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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 64°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 8 mph.

Friday: High 76°

Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:55 AM / 8:11 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 13%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:25 AM–10:25 AM
Major period
2:05 PM–4:05 PM
Minor period
7:41 PM–8:41 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 12Fri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMclouds56% cloud cover44% cloud cover25% cloud cover17% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover23% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover6% cloud cover9% cloud cover1% cloud cover8% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover37% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover55% cloud cover58% cloud cover45% cloud cover43% cloud cover59% cloud cover25% cloud cover46% cloud cover44% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover57% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover58% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover53% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°71696665667375727270697072747373rain9% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance18% chance35% chance35% chance35% chance35% chance35% chance35% chance17% chance17% chancewind01020mphNNE 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 8N 7 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 5 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 15 mph, gusts 21ESE 17 mph, gusts 24ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 25
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 8 PM71°71°65°82%56%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 9 PM71°71°64°80%44%0%–NNE 712–
Thu 10 PM70°70°64°79%25%0%–N 710–
Thu 11 PM69°69°62°79%17%0%–N 69–
Fri 12 AM68°68°62°79%32%0%–N 68–
Fri 1 AM67°67°61°81%34%0%–N 58–
Fri 2 AM66°66°60°82%23%0%–NNW 68–
Fri 3 AM66°66°60°82%15%0%–NNW 69–
Fri 4 AM65°65°59°83%12%0%–N 710–
Fri 5 AM65°65°59°83%9%0%–N 710–
Fri 6 AM64°64°59°82%18%0%–N 710–
Fri 7 AM64°64°59°83%17%0%–N 69–
Fri 8 AM66°66°61°83%16%0%–N 68–
Fri 9 AM69°69°63°80%1%0%–N 37–
Fri 10 AM71°71°62°75%0%0%–NNE 58–
Fri 11 AM73°73°62°68%2%0%–NNE 59–
Fri 12 PM74°74°62°66%2%0%–NE 610–
Fri 1 PM74°74°62°66%1%0%–NE 710–
Fri 2 PM75°75°62°63%6%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 3 PM74°74°62°66%9%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 4 PM73°73°62°68%1%0%–ENE 813–
Fri 5 PM72°72°63°73%8%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 6 PM72°72°63°73%19%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°73%25%0%–E 610–
Fri 8 PM72°72°63°74%37%0%–E 710–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°75%58%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 10 PM72°72°63°75%51%0%–ESE 913–
Fri 11 PM70°71°63°77%55%0%–ESE 813–
Sat 12 AM70°70°63°78%58%0%–SE 914–
Sat 1 AM70°70°63°78%45%0%–SE 914–
Sat 2 AM69°69°63°81%43%0%–SE 1016–
Sat 3 AM70°70°63°80%59%0%–SE 1217–
Sat 4 AM70°70°63°80%25%0%–SE 1217–
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°81%46%9%–SE 1217–
Sat 6 AM70°70°64°80%44%18%–SE 1317–
Sat 7 AM71°71°65°82%61%18%–SE 1317–
Sat 8 AM72°72°66°81%53%18%–SE 1318–
Sat 9 AM73°73°67°80%45%18%–SE 1420–
Sat 10 AM74°74°67°80%49%18%–SE 1521–
Sat 11 AM74°74°68°81%53%18%–ESE 1623–
Sat 12 PM74°74°68°82%57%35%–ESE 1724–
Sat 1 PM73°73°68°84%58%35%–ESE 1725–
Sat 2 PM73°73°68°85%59%35%–ESE 1725–
Sat 3 PM73°73°68°86%60%35%–ESE 1725–
Sat 4 PM73°73°68°86%58%35%–ESE 1725–
Sat 5 PM73°73°69°85%56%35%–ESE 1725–
Sat 6 PM74°74°69°85%54%17%–ESE 1725–
Sat 7 PM74°74°69°84%53%17%–ESE 1826–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

71° / 64°

Dry

N 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 69°

9% rain

NNE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

35% rain

ESE 9–20 mph · gusts 28

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 66°

40% rain · 0.06"

SE 9–20 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 63°

40% rain

N 9–22 mph · gusts 29

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

71° / 67°

14% rain

NNE 9–18 mph · gusts 25

Wed, Nov 18

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 71°

20% rain

NE 6–10 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East northeast wind 9 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 13 to 17 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. North northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 112 PM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ130-132-135-130730-
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-
112 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to
a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast
after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
after midnight, then increasing to choppy early in the morning. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon, then
diminishing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots late in
the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough in the
afternoon, then diminishing to choppy late in the afternoon. A
chance of showers, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy 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 · 112 PM CST Thu Nov 12 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.


GMZ150-155-130730-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
112 PM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
after midnight, then becoming north 15 to 20 knots early in the
morning. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely
after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1955

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
96% lit
↑ 6:53 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★★c81
best
2
99% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 5:48 AM
★★★★c80
best
3
100% lit
↑ 8:11 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c76
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c69
5
96% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★☆c60
6
91% lit
↑ 9:56 PM
↓ 9:31 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
7
84% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 10:28 AM
★★☆☆c37
8
76% lit
↑ 11:09 PM
↓ 11:27 AM
★★☆☆c44
9
66% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 12:28 PM
★★★☆c58
10
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:31 PM
★★★☆c81
Last Quarter
11
43% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★☆☆☆c89
12
32% lit
↑ 1:31 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★★c99
13
22% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
14
13% lit
↑ 3:34 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 365,876 km
15
6% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★★c100
16
2% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★★c91
best
17
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 7:52 PM
★★★★c77
New Moon
best
18
1% lit
↑ 7:53 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c62
19
5% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
20
10% lit
↑ 9:51 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★☆☆c40
21
17% lit
↑ 10:48 AM
↓ 10:17 PM
★★★☆c48
22
25% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 10:55 PM
★★★☆c53
23
34% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
★★★☆c59
24
44% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
25
53% lit
↑ 2:25 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★★★☆c65
First Quarter
26
63% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★★☆c68
Apogee · 404,199 km
Moon farthest south (-23.3°)
27
72% lit
↑ 4:04 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★★☆c69
28
80% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 2:45 AM
★★★★c69
29
87% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 3:39 AM
★★★★c68
30
93% lit
↑ 6:09 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c65
31
97% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c61

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 3 · 2:30 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 6 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 10 · 9:33 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 13 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 14 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 365,876 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 17 · 2:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Aug 19 · 7:00 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, Aug 25 · 3:51 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 26 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,199 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 26 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 1 · Tue, Aug 2 · Wed, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 16 · Wed, Aug 17

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

Moon distance

365,876 km closest · 404,196 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 Thu 7:45 PM.