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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 73° · 49% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Thursday: High 79° · 43% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:55 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 3:03 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 82%
Minor period
2:33 AM–3:33 AM
Major period
8:40 AM–10:40 AM
Minor period
3:44 PM–4:44 PM
Major period
9:05 PM–11:05 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 21Thu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMclouds50% cloud cover39% cloud cover21% cloud cover47% cloud cover62% cloud cover62% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover52% cloud cover43% cloud cover55% cloud cover53% cloud cover53% cloud cover24% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover35% cloud cover46% cloud cover33% cloud cover7% cloud cover11% cloud cover23% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover13% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover24% cloud cover21% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover50% cloud cover30% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover7% cloud cover8% cloud cover8% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°77757473767879777573727177808077rain39% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in27% chance26% chance23% chance27% chance29% chance27% chance8% chance4% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 5 mph, gusts 7NE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 10 PM77°77°76°97%50%39%0.01"ESE 812–
Wed 11 PM76°76°76°98%39%35%0.01"ESE 710–
Thu 12 AM76°76°75°98%21%41%0.01"ESE 69–
Thu 1 AM75°75°75°99%47%41%0.01"ESE 58–
Thu 2 AM75°75°74°98%62%44%0.01"ESE 37–
Thu 3 AM74°74°74°100%62%47%0.01"E 37–
Thu 4 AM74°74°74°100%45%49%0.01"E 57–
Thu 5 AM73°73°73°100%46%49%0.01"ENE 36–
Thu 6 AM73°73°73°100%52%43%0.01"ENE 57–
Thu 7 AM73°73°73°99%43%27%–NE 58–
Thu 8 AM73°73°73°99%55%26%–NE 58–
Thu 9 AM74°74°74°100%53%23%–ENE 68–
Thu 10 AM76°76°74°95%53%27%–ENE 710–
Thu 11 AM77°77°74°91%24%29%–ENE 812–
Thu 12 PM78°78°74°87%34%27%–ENE 914–
Thu 1 PM78°78°73°83%39%8%–ENE 1216–
Thu 2 PM78°78°72°80%35%4%–ENE 1217–
Thu 3 PM79°79°70°75%46%2%–ENE 1318–
Thu 4 PM79°79°70°74%33%1%–ENE 1420–
Thu 5 PM78°78°69°74%7%1%–ENE 1320–
Thu 6 PM78°78°69°74%11%1%–ENE 1318–
Thu 7 PM77°77°70°78%23%0%–ENE 1216–
Thu 8 PM76°76°69°80%16%0%–ENE 1015–
Thu 9 PM75°75°69°82%17%1%–E 1015–
Thu 10 PM75°75°69°83%18%1%–E 1015–
Thu 11 PM74°74°69°83%18%1%–E 914–
Fri 12 AM74°74°68°84%13%1%–E 914–
Fri 1 AM73°73°68°86%16%0%–E 812–
Fri 2 AM72°73°68°85%16%1%–E 710–
Fri 3 AM72°72°67°85%24%0%–E 710–
Fri 4 AM72°72°67°85%21%0%–E 79–
Fri 5 AM71°71°66°85%24%0%–E 69–
Fri 6 AM71°71°66°84%26%0%–E 69–
Fri 7 AM71°71°66°83%25%0%–E 68–
Fri 8 AM71°71°66°83%50%0%–E 68–
Fri 9 AM74°74°67°78%30%0%–E 69–
Fri 10 AM77°77°67°72%9%0%–E 710–
Fri 11 AM79°79°68°69%11%0%–E 812–
Fri 12 PM79°82°68°67%12%0%–E 813–
Fri 1 PM80°82°68°67%14%0%–E 914–
Fri 2 PM80°82°67°65%12%0%–E 1015–
Fri 3 PM80°82°67°65%9%0%–E 1016–
Fri 4 PM80°82°67°65%7%0%–E 1217–
Fri 5 PM79°79°67°67%7%0%–E 1217–
Fri 6 PM78°78°68°70%7%0%–E 1217–
Fri 7 PM77°77°68°73%7%0%–E 1217–
Fri 8 PM77°77°68°75%8%0%–E 1217–
Fri 9 PM76°77°68°76%8%0%–ESE 1318–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 73°

49% rain · 0.02"

ESE 7–8 mph · gusts 12

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 71°

49% rain · 0.07"

NE 3–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 74°

5% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

80° / 75°

11% rain

SE 10–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

6% rain

ESE 10–18 mph · gusts 24

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

15% rain

E 7–12 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 27

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 70°

36% rain · 0.18"

ESE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 15 to 18 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 7 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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.


GMZ135-221000-
Laguna Madre from 5 nm north of Port Mansfield to Baffin Bay TX-
444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION...

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 20 knots. A moderate chop 
on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of 
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then diminishing
to around 5 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the
bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and early
morning, then diminishing to smooth early in the morning. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in
the evening, then showers likely late in the evening. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 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 in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers early in the
afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. 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 · 444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 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.


GMZ150-155-221000-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
444 PM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early in
the morning, then a slight chance of showers late in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...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. A
slight chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2017

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
94% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★★c69
2
99% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 5:41 AM
★★★★c92
best
3
100% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c100
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
best
4
98% lit
↑ 7:07 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★★★c102
Perigee · 357,494 km
best
5
93% lit
↑ 8:10 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★★c102
Moon farthest north (19.9°)
6
86% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 10:00 AM
★★★★c98
7
77% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 10:54 AM
★★★★c88
8
67% lit
↑ 11:20 PM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★★c76
9
56% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:25 PM
★★★☆c61
10
46% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 1:04 PM
★★☆☆c42
Last Quarter
11
35% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 1:41 PM
★★☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
12
26% lit
↑ 2:10 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★☆☆c48
13
18% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 2:53 PM
★★★☆c53
14
11% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★★★★c59
15
6% lit
↑ 4:49 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★★★c70
16
2% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 4:48 PM
★★★★c75
17
0% lit
↑ 6:33 AM
↓ 5:31 PM
★★★★c78
best
18
0% lit
↑ 7:23 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
Apogee · 406,599 km
best
19
2% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 7:05 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest south (-20.0°)
20
5% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 7:55 PM
★★★★c78
21
10% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★★c75
22
17% lit
↑ 10:23 AM
↓ 9:39 PM
★★★★c70
23
25% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★☆c63
24
34% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:26 PM
★★☆☆c54
25
44% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c45
26
54% lit
↑ 12:53 PM
↓ 12:21 AM
★☆☆☆c40
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
27
64% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ 1:18 AM
★★☆☆c49
28
75% lit
↑ 2:13 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★☆☆c59
29
84% lit
↑ 2:58 PM
↓ 3:18 AM
★★★★c75
30
92% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 4:23 AM
★★★★c89
31
97% lit
↑ 4:45 PM
↓ 5:30 AM
★★★★c99

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Dec 3 · 9:47 AM — Full Moon · Cold 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.
  • Mon, Dec 4 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 357,494 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Dec 5 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (19.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Dec 10 · 1:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 11 · 4:00 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, Dec 18 · 12:30 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 18 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 406,599 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Dec 19 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Dec 26 · 3:19 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Dec 26 · 10:00 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, Dec 2 · Sun, Dec 3 · Mon, Dec 4 · Sun, Dec 17 · Mon, Dec 18

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

Moon distance

357,607 km closest · 406,559 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 Wed 9:30 PM.