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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 77°

Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 13 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 AMclouds1% cloud cover1% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767573727476798282807977757274rain1% 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 in0.050.050.05wind01020mphNNE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 3 mph, gusts 7SSW 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 6 mph, gusts 9NNW 8 mph, gusts 12N 12 mph, gusts 16N 15 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 12 PM76°76°68°75%1%0%–NNE 1217–
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–

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
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 13 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 · 255 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-042130-
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-
255 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late in the 
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in the evening. A 
slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. 
Showers after midnight. 
.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. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate chop
on the bay late in the morning, then increasing to choppy bay
waters early in the afternoon, diminishing to a moderate chop on
the bay late in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning. A 
slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the 
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then
increasing to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. 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, becoming north
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Choppy bay waters. A chance of 
showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 
knots in the afternoon, then diminishing to 15 to 20 knots late 
in the afternoon. Choppy bay waters. A chance of showers with a 
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Choppy bay waters, 
diminishing to a moderate chop on the bay in the late evening and
overnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 255 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-042130-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
255 AM CST Wed Nov 4 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: North 4 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. 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. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds and
east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. Showers likely in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms until late afternoon. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
6% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★★c92
Perigee · 364,386 km
2
2% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★★c100
best
3
0% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon
best
4
1% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
best
5
5% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★★★★c97
6
10% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★★★★c90
7
18% lit
↑ 10:17 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c80
8
26% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 12:01 AM
★★★★c74
9
35% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★★★☆c62
10
45% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 1:06 AM
★★☆☆c49
11
54% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 1:35 AM
★☆☆☆c33
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
12
63% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 2:02 AM
★★☆☆c38
Apogee · 404,463 km
13
72% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c51
14
80% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 3:00 AM
★★★★c63
15
87% lit
↑ 5:27 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c72
16
93% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★★★c80
17
97% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 4:53 AM
★★★★c85
18
99% lit
↑ 8:22 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
best
19
100% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 6:38 AM
★★★★c90
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
20
98% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c90
21
93% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c88
22
87% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 9:47 AM
★☆☆☆c83
23
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:50 AM
★★★★c78
24
69% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 11:52 AM
★★★★c66
25
58% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:54 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
26
46% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 1:56 PM
★★☆☆c43
Last Quarter
27
35% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★★☆c60
Perigee · 368,958 km
28
24% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 4:06 PM
★★★★c78
29
15% lit
↑ 3:08 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c91
30
8% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c97

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jun 1 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 364,386 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jun 3 · 2:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jun 4 · 11:00 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.
  • Sun, Jun 11 · 1:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jun 11 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jun 12 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,463 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jun 18 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jun 19 · 1:57 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jun 25 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Jun 26 · 4:09 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 27 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 368,958 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.

Best fishing days

Fri, Jun 2 · Sat, Jun 3 · Sun, Jun 4 · Sun, Jun 18 · Mon, Jun 19

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

Moon distance

364,540 km closest · 404,369 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 11:10 AM.