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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 75° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 8 mph.

Monday: High 83° · 2% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:16 AM / 1:10 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 46%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:46 AM
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:40 PM–1:40 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 1Mon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMclouds51% cloud cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover60% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover65% cloud cover47% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover47% cloud cover34% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover45% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover46% cloud cover71% cloud cover75% cloud cover66% cloud cover72% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover34% cloud cover20% cloud cover11% cloud cover26% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover39% cloud cover50% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover45% cloud cover51% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover69% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover64% cloud cover61% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°90°78767577828381797978777984848178rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance10% chance11% chance11% chance18% chance24% chance38% chance38% chance38% chance38% chance38% chancewind01020mphESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 14 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 25SSE 17 mph, gusts 24SSE 17 mph, gusts 24SSE 16 mph, gusts 23SSE 15 mph, gusts 22S 17 mph, gusts 23S 15 mph, gusts 21S 10 mph, gusts 16S 12 mph, gusts 16SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 11 PM78°78°75°91%51%1%–ESE 812–
Mon 12 AM77°77°75°91%70%1%–SE 710–
Mon 1 AM77°77°74°91%64%1%–SE 710–
Mon 2 AM76°76°74°93%56%1%–SSE 710–
Mon 3 AM76°76°74°94%54%2%–SSE 712–
Mon 4 AM75°75°74°95%60%2%–SSE 712–
Mon 5 AM75°75°74°96%41%2%–SSE 712–
Mon 6 AM75°75°74°96%51%2%–SSE 812–
Mon 7 AM75°75°74°97%65%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 8 AM77°77°76°96%47%1%–SSE 812–
Mon 9 AM79°84°76°91%29%1%–SSE 914–
Mon 10 AM80°87°76°87%32%1%–SSE 1014–
Mon 11 AM82°89°76°84%32%2%–SSE 1015–
Mon 12 PM82°90°76°83%47%2%–SE 1217–
Mon 1 PM82°90°77°84%34%2%–SE 1420–
Mon 2 PM83°91°77°83%45%2%–SE 1522–
Mon 3 PM82°91°77°83%44%2%–SE 1624–
Mon 4 PM82°90°77°83%32%2%–SE 1725–
Mon 5 PM81°89°76°85%35%1%–SE 1825–
Mon 6 PM80°86°76°88%45%1%–SE 1724–
Mon 7 PM80°84°76°89%70%1%–SSE 1724–
Mon 8 PM79°84°76°90%66%1%–SSE 1724–
Mon 9 PM79°83°76°90%46%1%–SSE 1724–
Mon 10 PM79°83°76°90%71%1%–SSE 1724–
Mon 11 PM79°79°76°90%75%1%–SSE 1623–
Tue 12 AM79°79°76°90%66%1%–SSE 1622–
Tue 1 AM78°78°75°91%72%1%–SSE 1522–
Tue 2 AM78°78°75°91%71%1%–SSE 1622–
Tue 3 AM78°78°75°91%65%1%–S 1723–
Tue 4 AM77°77°75°92%34%0%–S 1623–
Tue 5 AM77°77°75°91%20%1%–S 1521–
Tue 6 AM77°77°75°92%11%1%–S 1318–
Tue 7 AM77°77°75°92%26%1%–S 1016–
Tue 8 AM79°84°76°91%16%0%–S 1015–
Tue 9 AM81°88°77°88%23%0%–S 1216–
Tue 10 AM82°91°77°83%39%0%–S 914–
Tue 11 AM84°93°77°80%50%0%–SSE 712–
Tue 12 PM84°94°76°78%36%3%–SSE 59–
Tue 1 PM84°95°77°78%39%10%–SE 610–
Tue 2 PM84°94°77°80%45%11%–ESE 812–
Tue 3 PM84°94°77°81%51%11%–ESE 915–
Tue 4 PM83°93°77°83%35%18%–ESE 1217–⚡
Tue 5 PM81°89°77°86%41%24%–ESE 1217–⚡
Tue 6 PM80°86°76°89%69%38%–E 1015–⚡
Tue 7 PM79°83°76°89%57%38%–E 1217–⚡
Tue 8 PM78°78°75°90%60%38%–E 1016–⚡
Tue 9 PM78°78°74°89%64%38%–ENE 1015–⚡
Tue 10 PM77°77°73°89%61%38%–NE 1015–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

78° / 75°

2% rain

ESE 8–8 mph · gusts 12

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 76°

2% rain

SSE 7–18 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

85° / 71°

38% rain

SE 5–17 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 68°

16% rain

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

81° / 70°

30% rain

SE 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 6

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 69°

43% rain · 0.18"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 66°

46% rain · 0.24"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. South southeast wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX

GMZ135 · 1208 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ130-132-135-020715-
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-
1208 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in the
afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop
in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in
the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. A chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late
in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
light chop late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 1208 PM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ150-155-020715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1208 PM CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at
4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 1994

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
19% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c71
2
11% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c70
best
3
6% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★★★c66
best
4
2% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c60
5
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 7:34 PM
★★★☆c52
New Moon
6
1% lit
↑ 8:05 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
7
5% lit
↑ 9:08 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c60
8
12% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 9:44 PM
★★★★c74
Perigee · 365,147 km
best
9
20% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★★c84
best
10
30% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★★★c91
11
41% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c93
12
53% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★☆☆☆c91
First Quarter
Moon farthest south (-20.6°)
13
64% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★★★c91
14
74% lit
↑ 4:06 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★★★★c85
best
15
83% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★★★c76
16
90% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 4:16 AM
★★★☆c64
17
95% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★☆c53
18
99% lit
↑ 6:46 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
19
100% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 7:03 AM
★★★☆c38
Full Moon · Corn Moon
20
99% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★☆c49
21
97% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★★c59
22
92% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★★★★c65
23
87% lit
↑ 9:49 PM
↓ 10:32 AM
★★★★c71
24
80% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 11:24 AM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 405,247 km
25
72% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 12:14 PM
★★★☆c71
26
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:04 PM
★★★☆c72
Moon farthest north (20.0°)
27
53% lit
↑ 12:05 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★☆☆☆c70
Last Quarter
28
43% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 2:37 PM
★★★☆c70
29
34% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★★★☆c66
30
24% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 4:03 PM
★★★☆c60

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Sep 5 · 1:33 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 6 · 4:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Sep 8 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 365,147 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 12 · 6:34 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 12 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 18 · 11:00 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, Sep 19 · 3:00 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 24 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 405,247 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Sep 26 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (20.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 27 · 7:23 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Sep 2 · Sat, Sep 3 · Thu, Sep 8 · Fri, Sep 9 · Wed, Sep 14

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

Moon distance

365,154 km closest · 405,224 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 Sun 10:45 PM.