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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° · 12% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

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%.

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 266 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PMclouds48% cloud cover50% cloud cover69% cloud cover61% cloud cover49% cloud cover20% 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 cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°79807876757373767880787776757378rain9% chance12% chance12% chance9% chance6% chance6% 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% chancewind01020mphENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 5 mph, gusts 7ESE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 1 PM79°82°71°75%48%9%–ENE 812–
Mon 2 PM80°83°71°76%50%12%–ENE 813–
Mon 3 PM80°83°72°77%69%12%–ENE 914–
Mon 4 PM80°83°72°78%61%9%–E 1015–
Mon 5 PM80°83°73°79%49%6%–E 1016–
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°75°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°99%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°75°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 AM74°74°73°95%38%14%–ESE 57–
Wed 9 AM76°76°74°92%36%14%–ESE 57–
Wed 10 AM78°78°74°90%35%14%–ESE 58–⚡
Wed 11 AM79°79°75°88%37%14%–ESE 69–⚡
Wed 12 PM79°83°75°86%40%14%–ESE 812–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

45% rain · 0.05"

ENE 7–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

45% rain · 0.07"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

18% rain

SE 3–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

20% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

10% rain

SE 10–14 mph · gusts 21

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

9% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

84° / 74°

9% rain

ESE 6–14 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • 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 chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 155 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-261930-
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-
155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east this
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers 
this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a 
slight chance of thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of 
thunderstorms in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers late in
the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. A light chop 
on the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in 
the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. A slight 
chance of thunderstorms early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A 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 · 155 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-261930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
155 AM CDT Mon Oct 26 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.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 in the evening, then showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a
slight chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A
slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
23% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★★☆c54
2
32% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 11:26 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
3
42% lit
↑ 11:35 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
4
53% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 12:23 AM
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
5
64% lit
↑ 12:46 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★★☆c67
6
74% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 2:26 AM
★★★★c84
7
84% lit
↑ 2:20 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★★★c97
8
91% lit
↑ 3:20 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
9
97% lit
↑ 4:28 PM
↓ 5:51 AM
★★★★c107
10
100% lit
↑ 5:40 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c107
Perigee · 357,499 km
Full Moon · Wolf Moon (supermoon)
best
11
99% lit
↑ 6:52 PM
↓ 7:48 AM
★★★★c102
best
12
96% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c91
13
90% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★★★c70
14
83% lit
↑ 10:08 PM
↓ 9:50 AM
★★★☆c55
15
74% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 10:23 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:56 AM
★☆☆☆c44
17
54% lit
↑ 12:03 AM
↓ 11:29 AM
★★☆☆c50
Last Quarter
18
44% lit
↑ 1:00 AM
↓ 12:04 PM
★★☆☆c58
19
34% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 12:41 PM
★★★☆c66
20
26% lit
↑ 2:52 AM
↓ 1:23 PM
★★★★c71
21
18% lit
↑ 3:47 AM
↓ 2:08 PM
★★★★c75
22
11% lit
↑ 4:40 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★★★c77
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
Apogee · 406,115 km
23
6% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 3:52 PM
★★★★c77
24
2% lit
↑ 6:15 AM
↓ 4:47 PM
★★★★c77
best
25
0% lit
↑ 6:55 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★★★c76
best
26
0% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 6:38 PM
★★★★c72
New Moon
best
27
2% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 7:33 PM
★★★★c66
28
6% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★★c55
29
11% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 9:22 PM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
30
18% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:18 PM
★★☆☆c37
31
27% lit
↑ 10:10 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★☆☆c44

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jan 2 · 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.
  • Sun, Jan 4 · 5:56 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jan 10 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 357,499 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jan 10 · 9:27 PM — Full Moon · Wolf 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.
  • Thu, Jan 15 · 6:00 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, Jan 17 · 8:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jan 22 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 22 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 406,115 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jan 26 · 1:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jan 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jan 10 · Sun, Jan 11 · Sat, Jan 24 · Sun, Jan 25 · Mon, Jan 26

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

Moon distance

357,563 km closest · 406,075 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 1:18 PM.