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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 75° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunday: High 80° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
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 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 27clouds67% cloud cover80% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover56% cloud cover56% cloud cover70% cloud cover79% cloud cover61% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover72% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover73% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover45% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77767577797977777573717678797776rain3% chance5% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance8% chance7% chance6% chance7% chance11% chance9% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance9% chance8% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance4% chance8% chance20% chance23% chance25% chance22% chance13% chance7% chance12% chance17% chance18% chance23% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chancewind01020mphESE 15 mph, gusts 21ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 1 AM77°77°68°72%67%0%–ESE 1521–
Sun 2 AM77°77°67°71%80%3%–ESE 1420–
Sun 3 AM76°77°67°72%52%5%–ESE 1318–
Sun 4 AM76°76°67°72%57%3%–ESE 1317–
Sun 5 AM76°76°67°74%56%4%–ESE 1216–
Sun 6 AM75°75°67°75%56%6%–ESE 1216–
Sun 7 AM75°75°67°76%70%8%–ESE 1216–
Sun 8 AM75°75°68°78%79%7%–ESE 1216–
Sun 9 AM76°76°69°79%61%6%–ESE 1317–
Sun 10 AM77°77°69°76%66%7%–ESE 1520–
Sun 11 AM78°78°69°74%68%11%–ESE 1520–
Sun 12 PM79°79°69°73%62%9%–ESE 1520–
Sun 1 PM79°79°68°70%67%7%–ESE 1420–
Sun 2 PM80°82°69°69%85%4%–E 1418–
Sun 3 PM79°82°69°71%87%4%–E 1420–
Sun 4 PM79°82°70°73%72%6%–E 1420–
Sun 5 PM79°79°70°75%82%9%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°70°76%83%8%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°69°76%86%4%–E 1317–
Sun 8 PM77°77°69°75%88%3%–E 1317–
Sun 9 PM77°77°68°74%88%1%–E 1317–
Sun 10 PM77°77°68°74%82%0%–E 1317–
Sun 11 PM76°76°67°72%82%2%–E 1216–
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°72%73%2%–E 1014–
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°72%71%6%–E 913–
Mon 2 AM75°75°65°72%76%6%–ESE 710–
Mon 3 AM74°74°65°74%67%7%–E 69–
Mon 4 AM73°73°66°77%68%7%–E 69–
Mon 5 AM72°72°66°79%66%9%–ESE 58–
Mon 6 AM72°72°66°80%50%9%–E 57–
Mon 7 AM71°71°66°83%48%4%–E 57–
Mon 8 AM71°71°67°86%54%8%–E 36–
Mon 9 AM73°73°68°85%51%20%–E 37–
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°80%54%23%–E 58–
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°80%52%25%–E 69–
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%59%22%–E 610–
Mon 1 PM78°79°71°79%63%13%–E 710–
Mon 2 PM79°79°72°80%73%7%–E 813–
Mon 3 PM80°83°72°79%52%12%–E 914–
Mon 4 PM79°83°73°81%49%17%–ENE 1015–⚡
Mon 5 PM79°79°73°83%49%18%–E 1016–⚡
Mon 6 PM78°78°73°83%56%23%–E 1016–⚡
Mon 7 PM77°77°73°86%62%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 8 PM77°77°73°87%45%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 9 PM77°77°73°88%52%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°73°90%58%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°73°91%60%25%–ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 12 AM75°75°72°91%61%25%–ESE 914–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 75°

11% rain

ESE 12–15 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

63% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

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° / 73°

19% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny

79° / 72°

12% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

8% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 74°

4% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers between 9am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, 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 before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ130-132-135-250815-
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-
208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers late in the morning. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely.
A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening,
then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late
evening and overnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY 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, then a slight chance of
showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ150-155-250815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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. A slight chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms 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 slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely 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 in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening
and overnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · April 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
69% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 3:25 AM
★★★☆c60
2
78% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 4:06 AM
★★★☆c54
3
87% lit
↑ 4:50 PM
↓ 4:46 AM
★★☆☆c43
4
94% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
5
98% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 6:06 AM
★★★★c63
6
100% lit
↑ 8:05 PM
↓ 6:49 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Pink Moon (supermoon)
best
7
99% lit
↑ 9:13 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c89
Perigee · 358,311 km
best
8
95% lit
↑ 10:22 PM
↓ 8:25 AM
★★★★c94
best
9
88% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 9:19 AM
★★★★c95
10
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:18 AM
★☆☆☆c94
Moon farthest south (-22.3°)
11
69% lit
↑ 12:30 AM
↓ 11:19 AM
★★★★c92
12
58% lit
↑ 1:25 AM
↓ 12:21 PM
★★★☆c85
13
47% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 1:21 PM
★★★☆c76
Last Quarter
14
37% lit
↑ 2:57 AM
↓ 2:20 PM
★★★☆c64
15
27% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★☆☆c48
16
19% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★☆☆c37
17
12% lit
↑ 4:46 AM
↓ 5:03 PM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
18
6% lit
↑ 5:19 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★☆c50
19
2% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 6:47 PM
★★★★c59
20
0% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c66
21
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 8:31 PM
★★★★c72
New Moon
best
22
2% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 406,421 km
best
23
5% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★★★c76
24
10% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 11:04 PM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
25
16% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c76
26
24% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ –
★★★★c75
27
33% lit
↑ 11:44 AM
↓ 12:38 AM
★★★★c73
28
43% lit
↑ 12:39 PM
↓ 1:21 AM
★★★☆c69
29
53% lit
↑ 1:36 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★★☆☆c62
First Quarter
30
64% lit
↑ 2:34 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★☆☆c52

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 4 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Apr 6 · 2:19 PM — Full Moon · Pink 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.
  • Sat, Apr 7 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 358,311 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 10 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Apr 13 · 5:50 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Apr 17 · 11:00 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, Apr 21 · 2:18 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Apr 22 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 406,421 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Apr 24 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Apr 29 · 4:57 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Apr 6 · Sat, Apr 7 · Sun, Apr 8 · Sat, Apr 21 · Sun, Apr 22

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

Moon distance

358,311 km closest · 406,415 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 12:20 AM.