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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° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 71° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 3 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 100%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:20 AM
Minor period
6:27 AM–7:27 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:57 PM–6:57 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds79% cloud cover78% cloud cover61% cloud cover75% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover66% cloud cover52% cloud cover35% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover37% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover70% cloud cover53% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover51% cloud cover53% cloud cover54% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79797777757371767879777675737376rain12% chance16% chance10% chance13% chance17% chance9% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance10% chance10% chance20% chance19% chance18% chance12% chance13% chance12% chance8% chance9% chance17% chance28% chance33% chance25% chance63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in0.050.050.05wind01020mphESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 PM79°79°68°70%79%12%–ESE 1420–
Sun 2 PM80°82°69°69%78%16%–ESE 1420–
Sun 3 PM79°82°69°71%61%10%–ESE 1420–
Sun 4 PM79°82°70°73%75%13%–ESE 1420–
Sun 5 PM79°79°70°75%79%17%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°70°76%77%9%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°69°76%83%4%–E 1318–
Sun 8 PM77°77°69°75%87%5%–E 1317–
Sun 9 PM77°77°68°74%87%5%–E 1317–
Sun 10 PM77°77°68°74%84%5%–E 1317–
Sun 11 PM76°76°67°72%79%3%–E 1215–
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°72%78%1%–E 1014–
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°72%74%1%–E 813–
Mon 2 AM75°75°65°72%66%2%–E 710–
Mon 3 AM74°74°65°74%52%1%–E 68–
Mon 4 AM73°73°66°77%35%0%–E 58–
Mon 5 AM72°73°66°79%49%2%–E 37–
Mon 6 AM72°72°66°80%44%3%–E 36–
Mon 7 AM71°71°66°83%37%3%–ENE 36–
Mon 8 AM71°71°67°86%56%5%–NE 36–
Mon 9 AM73°73°68°85%55%7%–NE 36–
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°80%70%9%–NE 57–
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°80%53%10%–ENE 69–
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%64%10%–ENE 610–
Mon 1 PM78°79°71°79%63%20%–NE 712–
Mon 2 PM79°79°72°80%58%19%–ENE 812–
Mon 3 PM80°83°72°79%57%18%–E 913–
Mon 4 PM79°83°73°81%46%12%–E 915–
Mon 5 PM79°79°73°83%47%13%–ENE 1015–
Mon 6 PM78°78°73°83%53%12%–E 1015–
Mon 7 PM77°77°73°86%50%8%–E 914–
Mon 8 PM77°77°73°87%50%9%–ESE 913–
Mon 9 PM77°77°73°88%54%17%–E 913–
Mon 10 PM76°76°73°90%57%28%–ESE 813–
Mon 11 PM76°76°73°91%50%33%–ESE 712–
Tue 12 AM75°75°72°91%61%25%–ESE 914–⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°72°92%63%63%0.05"ESE 914–⚡
Tue 2 AM74°74°72°93%68%63%0.05"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°94%72%63%0.05"SE 813–⚡
Tue 4 AM73°73°72°95%77%63%0.05"SE 812–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°96%74%63%0.05"SE 710–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°73°71°96%70%63%0.05"SE 710–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°72°96%67%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°96%62%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°73°96%56%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°95%51%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡
Tue 11 AM76°76°74°93%53%57%0.03"SE 710–⚡
Tue 12 PM77°77°74°91%54%57%0.03"ESE 812–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 71°

17% rain

ESE 12–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

63% rain

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 73°

63% rain · 0.54"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

22% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

22% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

81° / 72°

8% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

83° / 73°

4% rain

SE 7–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 3 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers between 9pm and midnight, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 246 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-252030-
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-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 
knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A 
slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers 
early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in 
the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after 
midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in 
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A 
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 
knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing 
to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. A slight 
chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to a light chop on the bay after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 246 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-252030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. 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 with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet
at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the late evening and overnight. 
.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 until late afternoon, then a chance of
showers late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early in
the evening. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 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
4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers early in the morning, then a slight chance of
showers late in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2011

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
8% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c94
2
3% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-24.7°)
3
0% lit
↑ 6:43 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★★★c93
best
4
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 6:21 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best
5
2% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★★c82
best
6
6% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c74
7
11% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★★★c65
8
18% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★☆c52
9
25% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
10
34% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 11:39 PM
★☆☆☆c36
Apogee · 404,975 km
11
43% lit
↑ 11:28 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c43
12
53% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 12:31 AM
★★☆☆c51
First Quarter
13
62% lit
↑ 12:38 PM
↓ 1:24 AM
★★☆☆c63
14
72% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★★★c74
15
80% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★★★c83
16
88% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest north (23.5°)
17
94% lit
↑ 4:00 PM
↓ 5:12 AM
★★★★c94
18
98% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c94
19
100% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
20
99% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c89
best
21
95% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 8:26 AM
★★★★c74
Perigee · 362,794 km
22
89% lit
↑ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★★★c61
23
80% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
24
70% lit
↑ 11:37 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★☆☆c49
25
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c57
26
48% lit
↑ 12:41 AM
↓ 11:47 AM
★★★☆c66
Last Quarter
27
37% lit
↑ 1:44 AM
↓ 12:34 PM
★★★★c77
28
27% lit
↑ 2:45 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★★★c83
29
18% lit
↑ 3:44 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest south (-24.6°)
30
11% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 3:15 PM
★★★★c84
31
5% lit
↑ 5:26 AM
↓ 4:13 PM
★★★★c83

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jan 2 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 4 · 3:03 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 9 · 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.
  • Mon, Jan 10 · 12:00 AM — Apogee · 404,975 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jan 12 · 5:31 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jan 16 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (23.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jan 19 · 3:21 PM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jan 21 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 362,794 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 23 · 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.
  • Wed, Jan 26 · 6:58 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jan 29 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-24.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jan 3 · Tue, Jan 4 · Wed, Jan 5 · Wed, Jan 19 · Thu, Jan 20

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

Moon distance

362,860 km closest · 404,836 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 Sun 12:45 PM.