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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 72° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: High 80° · 66% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:42 PM / 2:07 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 72%
Minor period
1:37 AM–2:37 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:12 PM–4:12 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 20Wed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PM6 PMclouds18% cloud cover32% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover17% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover40% cloud cover29% cloud cover27% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover26% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover53% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover54% cloud cover56% cloud cover42% cloud cover38% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover54% cloud cover45% cloud cover46% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover38% cloud cover18% cloud cover26% cloud cover33% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover15% cloud cover10% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°76747372727879797776757373787978rain20% chance20% chance14% chance8% chance8% chance6% chance9% chance11% chance13% chance18% chance20% chance14% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in65% chance, 0.02 in47% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in41% chance, 0.02 in18% chance, 0.01 in11% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in34% chance31% chance33% chance39% chance47% chance27% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 14NNW 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 12N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13ENE 12 mph, gusts 16E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 18ENE 12 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 8 PM76°76°74°96%18%20%–NNE 1317–
Tue 9 PM75°75°74°99%32%20%–NNE 1217–
Tue 10 PM74°74°74°100%40%14%–NNE 1216–
Tue 11 PM74°74°74°100%35%8%–NNE 1014–
Wed 12 AM74°74°74°100%17%8%–NNE 914–
Wed 1 AM74°74°74°100%33%6%–NNE 813–
Wed 2 AM73°73°73°100%28%9%–N 813–
Wed 3 AM73°73°73°100%40%11%–N 914–
Wed 4 AM73°73°73°100%29%13%–N 914–
Wed 5 AM72°72°72°100%27%18%–NNW 1015–
Wed 6 AM72°72°72°100%36%20%–NNW 914–
Wed 7 AM72°72°72°99%40%14%0.01"NNW 913–
Wed 8 AM72°72°72°100%26%17%0.01"N 812–
Wed 9 AM75°75°75°100%18%19%0.01"N 69–
Wed 10 AM76°76°76°100%22%27%0.01"N 69–
Wed 11 AM78°78°77°99%53%36%0.01"N 710–
Wed 12 PM78°78°77°97%72%45%0.01"NNE 710–
Wed 1 PM79°79°77°95%72%65%0.02"NE 710–⚡
Wed 2 PM79°79°77°95%54%66%0.02"E 813–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°85°77°93%56%65%0.02"ENE 914–⚡
Wed 4 PM80°86°77°92%42%47%0.02"ENE 1216–⚡
Wed 5 PM79°84°77°92%38%46%0.02"E 1217–⚡
Wed 6 PM79°79°76°92%59%41%0.02"E 1217–⚡
Wed 7 PM78°78°77°97%50%18%0.01"ENE 1216–⚡
Wed 8 PM77°77°77°98%35%11%0.01"E 1016–
Wed 9 PM76°77°76°100%32%23%0.01"E 1015–⚡
Wed 10 PM76°76°76°100%39%29%0.01"E 1015–
Wed 11 PM76°76°76°100%40%36%0.01"E 914–
Thu 12 AM75°75°75°100%54%39%0.01"E 813–
Thu 1 AM75°75°75°100%45%34%–E 710–
Thu 2 AM75°75°75°100%46%31%–E 79–
Thu 3 AM74°74°74°100%40%33%–E 69–
Thu 4 AM74°74°74°100%47%39%–E 69–
Thu 5 AM73°73°73°100%49%47%–E 69–
Thu 6 AM73°73°73°100%51%27%–ENE 710–
Thu 7 AM73°73°73°99%38%6%–ENE 710–
Thu 8 AM73°73°73°99%18%6%–ENE 710–
Thu 9 AM75°75°73°95%26%6%–ENE 812–
Thu 10 AM77°77°74°90%33%6%–ENE 913–
Thu 11 AM78°78°73°86%28%6%–ENE 1014–
Thu 12 PM78°78°73°83%24%6%–ENE 1015–
Thu 1 PM78°79°72°81%19%1%–ENE 1216–
Thu 2 PM79°79°71°77%15%1%–ENE 1317–
Thu 3 PM79°79°70°75%10%1%–ENE 1318–
Thu 4 PM79°79°70°75%6%1%–ENE 1318–
Thu 5 PM78°78°71°78%5%1%–ENE 1318–
Thu 6 PM77°77°72°83%5%1%–ENE 1217–
Thu 7 PM76°76°72°87%4%0%–ENE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 72°

20% rain

NNE 10–13 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 73°

66% rain · 0.23"

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

79° / 69°

47% rain · 0.01"

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

80° / 72°

2% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

80° / 73°

8% rain

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

78° / 70°

25% rain

E 10–16 mph · gusts 23

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 70°

40% rain · 0.18"

E 7–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 79. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ130-132-135-210730-
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-
209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming north 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the
afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.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 slight chance of
showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 
.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. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate 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 · 209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 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.


GMZ150-155-210730-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · February 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆c45
First Quarter
2
57% lit
↑ 12:32 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★★☆☆c59
3
66% lit
↑ 1:11 PM
↓ 1:56 AM
★★★☆c72
4
76% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 2:53 AM
★★★★c84
5
84% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★★c94
6
91% lit
↑ 3:43 PM
↓ 4:52 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (23.9°)
7
97% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c102
best
8
99% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c102
best
9
100% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c98
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
10
97% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 8:22 AM
★★★★c83
Perigee · 360,467 km
best
11
91% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★★c68
12
83% lit
↑ 10:19 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
13
74% lit
↑ 11:22 PM
↓ 10:24 AM
★★☆☆c43
14
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:04 AM
★★☆☆c52
15
52% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 11:45 AM
★★☆☆c67
Last Quarter
16
41% lit
↑ 1:27 AM
↓ 12:29 PM
★★★☆c76
17
31% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:17 PM
★★★★c83
18
22% lit
↑ 3:26 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★★★★c85
19
14% lit
↑ 4:21 AM
↓ 3:00 PM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest south (-22.9°)
20
8% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★★★★c84
21
3% lit
↑ 5:58 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★★c80
22
1% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c75
best
23
0% lit
↑ 7:17 AM
↓ 6:39 PM
★★★★c65
New Moon
24
1% lit
↑ 7:51 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★★c57
25
4% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★★☆c49
26
9% lit
↑ 8:54 AM
↓ 9:12 PM
★★☆☆c41
Apogee · 406,277 km
Moon crosses the equator
27
15% lit
↑ 9:24 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★☆☆c39
28
22% lit
↑ 9:56 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★☆☆c46
29
30% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c46

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Feb 1 · 7:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 6 · 8:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 9 · 1:33 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 10 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 360,467 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Feb 12 · 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.
  • Sat, Feb 15 · 4:17 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 19 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-22.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Feb 23 · 9:31 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 26 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,277 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Feb 26 · 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.

Best fishing days

Fri, Feb 7 · Sat, Feb 8 · Sun, Feb 9 · Mon, Feb 10 · Sat, Feb 22

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

Moon distance

360,484 km closest · 406,255 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 Tue 7:45 PM.