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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 71° · 2% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 9 mph.

Monday: High 80° · 9% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:51 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:10 PM / 8:03 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
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 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 28clouds48% cloud cover42% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover46% cloud cover29% cloud cover50% cloud cover58% cloud cover59% cloud cover34% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover61% cloud cover74% cloud cover44% cloud cover39% cloud cover32% cloud cover47% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover37% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover65% cloud cover44% cloud cover54% cloud cover48% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover63% cloud cover62% cloud cover51% cloud cover64% cloud cover66% cloud cover67% cloud cover51% cloud cover47% cloud cover50% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover41% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°75737278797977767573727778797877rain1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance6% chance7% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance9% chance9% chance8% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance8% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in33% chance37% chance37% chance35% chance36% chance36% chance18% chance18% chance27% chance27% chance33% chance25% chance47% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in5% chance, 0.01 in8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance8% chance15% chancewind01020mphE 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 9 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 2 AM75°75°66°75%48%1%–E 69–
Mon 3 AM74°74°66°75%42%2%–E 68–
Mon 4 AM74°74°66°75%32%1%–E 68–
Mon 5 AM73°73°66°78%35%2%–E 57–
Mon 6 AM72°73°66°79%46%1%–E 57–
Mon 7 AM72°72°65°80%29%3%–ENE 36–
Mon 8 AM72°72°66°83%50%6%–ENE 36–
Mon 9 AM73°73°68°82%58%7%–NE 25–
Mon 10 AM76°77°68°75%59%5%–NE 36–
Mon 11 AM78°78°69°74%34%4%–NE 68–
Mon 12 PM78°79°70°74%32%5%–ENE 710–
Mon 1 PM79°79°70°75%41%9%–ENE 712–
Mon 2 PM79°79°71°76%61%9%–ENE 813–
Mon 3 PM80°83°71°75%74%8%–ENE 914–
Mon 4 PM80°83°72°77%44%6%–ENE 915–
Mon 5 PM79°83°72°78%39%4%–E 1015–
Mon 6 PM79°79°72°79%32%4%–E 1015–
Mon 7 PM78°78°72°82%47%8%0.01"ENE 914–
Mon 8 PM77°77°72°83%61%10%0.01"E 913–
Mon 9 PM77°77°72°85%53%20%0.01"E 812–
Mon 10 PM77°77°73°87%50%24%0.01"E 812–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°72°89%31%31%0.01"E 712–⚡
Tue 12 AM76°76°72°90%24%40%0.01"ESE 712–⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°72°91%37%33%–ESE 710–⚡
Tue 2 AM75°75°72°92%44%37%–SSE 69–⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°95%49%37%–SE 69–⚡
Tue 4 AM73°73°72°96%65%35%–ESE 69–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°97%44%36%–ESE 69–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°72°72°98%54%36%–ESE 69–⚡
Tue 7 AM72°73°71°96%48%18%–E 69–⚡
Tue 8 AM72°72°72°99%63%18%–ESE 69–⚡
Tue 9 AM73°73°73°99%62%27%–ESE 610–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°94%69%27%–ESE 710–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°74°92%63%33%–ESE 710–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°74°90%62%25%–ESE 812–⚡
Tue 1 PM78°78°74°87%51%47%0.01"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 2 PM78°78°74°88%64%42%0.01"ESE 813–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°74°87%66%39%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 4 PM79°83°74°85%67%31%0.01"E 1016–⚡
Tue 5 PM79°79°74°86%51%18%0.01"E 1216–⚡
Tue 6 PM79°79°74°85%47%5%0.01"E 1016–
Tue 7 PM78°78°74°86%50%8%–E 915–
Tue 8 PM78°78°74°87%36%8%–ESE 914–
Tue 9 PM77°77°74°88%39%8%–ESE 913–
Tue 10 PM77°77°74°89%41%8%–ESE 813–
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°89%40%8%–ESE 813–
Wed 12 AM77°77°73°88%40%8%–SE 712–
Wed 1 AM76°76°73°89%39%15%–SE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

80° / 71°

31% rain · 0.05"

ENE 2–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

47% rain · 0.07"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 74°

31% rain

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

20% rain

ESE 10–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

81° / 73°

10% rain

SE 10–14 mph · gusts 21

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 74°

9% rain

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

83° / 74°

9% rain

ESE 6–14 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 9pm and 10pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then 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. East southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • 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 74. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 151 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ130-132-135-260715-
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-
151 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
early in the evening, then a chance of showers in the late
evening and overnight. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the morning. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight,
then a chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...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. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms until early morning. A
slight chance of showers. 
.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 until late afternoon, then a chance of showers
late in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of showers until early morning. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. 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 · 151 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ150-155-260715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
151 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2009

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
99% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 6:19 AM
★★★★c98
best
2
100% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 7:24 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (25.5°)
best
3
97% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 8:28 AM
★★★★c101
4
92% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 9:25 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 363,480 km
5
84% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 10:16 AM
★★★★c93
6
75% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★★★c82
7
64% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:39 AM
★★★☆c67
8
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:15 PM
★★☆☆c45
Last Quarter
9
42% lit
↑ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:50 PM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
10
31% lit
↑ 1:39 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c52
11
22% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 2:01 PM
★★★☆c65
12
14% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★★★c76
13
8% lit
↑ 4:37 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★★★c83
14
3% lit
↑ 5:36 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★★★c85
15
1% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-26.2°)
best
16
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
17
1% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★★c83
18
5% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c80
19
9% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ 8:37 PM
★★★★c75
20
16% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 9:30 PM
★★★★c68
Apogee · 405,729 km
21
23% lit
↑ 10:41 AM
↓ 10:22 PM
★★★☆c59
22
31% lit
↑ 11:11 AM
↓ 11:13 PM
★★☆☆c49
23
41% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
24
50% lit
↑ 12:10 PM
↓ 12:05 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
25
60% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★★☆☆c49
26
70% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★★☆c62
27
79% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★★c76
28
87% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c88
29
94% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★★★c97
30
98% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 6:07 AM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
31
100% lit
↑ 5:58 PM
↓ 7:08 AM
★★★★c101
Full Moon · Blue Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Dec 2 · 1:30 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Dec 2 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 4 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 363,480 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 8 · 6:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 9 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Dec 15 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 16 · 6:02 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Dec 20 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,729 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Dec 23 · 7:00 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, Dec 24 · 11:36 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Dec 30 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 31 · 1:13 PM — Full Moon · Blue 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Dec 1 · Wed, Dec 2 · Tue, Dec 15 · Wed, Dec 16 · Thu, Dec 31

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

Moon distance

359,910 km closest · 405,725 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 1:30 AM.