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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° · 9% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:56 PM / 10:22 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 89%
Major period
2:10 AM–4:10 AM
Minor period
9:52 AM–10:52 AM
Major period
2:40 PM–4:40 PM
Minor period
8:26 PM–9:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 28Thu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PMclouds28% cloud cover51% cloud cover49% cloud cover64% cloud cover48% cloud cover64% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover75% cloud cover82% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover66% cloud cover45% cloud cover40% cloud cover29% cloud cover18% cloud cover11% cloud cover35% cloud cover39% cloud cover34% cloud cover48% cloud cover46% cloud cover51% cloud cover58% cloud cover51% cloud cover60% cloud cover60% cloud cover47% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover37% cloud cover50% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover43% cloud cover38% cloud cover62% cloud cover49% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°80787776757679807877767573758081rain6% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance9% chance7% chance9% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 15ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 21E 14 mph, gusts 21ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 6 PM80°85°75°84%28%6%–E 1318–
Wed 7 PM79°79°75°87%51%4%–E 1318–
Wed 8 PM78°79°74°87%49%6%–ESE 1317–
Wed 9 PM78°78°75°88%64%6%–ESE 1217–
Wed 10 PM78°78°74°89%48%9%–ESE 1317–
Wed 11 PM78°78°74°88%64%7%–SE 1217–
Thu 12 AM77°77°74°88%70%9%–SE 1216–
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%72%6%–ESE 1216–
Thu 2 AM77°77°73°88%75%4%–ESE 1216–
Thu 3 AM76°76°72°87%82%4%–ESE 1215–
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°88%60%5%–ESE 1215–
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°89%57%4%–ESE 1215–
Thu 6 AM75°75°72°89%66%5%–ESE 1015–
Thu 7 AM75°75°72°88%45%5%–ESE 1014–
Thu 8 AM75°75°72°90%40%4%–ESE 1014–
Thu 9 AM76°76°72°89%29%4%–ESE 1014–
Thu 10 AM78°78°73°85%18%4%–ESE 1215–
Thu 11 AM79°79°73°82%11%4%–ESE 1316–
Thu 12 PM79°83°73°80%35%3%–ESE 1317–
Thu 1 PM79°82°72°79%39%3%–ESE 1318–
Thu 2 PM80°83°72°78%34%3%–ESE 1318–
Thu 3 PM80°83°72°78%48%3%–ESE 1420–
Thu 4 PM80°83°72°77%46%3%–ESE 1421–
Thu 5 PM79°82°71°76%51%4%–E 1521–
Thu 6 PM78°79°71°77%58%3%–E 1421–
Thu 7 PM78°78°70°77%51%4%–ESE 1420–
Thu 8 PM78°78°70°77%60%4%–ESE 1418–
Thu 9 PM77°77°70°77%60%7%–ESE 1420–
Thu 10 PM77°77°70°78%47%7%–ESE 1420–
Thu 11 PM76°77°69°78%33%7%–ESE 1420–
Fri 12 AM76°76°69°77%35%7%–ESE 1318–
Fri 1 AM76°76°68°77%41%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 2 AM76°76°68°78%37%0%–SE 1216–
Fri 3 AM75°75°68°80%50%0%–SE 1216–
Fri 4 AM74°75°68°81%41%0%–SE 1015–
Fri 5 AM74°74°68°82%35%0%–SE 914–
Fri 6 AM73°73°68°85%43%1%–SE 913–
Fri 7 AM74°74°69°84%38%1%–SE 812–
Fri 8 AM74°74°69°86%62%1%–SE 712–
Fri 9 AM75°75°70°84%49%1%–SE 712–
Fri 10 AM78°78°71°80%35%1%–SE 712–
Fri 11 AM79°82°72°77%34%1%–SE 712–
Fri 12 PM80°84°72°75%33%1%–SE 813–
Fri 1 PM81°85°72°74%32%2%–SE 914–
Fri 2 PM81°86°72°74%28%2%–SE 1015–
Fri 3 PM81°86°72°74%25%2%–ESE 1016–
Fri 4 PM81°86°73°75%21%2%–ESE 1217–
Fri 5 PM81°86°73°76%22%2%–ESE 1217–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

9% rain

E 12–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

9% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

7% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

5% rain

ESE 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 1

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

15% rain

ESE 3–12 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Nov 2

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

84° / 74°

15% rain

SE 8–17 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

84° / 70°

24% rain · 0.48"

SE 10–17 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East wind around 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 443 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ130-132-135-291015-
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-
443 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.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. A slight chance of showers after
midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers until late afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. 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 · 443 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ150-155-291015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
443 PM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.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 late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots late
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.SUNDAY 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 · December 2004

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 11:03 AM
★★★★c73
2
72% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★★c69
3
63% lit
↑ 11:36 PM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★★☆c62
4
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:48 PM
★★☆☆c53
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 1:18 PM
★★☆☆c42
6
33% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
7
23% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
★★☆☆c49
8
15% lit
↑ 3:23 AM
↓ 2:54 PM
★★★★c66
9
8% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 3:34 PM
★★★★c81
10
3% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★★★c94
11
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 5:15 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon (supermoon)
best
12
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 6:19 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 357,986 km
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
best
13
5% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 7:29 PM
★★★★c103
14
11% lit
↑ 10:05 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★★c98
15
19% lit
↑ 10:55 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c90
16
29% lit
↑ 11:37 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★★★c77
17
40% lit
↑ 12:13 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★★☆c62
18
51% lit
↑ 12:45 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c45
First Quarter
19
61% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
20
71% lit
↑ 1:47 PM
↓ 1:53 AM
★★☆☆c48
21
80% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:48 AM
★★★☆c60
22
87% lit
↑ 2:53 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★★c69
23
93% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★★c74
24
97% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 5:38 AM
★★★★c78
25
99% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★★★c79
best
26
100% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
27
99% lit
↑ 6:45 PM
↓ 8:17 AM
★★★★c79
Apogee · 406,487 km
best
28
96% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 9:01 AM
★★★★c77
29
91% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 9:41 AM
★★★★c74
30
85% lit
↑ 9:30 PM
↓ 10:17 AM
★★★★c69
31
78% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★★c62

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 4 · 6:52 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 6 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Dec 11 · 7:29 PM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Sun, Dec 12 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 357,986 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 12 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 18 · 10:39 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 19 · 4:00 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 26 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 26 · 9:06 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 1:00 PM — Apogee · 406,487 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 11 · Sun, Dec 12 · Sat, Dec 25 · Sun, Dec 26 · Mon, Dec 27

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

Moon distance

358,019 km closest · 406,484 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 Wed 4:45 PM.