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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 7% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.

Friday: High 81° · 7% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:08 PM / 12:31 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 78%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:01 PM–1:01 PM
Major period
4:50 PM–6:50 PM
Minor period
10:38 PM–11:38 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 1clouds38% cloud cover53% cloud cover37% cloud cover45% cloud cover69% cloud cover65% cloud cover69% cloud cover53% cloud cover31% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover15% cloud cover6% cloud cover21% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover8% cloud cover18% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover41% cloud cover15% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover56% cloud cover32% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°76747478808078787674737981817878rain5% chance7% chance7% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance7% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chancewind01020mphSE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SSE 5 mph, gusts 7SSE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 2 mph, gusts 5N 2 mph, gusts 5ENE 2 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 2 AM76°76°69°79%38%5%–SE 1015–
Fri 3 AM75°75°69°82%53%7%–SE 914–
Fri 4 AM75°75°70°84%37%7%–SE 913–
Fri 5 AM74°74°70°86%45%5%–SE 812–
Fri 6 AM74°74°70°89%69%4%–SE 710–
Fri 7 AM74°74°70°89%65%5%–SE 710–
Fri 8 AM74°74°71°91%69%7%–SSE 69–
Fri 9 AM75°75°72°92%53%2%–SE 69–
Fri 10 AM77°77°73°87%31%0%–SE 712–
Fri 11 AM78°78°73°84%18%3%–SE 813–
Fri 12 PM79°83°73°82%23%4%–SE 813–
Fri 1 PM80°85°73°80%15%2%–SE 914–
Fri 2 PM80°85°74°80%6%2%–SE 915–
Fri 3 PM81°85°74°80%21%1%–ESE 1016–
Fri 4 PM81°86°74°79%4%1%–ESE 1217–
Fri 5 PM80°85°74°80%2%0%–ESE 1218–
Fri 6 PM80°84°74°82%2%0%–ESE 1217–
Fri 7 PM79°83°74°83%4%0%–ESE 1216–
Fri 8 PM78°79°74°86%8%0%–ESE 1014–
Fri 9 PM78°78°74°88%18%0%–SE 913–
Fri 10 PM78°78°74°88%16%0%–SE 812–
Fri 11 PM78°78°74°90%23%1%–SE 710–
Sat 12 AM77°77°74°91%19%2%–SE 69–
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°92%24%0%–SE 58–
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°92%24%0%–SSE 57–
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%26%1%–SSE 37–
Sat 4 AM75°75°74°95%15%1%–SSE 35–
Sat 5 AM74°74°73°97%17%1%–SSE 25–
Sat 6 AM74°74°73°98%41%0%–SE 25–
Sat 7 AM74°74°73°99%15%1%–N 25–
Sat 8 AM73°73°73°100%18%1%–N 25–
Sat 9 AM75°75°75°100%17%2%–E 13–
Sat 10 AM78°78°76°94%25%2%–ENE 25–
Sat 11 AM79°83°76°90%28%0%–ENE 35–
Sat 12 PM80°86°76°87%26%0%–ENE 37–
Sat 1 PM81°87°76°83%22%1%–ENE 57–
Sat 2 PM81°87°76°84%13%3%–ENE 69–
Sat 3 PM81°87°76°83%13%5%–ENE 712–
Sat 4 PM82°88°76°82%9%1%–ENE 914–
Sat 5 PM81°87°76°84%12%0%–ENE 915–
Sat 6 PM80°86°75°85%12%0%–ENE 915–
Sat 7 PM80°84°75°86%22%2%–ENE 914–
Sat 8 PM78°79°75°89%56%2%–ENE 812–
Sat 9 PM78°78°75°91%32%2%–E 710–
Sat 10 PM78°78°75°91%8%2%–E 710–
Sat 11 PM78°78°75°92%10%2%–E 69–
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°93%12%2%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM77°77°75°94%14%3%–E 36–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 73°

7% rain

SE 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 73°

5% rain

ENE 1–9 mph · gusts 15

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

4% rain

ENE 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

Dry

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 24

Tue, Nov 3

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

84° / 68°

20% rain

SSE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 66°

13% rain

NNW 6–13 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 67°

3% rain

NNE 6–13 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 1 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 10 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 wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ130-132-135-301915-
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-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon, then becoming northeast late in the afternoon. Smooth
on the bay, increasing to light chop late in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to
light chop late in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 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 slight chance of
thunderstorms until early morning. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ150-155-301915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2001

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★★★c96
best
2
96% lit
↑ 7:30 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c97
3
90% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (24.6°)
4
82% lit
↑ 9:35 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★★★c95
5
73% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★★★c89
6
62% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 12:15 PM
★★★★c80
Perigee · 370,114 km
7
51% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:56 PM
★★★☆c66
Last Quarter
8
40% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 1:34 PM
★★☆☆c44
9
29% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
10
19% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★☆☆c55
11
11% lit
↑ 3:52 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★★★c64
12
5% lit
↑ 4:54 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★★c84
13
1% lit
↑ 5:56 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★★c90
14
0% lit
↑ 6:57 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
15
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c92
best
16
4% lit
↑ 8:51 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest south (-23.7°)
17
9% lit
↑ 9:41 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c86
18
15% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c79
19
22% lit
↑ 11:05 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★★★c72
20
31% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★★☆c64
21
40% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 11:54 PM
★★☆☆c54
Apogee · 404,630 km
22
49% lit
↑ 12:44 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
First Quarter
23
58% lit
↑ 1:15 PM
↓ 12:46 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
24
68% lit
↑ 1:46 PM
↓ 1:37 AM
★★☆☆c44
25
77% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c52
26
85% lit
↑ 2:55 PM
↓ 3:25 AM
★★★★c69
27
91% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 4:23 AM
★★★★c81
28
96% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 5:24 AM
★★★★c91
29
99% lit
↑ 5:16 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c97
best
30
100% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c100
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (24.7°)
best
31
98% lit
↑ 7:22 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c100

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Dec 3 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 6 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 370,114 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Dec 7 · 1:52 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Dec 14 · 2:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 16 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-23.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 21 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,630 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 2:56 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 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.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 4:40 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 30 · 10:00 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.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 1 · Fri, Dec 14 · Sat, Dec 15 · Sat, Dec 29 · Sun, Dec 30

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

Moon distance

366,997 km closest · 404,613 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 Fri 2:00 AM.