364,532 km closest · 405,259 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 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 Fri 7:30 AM.