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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 2% rain

Patchy fog after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 3 mph.

Sunday: High 82° · 7% rain

Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:16 AM / 1:10 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 57%
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 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMclouds14% cloud cover17% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover41% cloud cover30% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover44% cloud cover69% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover36% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫70°75°80°85°90°77767476818280797876757782848280rain1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 3 mph, gusts 7E 2 mph, gusts 5E 2 mph, gusts 5E 2 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 17 mph, gusts 23SSE 17 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 AM77°77°76°95%14%1%–ESE 37–
Sun 1 AM77°77°76°95%17%2%–ESE 36–🌫
Sun 1 AM76°77°75°95%16%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 2 AM76°76°75°96%20%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 3 AM76°76°75°96%29%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 4 AM75°75°75°99%36%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 5 AM74°75°74°100%39%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 6 AM74°74°74°99%50%5%–E 35–🌫
Sun 7 AM74°74°74°100%53%4%–ENE 35–🌫
Sun 8 AM76°76°76°100%39%5%–ENE 25–
Sun 9 AM79°79°76°93%43%5%–ENE 36–
Sun 10 AM80°85°76°89%32%7%–E 36–
Sun 11 AM81°88°76°85%34%6%–ENE 57–
Sun 12 PM81°88°76°84%23%4%–ENE 58–
Sun 1 PM81°88°76°84%25%4%–ENE 69–
Sun 2 PM82°89°76°83%42%2%–ENE 812–
Sun 3 PM81°88°76°83%34%2%–ENE 914–
Sun 4 PM81°87°76°84%41%2%–ENE 915–
Sun 5 PM80°86°76°85%30%1%–E 915–
Sun 6 PM79°83°76°89%40%1%–E 914–
Sun 7 PM79°79°76°90%42%1%–E 913–
Sun 8 PM79°79°76°91%43%1%–E 913–
Sun 9 PM78°79°76°91%31%1%–E 813–
Sun 10 PM78°78°76°92%39%1%–ESE 812–
Sun 11 PM78°78°76°94%42%1%–ESE 712–
Mon 12 AM77°77°76°94%47%1%–ESE 710–
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%49%1%–SE 710–
Mon 2 AM76°76°75°96%67%1%–SE 710–
Mon 3 AM76°76°75°96%64%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 4 AM76°76°75°97%44%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 5 AM75°75°75°99%69%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 6 AM75°75°75°98%56%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 7 AM75°75°75°100%59%1%–S 712–
Mon 8 AM77°77°76°98%50%0%–SSE 812–
Mon 9 AM80°85°77°92%42%0%–SSE 914–
Mon 10 AM81°88°77°87%42%0%–SSE 1015–
Mon 11 AM82°91°77°83%49%0%–SSE 1016–
Mon 12 PM83°91°76°81%38%0%–SE 1217–
Mon 1 PM83°92°77°82%33%0%–SE 1320–
Mon 2 PM84°93°77°81%42%0%–SE 1522–
Mon 3 PM83°92°77°81%34%0%–SE 1624–
Mon 4 PM83°91°77°82%26%0%–SE 1725–
Mon 5 PM82°89°76°84%26%0%–SE 1825–
Mon 6 PM80°86°76°87%36%0%–SE 1724–
Mon 7 PM80°85°76°89%61%0%–SE 1723–
Mon 8 PM80°84°76°90%53%0%–SSE 1723–
Mon 9 PM79°84°76°91%45%0%–SSE 1723–
Mon 10 PM79°79°76°92%47%0%–SSE 1723–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

7% rain

ENE 2–9 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

84° / 76°

1% rain

SSE 7–18 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

85° / 70°

46% rain · 0.06"

SE 5–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 68°

14% rain

NNE 5–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

80° / 69°

12% rain

ESE 5–10 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 6

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

78° / 69°

15% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 70°

40% rain · 0.41"

ENE 8–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Patchy fog after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind around 3 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 14 to 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 80 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 146 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ130-132-135-010715-
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-
146 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay. Patchy fog after
midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. Patchy fog
early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. 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 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 showers with
a slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth late in
the morning, then increasing to light chop in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 146 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 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.


GMZ150-155-010715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
146 PM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early this morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. 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: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 8 seconds. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to
3 to 5 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
until early morning, then a slight chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 1997

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
32% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★☆c66
2
22% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 3:56 PM
★★☆☆c49
3
13% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★☆☆c48
Perigee · 366,629 km
Moon crosses the equator
4
6% lit
↑ 5:20 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★☆c65
5
2% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 7:04 PM
★★★★c80
best
6
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★★c89
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★★★c93
best
8
4% lit
↑ 8:26 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★★★c93
9
10% lit
↑ 9:17 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (18.3°)
10
17% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 11:48 PM
★☆☆☆c87
11
25% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ –
★★★★c83
12
34% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 12:34 AM
★★★☆c75
13
43% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★☆c67
14
53% lit
↑ 1:37 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
15
62% lit
↑ 2:27 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c43
Apogee · 404,212 km
16
71% lit
↑ 3:18 PM
↓ 3:07 AM
★★☆☆c35
17
79% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
18
86% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 4:18 AM
★★☆☆c53
19
92% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★☆c66
20
97% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 5:33 AM
★★★★c78
21
99% lit
↑ 7:46 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c88
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
23
98% lit
↑ 9:41 PM
↓ 7:51 AM
★★★★c99
24
93% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 8:45 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-18.4°)
25
87% lit
↑ 11:31 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★★★c99
26
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:43 AM
★☆☆☆c95
27
68% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★★★c91
28
57% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★★☆c80
29
46% lit
↑ 1:53 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c66
Perigee · 369,791 km
Last Quarter
30
35% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 2:50 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
31
24% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c53

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, May 3 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 366,629 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 3 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, May 6 · 3:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 9 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 14 · 5:55 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 15 · 5:00 AM — Apogee · 404,212 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 17 · 11:00 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, May 22 · 4:13 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 24 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 29 · 2:00 AM — Perigee · 369,791 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, May 29 · 2:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 30 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 5 · Tue, May 6 · Wed, May 7 · Wed, May 21 · Thu, May 22

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

Moon distance

366,658 km closest · 404,160 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 12:00 AM.