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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 80° · 4% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:00 PM / 11:30 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 81%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:30 PM–10:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 29Fri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds61% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover46% cloud cover35% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover38% cloud cover32% cloud cover21% cloud cover34% cloud cover38% cloud cover26% cloud cover60% cloud cover47% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover25% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°78777675747580818078777674768182rain3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance7% chance10% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphESE 14 mph, gusts 21ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 20SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SSE 5 mph, gusts 8SSE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 2 mph, gusts 5ESE 2 mph, gusts 5E 5 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 12E 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 6 PM78°78°71°78%61%3%–ESE 1421–
Thu 7 PM78°78°70°75%71%2%–ESE 1420–
Thu 8 PM78°78°69°76%71%2%–ESE 1318–
Thu 9 PM77°77°69°76%65%2%–ESE 1418–
Thu 10 PM77°77°69°76%49%2%–ESE 1420–
Thu 11 PM77°77°69°77%44%2%–ESE 1418–
Fri 12 AM76°77°69°77%34%3%–ESE 1318–
Fri 1 AM76°76°69°77%58%3%–ESE 1317–
Fri 2 AM76°76°69°79%54%3%–SE 1216–
Fri 3 AM75°75°69°81%55%3%–SE 1015–
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°83%46%4%–SE 1015–
Fri 5 AM74°74°70°85%35%5%–SE 913–
Fri 6 AM74°74°70°88%50%5%–SE 813–
Fri 7 AM74°74°70°88%48%6%–SE 812–
Fri 8 AM74°74°71°89%47%7%–SE 812–
Fri 9 AM75°75°72°90%48%10%–SE 812–
Fri 10 AM77°77°73°85%20%8%–SE 913–
Fri 11 AM79°79°73°82%22%7%–SE 914–
Fri 12 PM80°84°73°81%31%7%–SE 1015–
Fri 1 PM81°86°73°78%24%6%–ESE 1016–
Fri 2 PM81°86°74°79%11%5%–ESE 1217–
Fri 3 PM81°86°74°79%15%5%–ESE 1318–
Fri 4 PM82°87°74°78%12%5%–ESE 1320–
Fri 5 PM81°86°74°80%8%0%–ESE 1420–
Fri 6 PM80°85°74°81%7%3%–ESE 1320–
Fri 7 PM80°84°74°82%9%1%–SE 1318–
Fri 8 PM79°79°74°86%14%1%–SE 1216–
Fri 9 PM78°79°74°87%22%0%–SE 1015–
Fri 10 PM78°78°75°89%20%0%–SE 914–
Fri 11 PM78°78°75°90%33%0%–SE 813–
Sat 12 AM77°77°74°91%21%0%–SE 812–
Sat 1 AM77°77°74°92%23%0%–SE 710–
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°92%38%0%–SE 69–
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%32%0%–SSE 58–
Sat 4 AM76°76°74°95%21%0%–SSE 58–
Sat 5 AM75°75°74°97%34%2%–SSE 37–
Sat 6 AM74°74°74°98%38%3%–SSE 36–
Sat 7 AM74°74°74°99%26%3%–SSE 36–
Sat 8 AM74°74°74°100%60%3%–ESE 25–
Sat 9 AM76°76°75°98%47%3%–ESE 25–
Sat 10 AM78°78°76°95%33%3%–ESE 25–
Sat 11 AM80°84°77°91%32%3%–ESE 36–
Sat 12 PM81°87°76°87%31%3%–E 57–
Sat 1 PM81°88°76°85%30%3%–E 69–
Sat 2 PM82°89°76°83%25%3%–E 712–
Sat 3 PM82°90°76°83%20%3%–E 914–
Sat 4 PM82°90°76°84%15%3%–E 1015–
Sat 5 PM82°89°76°85%15%3%–E 1016–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

5% rain

ESE 13–14 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

10% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

ESE 2–10 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

2% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

85° / 75°

3% rain

SE 8–17 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

84° / 69°

16% rain

SE 8–16 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

79° / 67°

16% rain

N 8–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 3 to 12 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ130-132-135-300815-
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-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the morning, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon.
Light chop on the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.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 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late in the evening, then becoming northwest after
midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop
in the late evening and overnight. 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 · 209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ150-155-300815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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 east early
in the afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 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. 
.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 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
late in the evening, then becoming northwest after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2002

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 12:53 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★☆☆c48
Last Quarter
2
38% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★☆☆c62
3
28% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★★★c75
4
20% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★★c86
5
12% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 5:51 PM
★★★★c94
6
6% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:49 PM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest north (25.7°)
7
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c101
best
8
0% lit
↑ 6:41 AM
↓ 8:33 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best
9
1% lit
↑ 7:48 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c95
best
10
5% lit
↑ 8:55 AM
↓ 9:59 PM
★★★★c84
Perigee · 362,927 km
11
12% lit
↑ 10:01 AM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c68
12
21% lit
↑ 11:06 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
13
31% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★☆☆c43
14
42% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c66
15
53% lit
↑ 2:17 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆c72
First Quarter
16
64% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★★c83
17
74% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★★c89
18
83% lit
↑ 5:19 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★★c89
Moon farthest south (-24.8°)
19
90% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★★★c89
20
95% lit
↑ 6:59 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★★★c86
21
98% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★★c81
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 6:40 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
23
99% lit
↑ 8:53 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c66
24
97% lit
↑ 9:24 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★☆c57
25
93% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★☆☆c46
26
87% lit
↑ 10:23 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,694 km
27
80% lit
↑ 10:53 PM
↓ 11:01 AM
★★☆☆c36
28
72% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★☆☆c44
29
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:46 PM
★★☆☆c58
30
54% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★☆☆☆c64
Last Quarter
31
44% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★★☆c73

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 1 · 5:22 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 6 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 8 · 2:15 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 10 · 7:00 PM — Perigee · 362,927 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 12 · 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.
  • Thu, Aug 15 · 5:12 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.8°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 22 · 5:29 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 26 · 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.
  • Mon, Aug 26 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 405,694 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Aug 30 · 9:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 7 · Thu, Aug 8 · Fri, Aug 9 · Wed, Aug 21 · Thu, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

362,979 km closest · 405,693 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 Thu 4:30 PM.