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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, 10%
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 AMclouds80% cloud cover82% 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 cover55°60°65°70°75°80°69737472716966667176757272717172rain1% chance1% 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 inwind01020mphNNW 13 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 20N 12 mph, gusts 17N 10 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 13 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 9 AM69°69°67°94%80%1%–NNW 1318–
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–

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 · January 1960

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
12% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c88
2
20% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★★c70
3
30% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★☆c55
4
40% lit
↑ 11:43 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
5
50% lit
↑ 12:20 PM
↓ 12:07 AM
★☆☆☆c43
First Quarter
6
60% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 1:00 AM
★★☆☆c49
7
69% lit
↑ 1:34 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★☆☆c53
8
77% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★★☆c58
9
84% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★★★c70
10
91% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 406,001 km
11
95% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:14 AM
★★★★c80
12
98% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
best
13
100% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c81
best
15
97% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 8:15 AM
★★★★c78
16
93% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★★★c73
17
87% lit
↑ 9:37 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c63
18
79% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★☆c53
19
70% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
20
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:31 AM
★☆☆☆c43
21
49% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★☆☆c52
Last Quarter
22
38% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 12:58 PM
★★☆☆c62
23
27% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 1:48 PM
★★★★c78
24
17% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:42 PM
★★★★c90
25
9% lit
↑ 4:36 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
26
3% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 361,833 km
27
1% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★★c96
best
28
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
29
3% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★★★★c76
30
8% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 8:56 PM
★★★★c64
31
15% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 9:54 PM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jan 4 · 9:00 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, Jan 5 · 12:52 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 10 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 406,001 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jan 12 · 12:00 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.
  • Wed, Jan 13 · 5:50 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jan 19 · 5:00 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, Jan 21 · 9:00 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jan 25 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 26 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 361,833 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jan 28 · 12:14 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 31 · 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jan 12 · Wed, Jan 13 · Thu, Jan 14 · Wed, Jan 27 · Thu, Jan 28

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

Moon distance

361,903 km closest · 405,989 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 8:00 AM.