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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° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind around 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Mostly clear. Low around 70, with temperatures rising to around 74 overnight. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:24 AM / 2:56 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 21%
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 412 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AMclouds2% cloud cover1% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76767674737476778182817978767273rain1% 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 in0.050.05wind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 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 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 11 AM76°76°68°77%2%0%–NNE 1318–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

1% rain

NE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

82° / 72°

73% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers

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 70, with temperatures rising to around 74 overnight. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • 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 · July 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
3% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
2
0% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 8:23 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon
best
3
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 9:13 PM
★★★★c98
best
4
3% lit
↑ 8:01 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★★★c90
5
7% lit
↑ 9:02 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★★c80
6
13% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 11:05 PM
★☆☆☆c69
7
20% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 11:34 PM
★★★☆c62
8
29% lit
↑ 11:46 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
9
38% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★☆☆☆c33
10
47% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Apogee · 404,153 km
First Quarter
11
57% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
★★☆☆c50
12
66% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★★☆c62
13
75% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:05 AM
★★★★c72
14
83% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 2:45 AM
★★★★c79
15
90% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c85
16
95% lit
↑ 7:06 PM
↓ 4:26 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-27.6°)
17
99% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 5:25 AM
★★★★c91
best
18
100% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 6:29 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
19
99% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c88
best
20
95% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★★c82
21
89% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
★★☆☆c71
22
81% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 10:47 AM
★★★☆c57
Moon crosses the equator
23
71% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 11:50 AM
★★☆☆c42
Perigee · 368,432 km
24
60% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:53 PM
★★☆☆c50
25
48% lit
↑ 12:26 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★★★☆c66
Last Quarter
26
37% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 3:05 PM
★★★★c81
27
27% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 4:11 PM
★★★★c90
28
17% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c94
29
10% lit
↑ 3:43 AM
↓ 6:14 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
30
4% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 7:06 PM
★★★★c93
31
1% lit
↑ 5:48 AM
↓ 7:51 PM
★★★★c89

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jul 1 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Jul 2 · 11:59 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 8 · 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.
  • Mon, Jul 10 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 404,153 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jul 10 · 7:19 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 16 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 18 · 12:41 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 22 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 23 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 368,432 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 25 · 8:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 29 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)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, Jul 2 · Mon, Jul 3 · Mon, Jul 17 · Tue, Jul 18 · Wed, Jul 19

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

Moon distance

368,496 km closest · 404,136 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.