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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 75° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind around 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 65° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:55 AM / 8:11 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 11%
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 1212 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 146 AMclouds82% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover35% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover23% cloud cover22% cloud cover24% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover32% cloud cover33% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°71747372706866667475757272717173rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 inwind01020mphNNW 13 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 20N 12 mph, gusts 17N 10 mph, gusts 17N 10 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 13N 7 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 10 AM71°71°68°90%82%1%–NNW 1318–
Thu 11 AM72°72°68°88%86%1%–N 1320–
Thu 12 PM73°73°68°85%86%1%–N 1320–
Thu 1 PM74°74°68°82%87%1%–N 1217–
Thu 2 PM74°74°67°80%86%1%–N 1217–
Thu 3 PM74°74°67°80%86%1%–N 1016–
Thu 4 PM73°73°67°81%79%1%–N 1017–
Thu 5 PM72°72°67°83%80%1%–N 1016–
Thu 6 PM72°72°67°83%82%1%–N 1015–
Thu 7 PM72°72°66°83%83%1%–N 914–
Thu 8 PM72°72°66°82%83%1%–N 813–
Thu 9 PM71°71°65°82%70%0%–N 812–
Thu 10 PM70°70°64°81%68%0%–N 710–
Thu 11 PM69°69°63°82%48%0%–N 710–
Fri 12 AM69°69°62°80%44%0%–N 69–
Fri 1 AM68°68°61°79%35%0%–N 69–
Fri 2 AM67°67°61°81%22%0%–N 710–
Fri 3 AM66°67°60°80%20%0%–N 812–
Fri 4 AM66°66°60°81%17%0%–N 812–
Fri 5 AM66°66°60°81%8%0%–N 812–
Fri 6 AM66°66°59°80%5%0%–N 812–
Fri 7 AM66°66°59°81%6%0%–N 712–
Fri 8 AM67°67°61°81%7%0%–NNE 710–
Fri 9 AM71°71°63°76%0%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 10 AM74°74°63°70%1%0%–NE 710–
Fri 11 AM75°75°63°66%2%0%–NE 712–
Fri 12 PM76°76°62°64%2%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 1 PM75°75°62°64%1%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 2 PM76°76°62°63%3%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 3 PM75°75°62°64%4%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 4 PM75°75°62°65%0%0%–E 813–
Fri 5 PM74°74°63°69%0%0%–E 712–
Fri 6 PM72°72°63°73%3%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°72%2%0%–E 710–
Fri 8 PM72°72°63°73%9%0%–ESE 712–
Fri 9 PM72°72°64°75%15%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 10 PM72°72°64°76%19%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 11 PM71°71°64°77%22%0%–SE 914–
Sat 12 AM71°71°64°77%26%1%–SE 914–
Sat 1 AM71°71°64°78%25%1%–SE 1015–
Sat 2 AM71°71°64°79%23%1%–SE 1016–
Sat 3 AM71°71°64°79%22%1%–SE 1217–
Sat 4 AM71°71°64°79%24%1%–SE 1217–
Sat 5 AM71°71°64°79%27%1%–SE 1318–
Sat 6 AM72°72°65°79%29%25%0.01"SE 1318–
Sat 7 AM73°73°66°79%30%25%0.01"SE 1318–
Sat 8 AM74°74°67°78%32%25%0.01"ESE 1418–
Sat 9 AM75°75°68°78%33%25%0.01"ESE 1420–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 65°

1% rain

NNW 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 69°

1% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 72°

58% rain · 0.24"

SE 9–18 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 70°

30% rain

ESE 8–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 65°

31% rain

N 8–21 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

71° / 68°

14% rain

NNE 9–18 mph · gusts 25

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

76° / 71°

10% rain

NE 9–10 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind around 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 827 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-130315-
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-
827 AM 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate
chop. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Choppy on the bay,
diminishing to a moderate chop early in the morning. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay,
increasing to choppy early in the afternoon, then 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...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots early in the
morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
early in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...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. 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 · 827 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-130315-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
827 AM CST Thu Nov 12 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: North
3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. 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 around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms 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 slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers,
mainly in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast early in the morning. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 1959

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
2
4% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c87
best
3
1% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★★c87
best
4
0% lit
↑ 7:00 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
5
1% lit
↑ 7:57 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★★c80
6
5% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★★c72
7
11% lit
↑ 9:52 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★★☆c61
8
19% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
9
28% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 11:41 PM
★★☆☆c42
10
39% lit
↑ 12:53 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c55
11
50% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★★☆c78
First Quarter
12
61% lit
↑ 2:56 PM
↓ 1:15 AM
★☆☆☆c85
13
72% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 2:07 AM
★★★★c95
Perigee · 368,830 km
14
82% lit
↑ 4:56 PM
↓ 3:03 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
15
90% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 4:02 AM
★★★★c99
16
96% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c97
best
17
99% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c90
best
18
100% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 7:05 AM
★★★★c80
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
19
98% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★☆c67
20
95% lit
↑ 9:32 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
21
89% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★☆☆c40
22
82% lit
↑ 10:46 PM
↓ 10:48 AM
★★☆☆c37
23
74% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 11:40 AM
★★☆☆c42
24
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:32 PM
★★☆☆c50
25
56% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★☆☆c56
26
47% lit
↑ 12:43 AM
↓ 2:13 PM
★☆☆☆c60
Apogee · 404,207 km
Last Quarter
27
37% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★★☆☆c66
28
28% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★★☆c70
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
29
20% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★☆c71
30
13% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★★★c71
31
7% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★★★c71

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 1 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 4 · 9:33 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Aug 11 · 12:09 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 13 · 11:00 AM — Perigee · 368,830 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Aug 18 · 7:50 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 20 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 26 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,207 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Aug 26 · 3:03 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Aug 28 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 2 · Mon, Aug 3 · Tue, Aug 4 · Sun, Aug 16 · Mon, 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

368,831 km closest · 404,078 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 9:18 AM.