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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° · 1% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 9 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 9% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:17 PM / 4:56 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 93%
Minor period
4:26 AM–5:26 AM
Major period
10:05 AM–12:05 PM
Minor period
4:47 PM–5:47 PM
Major period
10:35 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 236 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PMclouds14% cloud cover9% cloud cover16% cloud cover14% cloud cover13% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover38% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover43% cloud cover33% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover59% cloud cover41% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover57% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover66% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover70% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°80807877767574798181797878767679rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance4% chance9% chance12% chance15% chance16% chance17% chance18% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance16% chance17% chance20% chance12% chance11% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance9% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 10 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 16 mph, gusts 21ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 15 mph, gusts 21ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM80°82°67°65%14%1%–E 1014–
Fri 2 PM80°82°68°66%9%1%–E 1015–
Fri 3 PM80°82°68°66%16%1%–E 1216–
Fri 4 PM80°82°68°67%14%1%–E 1217–
Fri 5 PM80°82°68°68%13%0%–E 1318–
Fri 6 PM79°82°68°69%6%0%–ESE 1318–
Fri 7 PM78°78°68°72%6%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 8 PM78°78°68°73%4%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 9 PM78°78°69°74%11%0%–ESE 1318–
Fri 10 PM77°77°69°76%9%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 11 PM77°77°69°76%11%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 12 AM76°77°69°77%18%0%–SE 1217–
Sat 1 AM76°76°69°77%22%0%–SE 1216–
Sat 2 AM76°76°69°79%34%2%–SE 1216–
Sat 3 AM75°75°68°80%37%3%–SE 1216–
Sat 4 AM75°75°69°81%33%4%–SE 1216–
Sat 5 AM74°74°69°84%38%9%–ESE 1217–
Sat 6 AM74°74°69°83%25%12%–SE 1217–
Sat 7 AM74°74°69°83%25%15%–ESE 1216–
Sat 8 AM75°75°69°84%43%16%–ESE 1317–
Sat 9 AM77°77°71°80%33%17%–ESE 1317–
Sat 10 AM79°82°71°76%41%18%–ESE 1520–
Sat 11 AM80°83°71°74%35%15%–ESE 1621–
Sat 12 PM80°84°71°72%26%15%–ESE 1723–
Sat 1 PM81°84°70°71%20%15%–ESE 1824–
Sat 2 PM81°84°71°71%22%16%–ESE 1825–
Sat 3 PM81°85°70°71%27%17%–ESE 1825–
Sat 4 PM81°84°71°71%18%20%–ESE 1826–
Sat 5 PM80°84°70°71%24%12%–ESE 1826–
Sat 6 PM80°83°70°72%24%11%–ESE 1725–
Sat 7 PM79°82°70°73%22%5%–ESE 1623–
Sat 8 PM79°79°69°72%34%6%–ESE 1623–
Sat 9 PM79°79°69°73%59%5%–ESE 1723–
Sat 10 PM78°78°69°73%41%9%–ESE 1724–
Sat 11 PM78°78°69°73%43%1%–ESE 1723–
Sun 12 AM78°78°68°72%48%1%–ESE 1622–
Sun 1 AM78°78°67°71%52%0%–ESE 1622–
Sun 2 AM77°77°67°71%57%0%–ESE 1621–
Sun 3 AM76°76°67°72%62%0%–ESE 1521–
Sun 4 AM76°76°66°72%67%0%–ESE 1520–
Sun 5 AM76°76°66°73%66%0%–ESE 1520–
Sun 6 AM75°75°66°73%64%0%–ESE 1420–
Sun 7 AM76°76°66°73%63%0%–ESE 1420–
Sun 8 AM76°76°67°72%63%0%–ESE 1420–
Sun 9 AM78°78°68°71%64%0%–ESE 1420–
Sun 10 AM79°79°68°70%64%0%–ESE 1420–
Sun 11 AM79°82°68°69%67%0%–ESE 1420–
Sun 12 PM79°82°68°68%70%0%–E 1520–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 73°

9% rain

E 10–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 74°

20% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

1% rain

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

35% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 69°

42% rain · 0.18"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 70°

24% rain · 0.12"

E 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 71°

34% rain · 0.30"

ESE 7–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ130-132-135-231930-
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-
212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...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. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing
to light chop after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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 · 212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ150-155-231930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
212 AM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers
late in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 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 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers late in the evening, then
a chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2015

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
98% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 8:08 AM
★★★★c98
best
2
93% lit
↑ 10:06 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★★★c86
Perigee · 362,132 km
3
85% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 10:18 AM
★★☆☆c70
Moon crosses the equator
4
76% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★☆☆c51
5
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:24 PM
★★☆☆c51
6
54% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★★☆☆c63
Last Quarter
7
43% lit
↑ 1:04 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★★☆☆c76
8
33% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★★☆c87
9
23% lit
↑ 2:40 AM
↓ 4:19 PM
★★★★c92
10
15% lit
↑ 3:32 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
11
8% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 6:01 PM
★★★★c92
12
4% lit
↑ 5:18 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c88
best
13
1% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 7:28 PM
★★★★c83
best
14
0% lit
↑ 7:03 AM
↓ 8:07 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
15
1% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 8:43 PM
★★★★c68
16
4% lit
↑ 8:46 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★☆c58
17
9% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 405,846 km
18
15% lit
↑ 10:26 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★☆☆c35
19
22% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★☆☆c37
20
30% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:40 PM
★★☆☆c44
21
39% lit
↑ 12:59 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c54
22
49% lit
↑ 1:52 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★★☆☆c64
First Quarter
23
59% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 1:04 AM
★★☆☆c73
24
69% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c82
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
25
79% lit
↑ 4:35 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★★★c88
26
87% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★★★c90
27
94% lit
↑ 6:19 PM
↓ 4:43 AM
★★★★c90
best
28
98% lit
↑ 7:09 PM
↓ 5:47 AM
★★★★c88
best
29
100% lit
↑ 7:56 PM
↓ 6:53 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
30
99% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★★c70
Perigee · 358,288 km
31
94% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★☆c55
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 362,132 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 3 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 6 · 9:03 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 10 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 14 · 9:53 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Aug 17 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,846 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 2:31 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 1:35 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Sun, Aug 30 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 358,288 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 31 · 5:00 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, Aug 1 · Wed, Aug 12 · Thu, Aug 13 · Thu, Aug 27 · Fri, Aug 28

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

Moon distance

358,292 km closest · 405,775 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 Fri 12:43 PM.