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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 28% rain

A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: High 80° · 49% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:55 PM
Moonrise / moonset
4:14 PM / 3:03 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 75%
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 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 23clouds44% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover37% cloud cover34% cloud cover10% cloud cover43% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover45% cloud cover49% cloud cover52% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover49% cloud cover60% cloud cover51% cloud cover62% cloud cover42% cloud cover69% cloud cover62% cloud cover69% cloud cover48% cloud cover67% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover53% cloud cover51% cloud cover57% cloud cover61% cloud cover47% cloud cover37% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover10% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°72727379807977757473747878787573rain20% chance28% chance25% chance14% chance9% chance16% chance22% chance29% chance30% chance39% chance49% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in39% chance, 0.02 in29% chance, 0.02 in25% chance, 0.02 in26% chance, 0.02 in45% chance, 0.02 in51% chance, 0.02 in50% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in44% chance, 0.02 in35% chance48% chance54% chance52% chance43% chance30% chance16% chance14% chance16% chance21% chance21% chance15% chance9% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 9 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 14N 7 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 14E 12 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 13 mph, gusts 20ENE 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 3 AM72°73°72°97%44%20%–N 914–
Wed 4 AM72°72°72°97%28%28%–N 1015–
Wed 5 AM72°72°71°97%25%25%–N 1015–
Wed 6 AM72°72°71°96%22%14%–N 1015–
Wed 7 AM72°72°71°95%32%9%–N 1014–
Wed 8 AM72°72°71°95%31%16%–N 913–
Wed 9 AM73°73°73°100%37%22%–N 710–
Wed 10 AM76°76°74°95%34%29%–N 710–⚡
Wed 11 AM78°78°75°92%10%30%–N 710–⚡
Wed 12 PM79°79°76°90%43%39%–NNE 610–⚡
Wed 1 PM79°84°76°88%36%49%0.02"NNE 710–⚡
Wed 2 PM79°84°76°89%37%45%0.02"NE 812–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°86°76°88%45%39%0.02"NE 914–⚡
Wed 4 PM80°85°76°88%49%29%0.02"NE 1015–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°84°76°88%52%25%0.02"E 1216–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°76°89%48%26%0.02"E 1216–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°75°90%48%45%0.02"E 1015–⚡
Wed 8 PM78°78°75°91%49%51%0.02"E 914–⚡
Wed 9 PM77°77°75°93%60%50%0.02"E 914–⚡
Wed 10 PM76°76°75°95%51%46%0.02"E 913–⚡
Wed 11 PM76°76°74°96%62%44%0.02"E 812–⚡
Thu 12 AM75°75°74°95%42%44%0.02"ESE 712–⚡
Thu 1 AM75°75°74°95%69%35%–E 610–⚡
Thu 2 AM75°75°73°94%62%48%–E 68–⚡
Thu 3 AM74°74°72°94%69%54%–ENE 58–⚡
Thu 4 AM74°74°72°94%48%52%–ENE 58–
Thu 5 AM73°73°72°94%67%43%–ENE 68–
Thu 6 AM73°73°71°94%50%30%–ENE 69–
Thu 7 AM73°73°71°93%49%16%–ENE 79–
Thu 8 AM73°73°71°93%48%14%–ENE 79–
Thu 9 AM74°74°72°93%44%16%–ENE 710–
Thu 10 AM76°77°72°85%37%21%–ENE 812–
Thu 11 AM78°78°71°80%35%21%–ENE 1014–
Thu 12 PM78°78°70°77%53%15%–ENE 1215–
Thu 1 PM78°78°69°74%51%9%–ENE 1217–
Thu 2 PM78°78°69°73%57%1%–ENE 1317–
Thu 3 PM78°78°69°72%61%0%–ENE 1318–
Thu 4 PM78°78°69°72%47%0%–ENE 1320–
Thu 5 PM78°78°68°71%37%0%–ENE 1320–
Thu 6 PM78°78°68°71%4%0%–ENE 1318–
Thu 7 PM76°76°67°73%3%0%–ENE 1016–
Thu 8 PM76°76°67°74%3%0%–ENE 1015–
Thu 9 PM75°75°67°77%4%0%–E 1015–
Thu 10 PM74°74°67°79%5%0%–E 1015–
Thu 11 PM73°73°66°79%6%0%–E 914–
Fri 12 AM73°73°66°79%8%0%–E 913–
Fri 1 AM73°73°66°78%9%0%–E 812–
Fri 2 AM72°72°65°78%10%0%–E 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

51% rain · 0.22"

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 70°

54% rain · 0.02"

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 73°

3% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

13% rain

ESE 10–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

79° / 70°

13% rain

ESE 12–17 mph · gusts 25

Mon, Oct 26

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 71°

26% rain

E 7–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 71°

37% rain · 0.24"

E 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 8am and 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A 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 · 228 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-212015-
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-
228 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers early this morning,
then a chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.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
early in the morning, then a slight chance of showers late in the
morning. 
.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...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers 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 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing
to light chop after midnight. A slight chance of showers 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 · 228 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-212015-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
228 AM CDT Wed Oct 21 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.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...East 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...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the evening. 
.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. A
slight chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2019

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2% lit
↑ 5:34 AM
↓ 7:32 PM
★★★★c99
2
0% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c103
New Moon
Moon farthest north (22.8°)
best
3
1% lit
↑ 7:32 AM
↓ 9:33 PM
★★★★c103
best
4
5% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★★★c102
5
12% lit
↑ 9:44 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★★c96
Perigee · 363,726 km
6
20% lit
↑ 10:50 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★☆☆☆c85
7
31% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ –
★★★★c76
8
42% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
9
53% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★☆☆c41
First Quarter
10
64% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 1:57 AM
★★☆☆c51
11
74% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★☆c66
12
83% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 3:16 AM
★★★★c77
13
90% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★★c83
14
95% lit
↑ 6:50 PM
↓ 4:45 AM
★★★★c85
15
99% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-21.9°)
16
100% lit
↑ 8:32 PM
↓ 6:26 AM
★★★★c85
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
17
99% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 7:19 AM
★★★★c82
best
18
97% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c78
19
93% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 9:06 AM
★★★★c72
20
87% lit
↑ 11:10 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c65
Apogee · 405,479 km
21
80% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★★☆c59
22
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:41 AM
★★☆☆c46
23
63% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 12:32 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
24
54% lit
↑ 12:46 AM
↓ 1:24 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Last Quarter
25
44% lit
↑ 1:20 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★★☆☆c47
26
34% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 3:13 PM
★★☆☆c61
27
24% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 4:12 PM
★★★★c75
28
15% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 5:13 PM
★★★★c85
29
8% lit
↑ 4:13 AM
↓ 6:15 PM
★★★★c94
30
3% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c98
Moon farthest north (23.0°)
31
0% lit
↑ 6:16 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon (supermoon)
best

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 2 · 2:16 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 2 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (22.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 5 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 363,726 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 9 · 5:54 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 15 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jul 16 · 4:38 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 20 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,479 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 23 · 4:00 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, Jul 24 · 8:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jul 30 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 31 · 10:12 PM — New 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.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jul 2 · Wed, Jul 3 · Tue, Jul 16 · Wed, Jul 17 · Wed, Jul 31

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

Moon distance

361,641 km closest · 405,436 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 3:00 AM.