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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 77°

Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 1% rain

Mostly clear. Low around 71, with temperatures rising to around 76 overnight. East wind around 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:24 AM / 2:56 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 20%
Minor period
1:54 AM–2:54 AM
Major period
7:40 AM–9:40 AM
Minor period
2:26 PM–3:26 PM
Major period
8:10 PM–10:10 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 46 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PMclouds1% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover0% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover3% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover15% cloud cover30% cloud cover25% cloud cover48% cloud cover37% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover32% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover19% cloud cover25% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover50% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover88% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767473737576808282807976737274rain1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance8% chance12% chance15% chance12% chance12% chance15% chance14% chance15% chance8% chance11% chance25% chance11% chance8% chance26% chance20% chance, 0.03 in45% chance, 0.03 in64% chance, 0.03 in68% chance, 0.03 in68% chance, 0.03 in71% chance, 0.03 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in73% chance, 0.05 in20% chance0.050.050.05wind01020mphNNE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 15SE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 8 mph, gusts 13SSE 6 mph, gusts 8S 3 mph, gusts 7W 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 8 mph, gusts 12N 10 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 18N 17 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM76°76°68°74%1%0%–NNE 1217–
Wed 2 PM76°76°67°73%2%0%–NE 1217–
Wed 3 PM76°76°67°73%1%0%–NE 1217–
Wed 4 PM76°76°67°73%0%0%–NE 1217–
Wed 5 PM76°76°67°74%4%0%–ENE 1216–
Wed 6 PM75°75°67°76%7%0%–ENE 914–
Wed 7 PM74°74°67°78%4%0%–ENE 913–
Wed 8 PM74°74°68°80%5%0%–ENE 812–
Wed 9 PM73°73°68°82%3%0%–E 812–
Wed 10 PM73°73°68°84%8%0%–E 710–
Wed 11 PM73°73°68°86%9%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 12 AM72°72°69°89%11%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 1 AM73°73°69°87%11%0%–ESE 710–
Thu 2 AM74°74°70°89%6%0%–ESE 712–
Thu 3 AM74°74°71°90%7%1%–ESE 812–
Thu 4 AM75°75°72°89%15%1%–ESE 812–
Thu 5 AM76°75°72°90%30%1%–SE 812–
Thu 6 AM76°76°73°91%25%4%–SE 712–
Thu 7 AM76°76°74°94%48%5%–SE 710–
Thu 8 AM77°77°76°95%37%5%–ESE 710–
Thu 9 AM79°79°77°94%28%5%–SE 712–
Thu 10 AM80°86°77°91%24%8%–SE 812–
Thu 11 AM81°89°77°89%32%12%–ESE 813–
Thu 12 PM82°90°78°88%45%15%–SE 814–
Thu 1 PM82°90°78°88%44%12%–SE 915–
Thu 2 PM82°91°78°88%19%12%–SE 1217–
Thu 3 PM82°91°78°86%25%15%–SE 1318–
Thu 4 PM82°90°78°88%39%14%–ESE 1320–
Thu 5 PM81°89°77°88%41%15%–ESE 1318–
Thu 6 PM80°88°77°89%51%8%–ESE 1217–
Thu 7 PM80°85°77°91%51%11%–ESE 1216–
Thu 8 PM79°84°77°92%58%25%–SE 1014–
Thu 9 PM79°84°77°92%50%11%–SE 813–
Thu 10 PM79°79°76°93%59%8%–SE 710–
Thu 11 PM78°78°76°94%60%26%–SSE 68–⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°76°95%67%20%0.03"SSE 37–⚡
Fri 1 AM76°76°75°96%66%45%0.03"S 37–⚡
Fri 2 AM76°76°75°97%68%64%0.03"SSW 58–⚡
Fri 3 AM75°75°74°98%62%68%0.03"W 58–⚡
Fri 4 AM73°73°73°99%64%68%0.03"NNW 69–⚡
Fri 5 AM72°73°72°99%64%71%0.03"NNW 812–⚡
Fri 6 AM72°72°72°99%88%73%0.05"NNW 812–⚡
Fri 7 AM72°73°72°99%71%73%0.05"N 1015–⚡
Fri 8 AM73°73°73°99%65%73%0.05"N 1216–⚡
Fri 9 AM74°74°73°98%59%73%0.05"N 1418–
Fri 10 AM74°74°73°95%60%73%0.05"N 1521–
Fri 11 AM75°75°72°92%60%73%0.05"N 1723–
Fri 12 PM76°76°72°88%61%20%–N 1724–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 71°

1% rain

NE 7–12 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 71°

71% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 69°

73% rain · 0.48"

N 3–17 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

76° / 65°

44% rain · 0.12"

NNE 10–16 mph · gusts 22

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 60°

45% rain · 0.42"

N 13–22 mph · gusts 31

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

71° / 61°

9% rain

NNE 5–14 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Nov 10

Partly Sunny

74° / 64°

6% rain

ENE 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 71, with temperatures rising to around 76 overnight. East wind around 9 mph.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North northeast wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

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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 · May 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
2
11% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★☆c55
3
5% lit
↑ 5:16 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c74
4
1% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 359,787 km
best
5
0% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon (supermoon)
best
6
2% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c100
7
7% lit
↑ 8:25 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★★c99
8
14% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
9
22% lit
↑ 10:29 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c88
10
32% lit
↑ 11:31 AM
↓ 12:47 AM
★★★★c83
11
41% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★★☆c72
12
51% lit
↑ 1:27 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★☆c60
First Quarter
13
61% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★★☆☆c48
14
70% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★☆☆c33
15
78% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
16
85% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★☆c51
Apogee · 405,364 km
17
91% lit
↑ 5:46 PM
↓ 4:30 AM
★★★★c62
18
96% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 5:00 AM
★★★★c72
19
99% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c79
best
20
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
21
99% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c86
best
22
96% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
23
91% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 8:46 AM
★★★★c87
24
84% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:48 AM
★☆☆☆c86
25
76% lit
↑ 12:09 AM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★★★c85
26
66% lit
↑ 12:51 AM
↓ 11:54 AM
★★★★c79
27
55% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 12:56 PM
★★★☆c69
Last Quarter
28
44% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★☆☆c55
29
33% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
30
22% lit
↑ 3:12 AM
↓ 4:04 PM
★★★☆c58
31
13% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★★c78

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 1 · 6:00 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, May 4 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 359,787 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 5 · 6:47 AM — 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.
  • Mon, May 8 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, May 12 · 9:20 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 15 · 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.
  • Tue, May 16 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 405,364 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 20 · 1:16 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 22 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 27 · 11:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Thu, May 4 · Fri, May 5 · Fri, May 19 · Sat, May 20 · Sun, May 21

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

Moon distance

359,985 km closest · 405,313 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 Wed 12:18 PM.