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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 70° · 37% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Wednesday: High 77° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:24 AM / 2:56 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 24%
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 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 6clouds47% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover29% cloud cover26% cloud cover15% cloud cover14% 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 cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°75727074767674727173747981818078rain10% chance7% chance5% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% 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, 0.08 inwind01020mphN 15 mph, gusts 20NNE 17 mph, gusts 22NNE 16 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 18SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 8 mph, gusts 12S 6 mph, gusts 8
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 AM75°75°71°88%47%10%–N 1520–
Wed 2 AM74°74°70°86%47%7%–NNE 1721–
Wed 3 AM73°73°68°84%44%5%–NNE 1722–
Wed 4 AM72°72°67°84%34%2%–NNE 1722–
Wed 5 AM71°71°66°84%29%1%–NNE 1621–
Wed 6 AM70°70°65°82%26%1%–N 1520–
Wed 7 AM70°70°64°83%15%1%–NNE 1518–
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 PM80°84°77°92%48%35%0.02"SE 1016–
Thu 8 PM79°83°77°93%52%35%0.02"SE 914–
Thu 9 PM79°79°77°94%56%35%0.02"SE 812–⚡
Thu 10 PM78°78°76°95%59%35%0.02"SSE 79–⚡
Thu 11 PM78°78°76°95%62%35%0.02"S 68–⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°76°96%65%73%0.08"S 57–⚡

7-day forecast

Tue, Nov 3

Chance Rain Showers

–° / 70°

37% rain

Today

Sunny

77° / 70°

10% rain

NNE 6–17 mph · gusts 22

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

82° / 72°

73% rain · 0.12"

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 66°

73% rain · 0.84"

N 5–17 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 64°

51% rain · 0.30"

N 9–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 60°

38% rain · 0.42"

N 10–18 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

73° / 61°

15% rain

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northwest wind 12 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: 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: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
  • Tuesday: Mostly 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 · 1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ130-132-135-040715-
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-
1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late in the
evening, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A
moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. A slight
chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the
morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after
midnight, then increasing to light chop early in the morning. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay,
increasing to choppy early in the afternoon, then diminishing to
a moderate chop late in the afternoon. Showers likely in the
morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 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, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and early
morning, then increasing to a moderate chop early in the morning.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,
increasing to choppy early in the morning. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ150-155-040715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.REST OF TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late in
the evening, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight.
Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east
2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 5 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 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 2 feet at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the
morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms until early morning, then showers with a
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to
5 feet in the afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers
likely, mainly in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the
evening. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 1990

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
78% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 2:16 AM
★★★★c74
2
86% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest south (-26.7°)
3
92% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c79
4
96% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 4:56 AM
★★★★c79
best
5
99% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c78
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:26 PM
↓ 6:54 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c67
8
95% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★☆c57
9
89% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 9:51 AM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
10
81% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:51 AM
★★☆☆c39
11
72% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★☆c52
12
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:57 PM
★★★☆c74
13
50% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Last Quarter
14
38% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 3:11 PM
★★★★c91
15
27% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 4:15 PM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 369,074 km
Moon farthest north (26.9°)
16
18% lit
↑ 2:50 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c96
17
10% lit
↑ 3:56 AM
↓ 6:07 PM
★★★★c95
18
4% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c90
best
19
1% lit
↑ 6:08 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c80
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:10 AM
↓ 8:08 PM
★★★★c66
New Moon
21
2% lit
↑ 8:09 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★☆c53
22
5% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
23
11% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★☆☆c40
24
18% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 10:15 PM
★★★☆c47
25
26% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★☆c55
26
35% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★★☆c59
27
44% lit
↑ 1:42 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c61
Apogee · 404,219 km
28
54% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 12:10 AM
★★★☆c65
First Quarter
29
63% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 12:57 AM
★★★★c68
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
30
72% lit
↑ 4:18 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★★★c69
31
81% lit
↑ 5:03 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★★★c69

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 2 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 6 · 9:19 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Aug 9 · 6:00 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, Aug 13 · 10:54 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 15 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 369,074 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 15 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 20 · 7:38 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 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.
  • Mon, Aug 27 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 404,219 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 28 · 2:33 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Aug 4 · Sun, Aug 5 · Mon, Aug 6 · Sat, Aug 18 · Sun, Aug 19

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

Moon distance

369,101 km closest · 404,106 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 12:15 AM.