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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° · 3% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunday: High 80° · 15% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 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 PMclouds44% cloud cover67% 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77767576797978777674727378807877rain3% 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% chancewind01020mphESE 15 mph, gusts 22ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 18E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 6E 5 mph, gusts 8E 6 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 12 AM77°77°68°74%44%0%–ESE 1522–
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–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

80° / 75°

15% rain

ESE 12–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

44% rain

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 72°

63% rain · 0.54"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

22% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

42% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

16% rain

SE 8–13 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

83° / 74°

7% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 10 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 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday: Mostly 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 · 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 · May 2012

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 3:19 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
2
83% lit
↑ 4:36 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★☆☆c49
3
91% lit
↑ 5:41 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c67
4
97% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 5:21 AM
★★★★c83
5
100% lit
↑ 7:58 PM
↓ 6:09 AM
★★★★c94
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
Perigee · 356,954 km
best
6
100% lit
↑ 9:07 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★★c100
best
7
96% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★★c100
8
90% lit
↑ 11:13 PM
↓ 9:03 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-22.1°)
9
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:07 AM
★☆☆☆c93
10
73% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 11:10 AM
★★★★c87
11
63% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★★★c76
12
52% lit
↑ 1:35 AM
↓ 1:10 PM
★★★☆c62
Last Quarter
13
42% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:05 PM
★★☆☆c45
14
32% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
15
23% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c42
16
16% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 4:43 PM
★★★☆c53
17
9% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★★c62
18
5% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 6:26 PM
★★★★c69
19
1% lit
↑ 5:42 AM
↓ 7:18 PM
★★★★c75
Apogee · 406,447 km
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 8:10 PM
★★★★c78
New Moon
best
21
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★★★c80
best
22
3% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (21.5°)
23
7% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★★★★c79
24
12% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 11:20 PM
★★★★c77
25
20% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c74
26
28% lit
↑ 11:29 AM
↓ 12:01 AM
★★★★c70
27
38% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★★☆c63
28
49% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★☆☆c52
First Quarter
29
60% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
30
70% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c49
31
80% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 3:13 AM
★★★☆c68

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, May 1 · 10:00 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, May 5 · 10:35 PM — Full Moon · Flower 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, May 5 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 356,954 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 8 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 12 · 4:47 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 14 · 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.
  • Sat, May 19 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 406,447 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, May 20 · 6:47 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 22 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 28 · 3:16 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 29 · 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.

Best fishing days

Sat, May 5 · Sun, May 6 · Sat, May 19 · Sun, May 20 · Mon, May 21

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

Moon distance

357,146 km closest · 406,446 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.