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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 81° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 3% rain

Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:38 AM / 6:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
– / 1:25 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 62%
Major period
5:20 AM–7:20 AM
Minor period
12:55 PM–1:55 PM
Major period
5:50 PM–7:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 316 PMSun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AMclouds18% cloud cover10% cloud cover10% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover17% cloud cover13% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover19% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover28% cloud cover34% cloud cover36% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover29% cloud cover13% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover28% cloud cover40% cloud cover60% cloud cover68% cloud cover51% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover53% cloud cover56% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover55% cloud cover49% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover40% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫🌫70°75°80°85°81817978767574788181797877757478rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 6E 2 mph, gusts 5NE 2 mph, gusts 3N 2 mph, gusts 5N 2 mph, gusts 5NE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 6 mph, gusts 10SSE 6 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 1 PM81°86°74°81%18%1%–ENE 57–
Sat 2 PM81°86°75°82%10%1%–ENE 69–
Sat 3 PM81°87°75°81%10%1%–ENE 812–
Sat 4 PM81°87°75°81%7%1%–ENE 914–
Sat 5 PM81°86°75°83%9%1%–ENE 1014–
Sat 6 PM80°85°75°84%8%1%–ENE 914–
Sat 7 PM79°79°74°86%17%1%–ENE 913–
Sat 8 PM78°78°75°89%13%1%–ENE 812–
Sat 9 PM78°78°75°91%17%1%–E 710–
Sat 10 PM78°78°75°92%14%1%–E 79–
Sat 11 PM77°77°75°93%19%1%–E 58–🌫
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°94%26%1%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°96%26%1%–E 36–🌫
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°95%18%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 2 AM76°76°75°97%22%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 3 AM75°75°75°98%20%2%–ENE 23–🌫
Sun 4 AM75°75°74°99%28%2%–NE 23–🌫
Sun 5 AM74°74°74°99%34%3%–NNE 23–🌫
Sun 6 AM74°74°74°99%36%4%–N 25–🌫
Sun 7 AM74°75°74°100%56%5%–N 25–🌫
Sun 8 AM76°76°76°100%63%4%–N 25–
Sun 9 AM78°78°76°95%29%3%–NNE 36–
Sun 10 AM79°84°76°91%13%4%–NE 37–
Sun 11 AM80°87°76°88%31%2%–ENE 58–
Sun 12 PM81°87°76°86%28%2%–ENE 69–
Sun 1 PM81°88°76°85%22%2%–ENE 710–
Sun 2 PM81°88°76°85%20%2%–ENE 813–
Sun 3 PM81°87°76°84%19%1%–ENE 914–
Sun 4 PM81°87°76°85%22%1%–ENE 914–
Sun 5 PM80°86°76°86%28%1%–ENE 915–
Sun 6 PM79°79°75°89%40%1%–ENE 914–
Sun 7 PM78°78°75°91%60%1%–E 914–
Sun 8 PM78°78°75°92%68%0%–E 914–
Sun 9 PM78°78°75°92%51%0%–ESE 914–
Sun 10 PM78°78°75°93%42%0%–ESE 813–
Sun 11 PM77°77°75°93%45%0%–ESE 813–
Mon 12 AM77°77°75°94%49%0%–SE 712–
Mon 1 AM76°76°74°94%53%0%–SE 712–
Mon 2 AM76°76°74°95%56%0%–SSE 712–
Mon 3 AM75°75°74°96%60%0%–SSE 712–
Mon 4 AM75°75°74°97%60%0%–SSE 712–
Mon 5 AM74°74°74°98%61%0%–SSE 610–
Mon 6 AM74°75°74°98%61%0%–SSE 610–
Mon 7 AM76°76°75°97%55%0%–SSE 610–
Mon 8 AM77°77°76°96%49%0%–SSE 610–
Mon 9 AM78°79°76°93%43%0%–SSE 712–
Mon 10 AM80°85°76°89%42%0%–SSE 813–
Mon 11 AM81°88°76°86%40%0%–SSE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 74°

3% rain

ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 14

🌫 Fog

Sun, Nov 1

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

5% rain

NNE 2–9 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 75°

Dry

SE 6–16 mph · gusts 24

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 68°

24% rain

SE 3–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 66°

9% rain

NNE 8–12 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

80° / 67°

8% rain

ESE 5–10 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

79° / 68°

9% rain

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. South southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66. East wind around 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 215 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-312030-
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-
215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots early this morning, becoming
light and variable winds, then becoming northeast around 5 knots
early this afternoon, becoming east. A light chop on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing 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 afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers and 
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north early
in the morning. A light chop on the bay, increasing to a moderate
chop on the bay early in the morning. A slight chance of 
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late
in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
a light chop on the bay late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. A 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 · 215 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-312030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
215 AM CDT Sat Oct 31 2026

.TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this
morning, then becoming northeast this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. 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 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
late in the evening, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the
evening. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 1998

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
49% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
2
59% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 1:45 AM
★★☆☆c40
Apogee · 404,224 km
3
68% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c49
4
77% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 2:55 AM
★★★☆c61
5
84% lit
↑ 5:01 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c71
6
91% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★★★c80
7
96% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:59 AM
★★★★c87
8
99% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 5:49 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-19.3°)
best
9
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c93
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
10
99% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c93
best
11
95% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★★★c91
12
89% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★★★c86
13
81% lit
↑ 11:39 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★☆☆c76
14
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★☆c64
15
61% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 12:43 PM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
16
49% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 1:44 PM
★★☆☆c48
Perigee · 369,700 km
Last Quarter
17
38% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★☆☆c59
18
27% lit
↑ 2:30 AM
↓ 3:48 PM
★★★☆c75
19
18% lit
↑ 3:18 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★★★c87
20
10% lit
↑ 4:08 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★★★c93
21
4% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (18.7°)
22
1% lit
↑ 5:59 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c94
best
23
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c91
New Moon
best
24
1% lit
↑ 7:53 AM
↓ 9:15 PM
★★★★c85
25
5% lit
↑ 8:49 AM
↓ 9:56 PM
★★★★c77
26
10% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★☆c67
27
17% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 11:09 PM
★☆☆☆c57
28
25% lit
↑ 11:27 AM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
29
33% lit
↑ 12:18 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c35
30
43% lit
↑ 1:08 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c35
Apogee · 404,303 km
31
52% lit
↑ 1:59 PM
↓ 12:53 AM
★☆☆☆c44
First Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Jul 1 · 5:00 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, Jul 1 · 1:42 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 2 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 404,224 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jul 8 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-19.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 9 · 11:00 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jul 15 · 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.
  • Thu, Jul 16 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 369,700 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 16 · 10:13 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 21 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 23 · 8:43 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 28 · 1:00 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, Jul 30 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,303 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jul 31 · 7:04 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jul 8 · Thu, Jul 9 · Fri, Jul 10 · Wed, Jul 22 · Thu, Jul 23

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

Moon distance

369,704 km closest · 404,277 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 Sat 12:30 PM.