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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, 83%
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 296 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds42% cloud cover55% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% 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 cover65°70°75°80°85°79797877767574778182807877767478rain3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 21ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20SE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 5 mph, gusts 8SSE 3 mph, gusts 7SSE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 2 mph, gusts 5ESE 3 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 PM79°82°72°79%42%3%–ESE 1318–
Thu 2 PM80°83°72°78%55%3%–ESE 1420–
Thu 3 PM79°83°72°78%62%4%–ESE 1420–
Thu 4 PM79°83°72°77%56%4%–ESE 1420–
Thu 5 PM79°79°71°77%63%3%–ESE 1421–
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–

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.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 156 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-291915-
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-
156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light
chop early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. 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.

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

GMZ150 · 156 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-291915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
156 AM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 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, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.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 2 to 4 feet.

Moon calendar · January 2003

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c102
2
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest south (-25.4°)
New Moon
best
3
1% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★★c99
best
4
4% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★★c92
5
10% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 8:48 PM
★★★★c83
6
17% lit
↑ 10:27 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★★★c73
7
25% lit
↑ 11:01 AM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★☆c61
8
33% lit
↑ 11:32 AM
↓ 11:32 PM
★★☆☆c49
9
43% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
10
52% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,341 km
11
61% lit
↑ 1:00 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c48
12
70% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★★☆c61
13
79% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★★★★c72
14
86% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★★★c81
15
92% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c87
16
97% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (26.4°)
17
99% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 6:46 AM
★★★★c94
best
18
100% lit
↑ 6:28 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
19
98% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c92
20
93% lit
↑ 8:36 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c86
21
87% lit
↑ 9:39 PM
↓ 9:52 AM
★★★★c76
22
78% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★★☆c58
23
68% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 11:05 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 369,902 km
24
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:41 AM
★☆☆☆c47
25
46% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★☆☆c57
Last Quarter
26
35% lit
↑ 1:50 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★★★★c73
27
24% lit
↑ 2:55 AM
↓ 1:45 PM
★★★★c85
28
15% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★★★c92
29
8% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
30
3% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★★★c93
31
1% lit
↑ 6:55 AM
↓ 5:33 PM
★★★★c91
best

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jan 2 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 2 · 2:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 9 · 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.
  • Fri, Jan 10 · 7:14 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Jan 10 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,341 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Jan 16 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 18 · 4:47 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Thu, Jan 23 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 369,902 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 25 · 2:33 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 29 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jan 2 · Fri, Jan 3 · Fri, Jan 17 · Sat, Jan 18 · Fri, Jan 31

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

Moon distance

369,917 km closest · 404,272 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 1:30 PM.