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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 32% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: High 80° · 43% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:59 PM / 9:12 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
Major period
1:10 AM–3:10 AM
Minor period
8:42 AM–9:42 AM
Major period
1:35 PM–3:35 PM
Minor period
7:29 PM–8:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds49% cloud cover58% cloud cover53% cloud cover47% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover40% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover37% cloud cover49% cloud cover34% cloud cover25% cloud cover50% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover40% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover41% cloud cover32% cloud cover13% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover12% cloud cover24% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°75737276788078777674737880807878rain14% chance25% chance28% chance28% chance32% chance37% chance25% chance18% chance25% chance35% chance36% chance43% chance35% chance31% chance28% chance17% chance12% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance6% chance6% chance10% chance14% chance14% chance26% chance24% chance11% chance18% chance19% chance19% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphSE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 2 mph, gusts 5ESE 5 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 AM75°75°73°95%49%14%–SE 710–
Tue 2 AM74°74°73°97%58%25%–SE 710–⚡
Tue 3 AM73°73°73°98%53%28%–SSE 710–⚡
Tue 4 AM73°73°73°99%47%28%–SSE 710–⚡
Tue 5 AM72°72°72°100%63%32%–SSE 710–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°73°72°98%61%37%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 7 AM72°72°72°99%48%25%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 8 AM72°72°72°100%56%18%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°74°99%40%25%–SE 69–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°95%61%35%–ESE 710–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°75°92%62%36%–ESE 712–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°75°91%63%43%–ESE 813–⚡
Tue 1 PM78°78°75°88%51%35%–ESE 913–⚡
Tue 2 PM78°79°75°89%46%31%–ESE 914–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°75°87%62%28%–ESE 1216–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°75°85%59%17%–ESE 1217–
Tue 5 PM79°83°75°86%37%12%–E 1217–
Tue 6 PM79°79°74°85%49%6%–E 1217–
Tue 7 PM78°78°73°85%34%3%–E 1015–
Tue 8 PM78°78°73°86%25%3%–E 1014–
Tue 9 PM77°77°73°87%50%3%–E 914–
Tue 10 PM77°77°73°87%39%3%–E 913–
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°87%40%4%–ESE 813–
Wed 12 AM76°76°73°88%28%4%–ESE 712–
Wed 1 AM76°76°72°89%23%4%–ESE 710–
Wed 2 AM76°75°72°89%23%2%–SE 69–
Wed 3 AM75°75°72°91%25%5%–SE 69–
Wed 4 AM74°74°72°92%40%5%–SE 69–
Wed 5 AM74°74°72°94%32%6%–SE 58–
Wed 6 AM73°73°72°95%30%5%–SE 37–
Wed 7 AM73°73°72°96%40%8%–SE 36–
Wed 8 AM73°73°72°98%48%6%–SE 25–
Wed 9 AM75°75°74°97%38%6%–ESE 25–
Wed 10 AM78°78°74°90%33%10%–ESE 36–
Wed 11 AM79°79°74°86%30%14%–ESE 58–
Wed 12 PM80°84°75°84%41%14%–ESE 610–
Wed 1 PM80°85°74°83%32%26%–ESE 712–
Wed 2 PM80°85°75°83%13%24%–ESE 914–
Wed 3 PM81°86°75°82%24%11%–ESE 1016–
Wed 4 PM80°86°75°83%23%18%–ESE 1317–
Wed 5 PM80°85°75°85%17%19%–ESE 1318–
Wed 6 PM80°84°75°85%12%19%–ESE 1318–
Wed 7 PM78°78°74°87%24%4%–ESE 1217–
Wed 8 PM78°78°75°89%44%4%–ESE 1217–
Wed 9 PM78°78°74°89%45%4%–ESE 1216–
Wed 10 PM78°78°74°89%46%4%–ESE 1216–
Wed 11 PM78°78°74°89%50%4%–ESE 1216–
Thu 12 AM77°77°74°89%54%4%–SE 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

43% rain

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

81° / 74°

26% rain

SE 2–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

15% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

7% rain

SE 10–14 mph · gusts 22

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

83° / 74°

3% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

83° / 75°

1% rain

SE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 2

Sunny

85° / 76°

5% rain

SE 10–17 mph · gusts 25

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 2 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ130-132-135-270715-
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-
153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers early this evening,
then a chance of showers late this evening and overnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late
afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 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.


GMZ150-155-270715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
153 PM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
9 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms this evening, then showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2007

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 12:52 PM
★★☆☆c48
Last Quarter
2
38% lit
↑ 12:57 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
3
29% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 1:49 PM
★★☆☆c43
4
21% lit
↑ 2:41 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★☆☆c48
5
14% lit
↑ 3:33 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★★★c62
6
8% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 3:21 PM
★★★★c70
Apogee · 406,232 km
7
4% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 3:58 PM
★★★★c75
8
1% lit
↑ 6:17 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★★c79
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:13 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★★★c81
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
best
11
4% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 7:19 PM
★★★★c82
12
9% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★★c80
13
15% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★★★c77
14
23% lit
↑ 11:00 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★★c72
15
32% lit
↑ 11:34 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★☆c63
16
43% lit
↑ 12:07 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c51
17
54% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 1:13 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c51
19
75% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★☆c67
20
85% lit
↑ 2:33 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★★★c84
21
92% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c95
22
97% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★★★★c101
Perigee · 360,819 km
23
100% lit
↑ 5:26 PM
↓ 6:55 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 6:35 PM
↓ 7:58 AM
★★★★c101
best
25
96% lit
↑ 7:44 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★★c95
26
90% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 9:38 AM
★★★★c86
27
83% lit
↑ 9:50 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★★★c74
28
75% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★★☆c61
29
65% lit
↑ 11:41 PM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★☆☆c44
30
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:49 AM
★☆☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
31
46% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 1 · 6:44 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 2 · 5:00 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, Dec 6 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,232 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 9 · 11:40 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 10 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 17 · 12:00 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, Dec 17 · 4:17 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 22 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 360,819 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 23 · 7:15 PM — 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 · 12:00 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, Dec 31 · 1:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Dec 8 · Sun, Dec 9 · Mon, Dec 10 · Sun, Dec 23 · Mon, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

360,885 km closest · 406,232 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 Tue 1:18 AM.