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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 72° · 45% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Tuesday: High 80° · 42% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm 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 / 6:51 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:10 PM / 8:03 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:10 AM–2:10 AM
Minor period
7:33 AM–8:33 AM
Major period
12:35 PM–2:35 PM
Minor period
6:40 PM–7:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 26Tue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds20% cloud cover29% cloud cover39% cloud cover53% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover52% cloud cover41% cloud cover55% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover55% cloud cover60% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover52% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover70% cloud cover80% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover47% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover41% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover37% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°79777673727478797977767574758080rain6% chance10% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in40% chance35% chance31% chance33% chance37% chance34% chance32% chance32% chance28% chance16% chance12% chance9% chance6% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance5% chance10% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance15% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 6 PM79°83°73°80%20%6%–E 1015–
Mon 7 PM78°78°72°83%29%10%0.01"E 914–
Mon 8 PM78°78°73°85%39%9%0.01"E 913–
Mon 9 PM77°77°73°87%53%10%0.01"E 812–
Mon 10 PM76°77°73°89%47%13%0.01"E 712–
Mon 11 PM76°76°73°90%48%20%0.01"E 710–⚡
Tue 12 AM76°76°73°92%49%33%0.01"ESE 712–⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°73°93%65%45%0.01"SE 710–⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°73°94%60%39%0.01"ESE 710–⚡
Tue 3 AM73°73°73°97%52%41%0.01"SE 710–⚡
Tue 4 AM73°73°72°98%41%44%0.01"SE 710–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°98%55%44%0.01"SE 710–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°72°72°100%38%42%0.01"SE 710–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°72°98%36%40%–SE 710–⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°99%55%35%–SE 610–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°74°99%60%31%–SE 69–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°94%35%33%–ESE 710–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°75°92%41%37%–ESE 812–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°75°90%52%34%–ESE 812–⚡
Tue 1 PM78°78°75°89%43%32%–ESE 813–⚡
Tue 2 PM78°79°75°89%40%32%–ESE 914–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°83°75°87%70%28%–ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°75°86%80%16%–E 1016–⚡
Tue 5 PM79°83°75°86%61%12%–E 1217–
Tue 6 PM79°79°74°87%57%9%–E 1016–
Tue 7 PM78°78°74°86%40%6%–E 1015–
Tue 8 PM78°78°74°88%41%5%–ESE 914–
Tue 9 PM77°77°74°88%47%3%–ESE 914–
Tue 10 PM77°77°74°89%34%2%–ESE 813–
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°89%33%3%–ESE 812–
Wed 12 AM76°76°73°89%31%3%–SE 712–
Wed 1 AM76°76°73°90%41%2%–SE 610–
Wed 2 AM76°76°72°90%22%1%–SE 69–
Wed 3 AM75°75°72°92%26%1%–SE 69–
Wed 4 AM75°75°72°92%37%4%–SE 69–
Wed 5 AM74°74°72°95%25%5%–SE 58–
Wed 6 AM74°74°72°95%28%10%–SE 57–
Wed 7 AM73°73°72°96%30%14%–SE 37–
Wed 8 AM73°73°72°98%35%14%–ESE 36–
Wed 9 AM75°75°74°96%37%14%–ESE 36–
Wed 10 AM78°78°75°91%39%14%–ESE 37–
Wed 11 AM79°79°75°88%40%14%–ESE 58–
Wed 12 PM80°84°75°85%42%14%–ESE 69–
Wed 1 PM80°85°75°84%43%15%–ESE 812–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°85°75°84%40%15%–ESE 914–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°86°75°84%37%15%–ESE 1016–⚡
Wed 4 PM80°86°75°85%34%15%–ESE 1217–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°85°75°86%37%15%–ESE 1217–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 72°

45% rain · 0.05"

E 7–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

45% rain · 0.07"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

15% rain

SE 3–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm 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 73. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 12 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 · August 2008

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
0% lit
↑ 7:06 AM
↓ 8:39 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
2
2% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c78
best
3
7% lit
↑ 9:12 AM
↓ 9:49 PM
★★★☆c62
4
13% lit
↑ 10:11 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
5
21% lit
↑ 11:07 AM
↓ 10:52 PM
★★☆☆c36
6
30% lit
↑ 12:03 PM
↓ 11:24 PM
★★☆☆c41
7
39% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ 11:58 PM
★★☆☆c54
8
49% lit
↑ 1:54 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c58
First Quarter
9
58% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 12:35 AM
★★★☆c65
10
67% lit
↑ 3:45 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★★★c70
Apogee · 404,558 km
11
76% lit
↑ 4:38 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★★★★c73
Moon farthest south (-27.4°)
12
84% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★★c75
13
90% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 3:49 AM
★★★★c76
14
95% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★★★c75
15
99% lit
↑ 7:32 PM
↓ 5:44 AM
★★★★c73
best
16
100% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 6:42 AM
★★★★c68
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
17
99% lit
↑ 8:39 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★★★c60
18
96% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
19
91% lit
↑ 9:43 PM
↓ 9:36 AM
★★☆☆c39
20
84% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★☆c46
21
75% lit
↑ 10:56 PM
↓ 11:38 AM
★★★☆c59
22
65% lit
↑ 11:40 PM
↓ 12:43 PM
★★★★c78
23
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:50 PM
★☆☆☆c84
Last Quarter
24
42% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★★☆c93
25
31% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (27.5°)
Perigee · 368,697 km
26
21% lit
↑ 2:33 AM
↓ 4:58 PM
★★★★c97
27
12% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 5:49 PM
★★★★c95
28
6% lit
↑ 4:48 AM
↓ 6:33 PM
★★★★c88
29
2% lit
↑ 5:54 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★★★c76
best
30
0% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★★c61
New Moon
31
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 8:18 PM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 1 · 5:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 4 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 8 · 3:20 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Aug 10 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,558 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 16 · 4:16 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 18 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Aug 23 · 6:50 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 25 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 25 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 368,697 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 30 · 2:58 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 31 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 1 · Sat, Aug 2 · Fri, Aug 15 · Sat, Aug 16 · Fri, Aug 29

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

Moon distance

368,770 km closest · 404,546 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 Mon 4:30 PM.