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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 10 to 15 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, 22%
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 AMclouds14% cloud cover12% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover13% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover6% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover13% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover18% cloud cover12% cloud cover16% cloud cover12% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover23% cloud cover34% cloud cover25% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover21% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover71% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°71757675737272747680818079777573rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance4% chance11% chance13% chance13% chance11% chance9% chance35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in35% chance, 0.02 in73% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in73% chance, 0.06 in54% chance, 0.01 in54% chance, 0.01 in0.060.060.06wind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 7 mph, gusts 12S 5 mph, gusts 8W 5 mph, gusts 8NW 6 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 8 AM71°71°66°85%14%1%–NNE 1317–
Wed 9 AM73°73°66°79%12%1%–NNE 1417–
Wed 10 AM74°74°67°77%16%1%–NNE 1317–
Wed 11 AM75°75°67°74%17%1%–NNE 1216–
Wed 12 PM76°76°66°73%15%1%–NNE 1016–
Wed 1 PM76°76°66°72%13%1%–NNE 1015–
Wed 2 PM76°76°66°70%12%1%–NE 1216–
Wed 3 PM76°76°66°70%12%1%–NE 1216–
Wed 4 PM76°76°66°72%6%1%–NE 1216–
Wed 5 PM75°75°66°73%17%0%–NE 1015–
Wed 6 PM74°74°66°76%14%0%–ENE 914–
Wed 7 PM74°74°66°77%15%0%–ENE 812–
Wed 8 PM73°73°67°80%9%0%–ENE 710–
Wed 9 PM73°73°67°81%8%0%–E 69–
Wed 10 PM72°72°68°85%13%0%–E 68–
Wed 11 PM72°72°68°86%8%0%–E 68–
Thu 12 AM72°72°68°88%10%0%–ESE 68–
Thu 1 AM71°71°69°92%18%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 2 AM72°72°70°91%12%1%–SE 69–
Thu 3 AM73°73°70°93%16%1%–SE 710–
Thu 4 AM73°73°71°93%12%1%–SE 710–
Thu 5 AM74°74°71°91%20%1%–SE 710–
Thu 6 AM74°74°72°91%22%3%–SE 710–
Thu 7 AM74°74°72°94%26%3%–SE 79–
Thu 8 AM76°76°75°94%9%1%–SE 710–
Thu 9 AM78°78°76°92%14%3%–SE 710–
Thu 10 AM79°79°76°91%23%2%–SSE 712–
Thu 11 AM80°86°77°90%34%2%–SE 712–
Thu 12 PM81°87°77°88%25%4%–SE 812–
Thu 1 PM81°88°77°89%15%11%–SE 914–
Thu 2 PM81°88°77°89%15%13%–ESE 1016–
Thu 3 PM81°89°77°87%21%13%–ESE 1218–
Thu 4 PM81°88°77°89%39%11%–ESE 1318–
Thu 5 PM80°87°77°89%39%9%–ESE 1218–
Thu 6 PM80°85°76°90%46%35%0.02"SE 1216–
Thu 7 PM79°83°76°92%47%35%0.02"SE 1015–
Thu 8 PM79°79°76°93%50%35%0.02"SE 914–
Thu 9 PM78°79°76°94%53%35%0.02"SE 813–⚡
Thu 10 PM78°78°76°95%56%35%0.02"SE 712–⚡
Thu 11 PM77°77°76°95%59%35%0.02"SSE 69–⚡
Fri 12 AM76°77°76°97%62%73%0.06"S 58–⚡
Fri 1 AM76°76°75°98%62%73%0.06"SSW 58–⚡
Fri 2 AM75°75°75°99%62%73%0.06"W 58–⚡
Fri 3 AM74°74°74°100%62%73%0.06"WNW 69–⚡
Fri 4 AM73°73°73°100%67%73%0.06"NW 610–⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°72°99%72%73%0.06"NNW 712–⚡
Fri 6 AM72°72°72°99%77%54%0.01"N 813–
Fri 7 AM72°73°72°99%71%54%0.01"N 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

1% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

82° / 72°

73% rain · 0.12"

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 69°

73% rain · 0.42"

N 5–17 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 10 to 15 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 · November 1989

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
9% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★★c78
2
15% lit
↑ 10:21 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest south (-27.4°)
3
23% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c77
4
31% lit
↑ 11:59 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★★c76
5
41% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 11:35 PM
★★★☆c72
6
52% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c65
First Quarter
7
63% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 12:36 AM
★★☆☆c54
8
73% lit
↑ 2:30 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
★★☆☆c38
9
83% lit
↑ 3:05 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
10
91% lit
↑ 3:42 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★★★c57
11
96% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c84
12
99% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 357,471 km
Full Moon · Beaver Moon (supermoon)
best
13
99% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c102
best
14
96% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c102
15
91% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
16
83% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 10:33 AM
★★★★c95
17
74% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:23 AM
★★★★c86
18
65% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★★★c75
19
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:40 PM
★★★☆c62
Last Quarter
20
45% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 1:12 PM
★★☆☆c49
21
35% lit
↑ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★☆☆☆c36
22
26% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:09 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
23
19% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★☆☆c45
24
12% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:07 PM
★★★★c60
Apogee · 406,135 km
25
7% lit
↑ 4:35 AM
↓ 3:39 PM
★★★★c69
26
3% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★★★c76
27
1% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c80
best
28
0% lit
↑ 7:21 AM
↓ 5:42 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
29
2% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 6:34 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-27.3°)
best
30
5% lit
↑ 9:09 AM
↓ 7:30 PM
★★★★c84

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 2 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Nov 6 · 8:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 9 · 12:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Nov 12 · 7:00 AM — Perigee · 357,471 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Nov 12 · 11:51 PM — Full Moon · Beaver 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.
  • Wed, Nov 15 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Nov 19 · 10:44 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Nov 22 · 3:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Nov 24 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,135 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Nov 28 · 3:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Nov 29 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sun, Nov 12 · Mon, Nov 13 · Mon, Nov 27 · Tue, Nov 28 · Wed, Nov 29

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

Moon distance

357,494 km closest · 406,043 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 6:30 AM.