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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 85° · 24% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 70° · 44% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:24 AM / 2:24 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 29%
Minor period
12:54 AM–1:54 AM
Major period
6:55 AM–8:55 AM
Minor period
1:54 PM–2:54 PM
Major period
7:25 PM–9:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 36 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PMclouds27% cloud cover25% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover43% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover19% cloud cover34% cloud cover52% cloud cover40% cloud cover21% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover27% cloud cover30% cloud cover34% cloud cover⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°90°84837977747170757676747374747680rain2% chance4% chance12% chance15% chance24% chance41% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in17% chance12% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance7% chancewind01020mphSSE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 9 mph, gusts 15SE 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 12N 10 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 17N 15 mph, gusts 20N 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 13SSE 8 mph, gusts 13SSE 9 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 PM84°95°77°79%27%2%–SSE 58–
Tue 2 PM84°95°78°81%25%4%–SE 812–
Tue 3 PM84°95°78°83%27%12%–SE 915–
Tue 4 PM83°93°78°86%27%15%–SE 1015–⚡
Tue 5 PM81°90°78°89%43%24%–SE 915–⚡
Tue 6 PM80°88°77°90%65%41%0.01"ESE 813–
Tue 7 PM79°84°77°92%57%43%0.01"E 813–
Tue 8 PM79°79°76°93%57%34%0.01"NNE 813–
Tue 9 PM78°78°76°94%55%43%0.01"NNE 812–
Tue 10 PM77°77°75°93%68%44%0.01"N 812–
Tue 11 PM76°76°74°93%74%43%0.01"N 1014–
Wed 12 AM75°75°72°91%79%17%–N 1216–
Wed 1 AM74°74°70°88%65%12%–N 1317–
Wed 2 AM73°73°69°87%60%7%–N 1418–
Wed 3 AM73°73°68°85%53%6%–N 1520–
Wed 4 AM71°71°66°85%39%6%–N 1520–
Wed 5 AM71°71°66°84%46%4%–N 1420–
Wed 6 AM70°70°65°83%33%3%–NNE 1418–
Wed 7 AM70°70°65°84%26%3%–NNE 1317–
Wed 8 AM71°71°66°85%25%2%–NNE 1215–
Wed 9 AM74°74°66°78%26%2%–NNE 1316–
Wed 10 AM75°75°67°76%19%2%–NNE 1216–
Wed 11 AM76°76°67°74%24%2%–NNE 1215–
Wed 12 PM76°76°67°72%30%2%–NNE 1014–
Wed 1 PM76°76°67°72%33%2%–NNE 1015–
Wed 2 PM77°77°67°71%22%2%–NNE 1015–
Wed 3 PM77°77°67°70%25%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 4 PM76°76°67°73%21%1%–NE 1216–
Wed 5 PM76°76°67°74%22%0%–ENE 1016–
Wed 6 PM75°75°67°76%27%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 7 PM74°74°67°79%11%0%–ENE 913–
Wed 8 PM74°74°68°82%13%0%–E 812–
Wed 9 PM74°74°69°85%19%0%–E 710–
Wed 10 PM73°73°69°87%22%0%–ESE 69–
Wed 11 PM73°73°70°89%26%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 12 AM73°73°70°92%19%1%–SE 69–
Thu 1 AM74°74°71°91%34%1%–SE 710–
Thu 2 AM74°74°71°92%52%1%–SE 712–
Thu 3 AM74°74°72°93%40%1%–SE 812–
Thu 4 AM74°74°72°92%21%1%–SSE 813–
Thu 5 AM74°74°72°94%30%2%–SSE 812–
Thu 6 AM75°75°73°93%28%2%–SSE 712–
Thu 7 AM76°77°75°94%33%2%–SSE 813–
Thu 8 AM78°78°76°94%28%2%–SSE 813–
Thu 9 AM79°79°77°94%23%2%–SSE 813–
Thu 10 AM80°87°77°92%27%2%–SSE 814–
Thu 11 AM81°89°77°89%30%2%–SSE 915–
Thu 12 PM82°90°77°86%34%7%–SSE 1016–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

85° / 70°

44% rain · 0.06"

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

17% rain

NE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

65% rain

SE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 68°

69% rain · 0.36"

N 5–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

75° / 63°

60% rain · 0.66"

NNE 8–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 59°

42% rain · 0.66"

N 10–21 mph · gusts 30

Mon, Nov 9

Sunny

73° / 60°

15% rain · 0.06"

N 5–13 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South wind 5 to 14 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 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60.

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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 · November 1991

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
24% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★☆☆c38
2
15% lit
↑ 3:00 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
3
8% lit
↑ 3:59 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★☆c54
4
3% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★★c74
5
1% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★★★c81
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 5:46 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
7
2% lit
↑ 7:54 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c85
best
8
5% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-25.3°)
9
10% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c83
10
17% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c79
11
25% lit
↑ 11:13 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★★c74
12
33% lit
↑ 11:52 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 404,812 km
13
42% lit
↑ 12:27 PM
↓ 11:47 PM
★★★☆c60
14
52% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
First Quarter
15
61% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★☆☆☆c40
16
71% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 1:33 AM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
17
79% lit
↑ 2:36 PM
↓ 2:27 AM
★★☆☆c48
18
87% lit
↑ 3:11 PM
↓ 3:23 AM
★★★☆c57
19
94% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 4:23 AM
★★★★c80
20
98% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
★★★★c92
21
100% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
22
99% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c105
best
23
96% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (24.7°)
Perigee · 362,941 km
24
89% lit
↑ 8:38 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★★★c103
25
81% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 10:35 AM
★★★★c96
26
71% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★★★c86
27
60% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★★★☆c70
28
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:39 PM
★★☆☆c53
Last Quarter
29
38% lit
↑ 12:55 AM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
30
28% lit
↑ 1:54 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c51

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Nov 2 · 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.
  • Wed, Nov 6 · 5:11 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Nov 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 12 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,812 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Nov 14 · 8:01 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 16 · 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.
  • Thu, Nov 21 · 4:56 PM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Nov 23 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 23 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 362,941 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Nov 28 · 9:21 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Nov 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Nov 5 · Wed, Nov 6 · Thu, Nov 7 · Thu, Nov 21 · Fri, Nov 22

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

Moon distance

363,053 km closest · 404,717 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 Tue 12:18 PM.