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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 71° · 1% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 7 mph.

Thursday: High 81° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:21 AM / 3:27 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 16%
Minor period
2:51 AM–3:51 AM
Major period
8:25 AM–10:25 AM
Minor period
2:57 PM–3:57 PM
Major period
8:50 PM–10:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 7clouds2% cloud cover5% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover31% cloud cover40% cloud cover34% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover31% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover66% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover70% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover73% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover34% cloud cover40% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°73747779808079787673737576757474rain1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance10% chance5% chance5% chance11% chance13% chance20% chance15% chance18% chance18% chance28% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.11 in63% chance, 0.11 in74% chance, 0.11 in72% chance, 0.11 in78% chance, 0.11 in68% chance, 0.11 in65% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in22% chance23% chance14% chance12% chance12% chance10% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance31% chance31% chance0.110.110.11wind01020mphSE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 3 mph, gusts 6S 5 mph, gusts 7NNW 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 12N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 16 mph, gusts 23NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 AM73°73°68°86%2%0%–SE 79–
Thu 3 AM73°73°69°87%5%0%–SE 710–
Thu 4 AM73°73°70°88%14%1%–ESE 710–
Thu 5 AM74°74°70°87%19%1%–ESE 712–
Thu 6 AM75°75°71°88%31%1%–ESE 810–
Thu 7 AM75°75°72°90%40%3%–ESE 710–
Thu 8 AM77°77°75°93%34%5%–SE 812–
Thu 9 AM78°78°76°92%31%10%–ESE 812–
Thu 10 AM79°83°77°92%31%5%–SE 913–
Thu 11 AM79°84°78°94%36%5%–ESE 913–
Thu 12 PM80°88°78°93%40%11%–ESE 914–
Thu 1 PM80°88°78°94%47%13%–ESE 1016–
Thu 2 PM80°89°78°93%42%20%–ESE 1217–
Thu 3 PM81°89°78°91%45%15%–ESE 1217–⚡
Thu 4 PM80°88°78°92%48%18%–ESE 1217–⚡
Thu 5 PM80°88°78°92%31%18%–E 1217–⚡
Thu 6 PM80°85°77°92%47%28%0.01"E 1216–⚡
Thu 7 PM79°84°77°93%53%44%0.01"E 1015–⚡
Thu 8 PM79°84°77°93%49%39%0.01"ESE 913–⚡
Thu 9 PM79°79°77°94%45%35%0.01"ESE 812–⚡
Thu 10 PM78°79°77°94%54%37%0.01"ESE 69–⚡
Thu 11 PM78°78°76°96%57%41%0.01"SE 58–⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°76°96%66%41%0.11"SE 36–⚡
Fri 1 AM76°76°75°96%57%63%0.11"SSE 36–⚡
Fri 2 AM76°76°75°97%54%74%0.11"S 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM75°75°74°98%57%72%0.11"SW 68–⚡
Fri 4 AM74°74°74°100%70%78%0.11"NNW 69–⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°73°99%63%68%0.11"NNE 710–⚡
Fri 6 AM73°73°73°99%68%65%0.01"NNE 69–⚡
Fri 7 AM72°72°72°100%70%46%0.01"NNE 710–⚡
Fri 8 AM73°73°73°100%66%51%0.01"N 812–⚡
Fri 9 AM74°74°74°100%59%38%0.01"N 1014–
Fri 10 AM75°75°74°98%61%45%0.01"N 1317–
Fri 11 AM75°75°74°97%73%41%0.01"NNE 1521–
Fri 12 PM76°76°74°94%63%22%–NNE 1622–
Fri 1 PM76°76°74°93%57%23%–NNE 1623–
Fri 2 PM76°76°73°91%54%14%–NNE 1623–
Fri 3 PM76°77°73°88%52%12%–NNE 1523–
Fri 4 PM76°76°72°90%44%12%–NNE 1522–
Fri 5 PM75°75°72°89%48%10%–NNE 1421–
Fri 6 PM75°75°71°87%59%11%–NE 1217–
Fri 7 PM74°74°71°89%34%11%–NE 1216–
Fri 8 PM74°74°71°89%40%11%–NE 1215–
Fri 9 PM74°74°71°89%46%11%–NE 1015–
Fri 10 PM74°74°70°89%50%11%–NE 914–
Fri 11 PM74°74°70°89%54%11%–NE 914–
Sat 12 AM73°73°70°88%58%31%–NE 914–
Sat 1 AM73°73°69°88%64%31%–NE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 71°

44% rain · 0.06"

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 70°

78% rain · 0.72"

NNE 3–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 69°

78% rain · 0.24"

ENE 9–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 63°

87% rain · 1.44"

NE 16–21 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 62°

51% rain · 0.36"

N 7–17 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 64°

23% rain · 0.06"

N 5–9 mph · gusts 14

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

76° / 65°

12% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ130-132-135-050715-
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-
1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
late in the morning, then increasing to 15 to 20 knots early in
the afternoon, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
late in the morning, then increasing to choppy early in the
afternoon, diminishing to a moderate chop late in the afternoon.
Showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until
late afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast 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...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots after midnight. Choppy
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay, increasing to rough
in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots
early in the evening. Choppy on the bay. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North 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 · 1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 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.


GMZ150-155-050715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1239 PM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming west early in the morning. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the
evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to
20 to 25 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
35 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to
6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon. A chance
of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of
showers, mainly in the morning. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 1988

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 5:52 AM
★★★★c67
Apogee · 406,251 km
best
2
99% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c53
3
100% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c43
Full Moon · Worm Moon
4
99% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 7:20 AM
★★★☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
5
96% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 7:47 AM
★★☆☆c37
6
91% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★☆c50
7
85% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★☆c61
8
77% lit
↑ 11:23 PM
↓ 9:21 AM
★★★★c73
9
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:00 AM
★☆☆☆c78
10
58% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★★☆c88
11
47% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★☆c96
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
12
36% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 12:45 PM
★★★★c100
13
25% lit
↑ 3:28 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★★★★c100
14
16% lit
↑ 4:19 AM
↓ 3:04 PM
★★★★c98
15
8% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 4:14 PM
★★★★c89
best
16
3% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★★★c67
Perigee · 359,519 km
best
17
0% lit
↑ 6:21 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★★★c56
New Moon (supermoon)
Moon crosses the equator
18
1% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★★c57
19
4% lit
↑ 7:31 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★★c72
best
20
10% lit
↑ 8:08 AM
↓ 9:46 PM
★★★★c82
best
21
17% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★★c86
22
26% lit
↑ 9:32 AM
↓ 11:53 PM
★☆☆☆c86
23
36% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ –
★★★★c86
24
46% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 12:53 AM
★★★☆c82
Moon farthest north (28.6°)
First Quarter
25
56% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 1:47 AM
★★★☆c77
26
65% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 2:35 AM
★★★★c72
27
74% lit
↑ 2:02 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★★☆c66
28
82% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★★★☆c59
Apogee · 405,473 km
29
88% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★★☆c46
30
94% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★☆☆c34
31
97% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 5:23 AM
★★☆☆c30
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Mar 1 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,251 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Mar 3 · 10:01 AM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Mar 4 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Mar 11 · 4:56 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 16 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 359,519 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 17 · 8:02 PM — New 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.
  • Thu, Mar 17 · 9:00 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, Mar 24 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 24 · 10:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 28 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,473 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Mar 31 · 11:00 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, Mar 1 · Tue, Mar 15 · Wed, Mar 16 · Sat, Mar 19 · Sun, Mar 20

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

Moon distance

359,537 km closest · 406,233 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 12:30 AM.