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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 83° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:42 PM / 2:07 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 70%
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 206 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AM12 PMclouds2% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover16% cloud cover12% cloud cover18% 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 cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover28% cloud cover21% cloud cover13% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79817976757372788080797876757578rain2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance11% chance20% chance20% chance14% chance8% chance8% chance6% chance9% chance11% chance13% chance18% chance20% chance14% chance17% chance19% chance27% chance36% chance45% chance65% chance, 0.01 in66% chance, 0.01 in65% chance, 0.01 in47% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in18% chance11% chance23% chance29% chance36% chance37% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 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 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 2 PM79°81°66°64%2%2%–NNE 1318–
Tue 3 PM80°82°66°63%3%1%–NNE 1420–
Tue 4 PM80°82°67°66%2%1%–NNE 1521–
Tue 5 PM81°84°68°65%4%2%–NNE 1521–
Tue 6 PM79°79°69°71%16%2%–NNE 1521–
Tue 7 PM80°84°72°76%12%11%–NNE 1420–
Tue 8 PM79°79°72°78%18%20%–NNE 1317–
Tue 9 PM77°77°71°82%32%20%–NNE 1217–
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°84%40%14%–NNE 1216–
Tue 11 PM76°77°72°85%35%8%–NNE 1014–
Wed 12 AM76°76°72°87%17%8%–NNE 914–
Wed 1 AM75°75°72°89%33%6%–NNE 813–
Wed 2 AM75°75°71°89%28%9%–N 813–
Wed 3 AM74°74°71°91%40%11%–N 914–
Wed 4 AM74°74°71°91%29%13%–N 914–
Wed 5 AM73°73°71°94%27%18%–NNW 1015–
Wed 6 AM72°72°71°95%36%20%–NNW 914–
Wed 7 AM72°72°71°96%40%14%–NNW 913–
Wed 8 AM72°72°72°98%26%17%–N 812–
Wed 9 AM74°74°73°99%18%19%–N 69–
Wed 10 AM76°76°74°93%22%27%–N 69–
Wed 11 AM78°78°75°92%53%36%–N 710–
Wed 12 PM78°78°75°90%72%45%–NNE 710–
Wed 1 PM80°84°75°87%72%65%0.01"NE 710–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°75°86%54%66%0.01"E 813–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°85°75°85%56%65%0.01"ENE 914–⚡
Wed 4 PM82°88°75°80%42%47%0.01"ENE 1216–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°84°75°85%38%46%0.01"E 1217–⚡
Wed 6 PM80°84°74°84%59%41%0.01"E 1217–⚡
Wed 7 PM80°85°75°84%50%18%–ENE 1216–⚡
Wed 8 PM79°79°74°86%35%11%–E 1016–
Wed 9 PM78°78°74°87%32%23%–E 1015–⚡
Wed 10 PM78°78°74°86%39%29%–E 1015–
Wed 11 PM78°78°73°86%40%36%–E 914–
Thu 12 AM77°77°72°86%39%37%–E 913–
Thu 1 AM76°77°72°86%40%23%–E 812–
Thu 2 AM76°76°72°86%40%23%–E 710–
Thu 3 AM76°76°71°86%40%23%–E 710–
Thu 4 AM75°75°71°86%40%23%–E 710–
Thu 5 AM75°75°70°86%40%23%–E 710–
Thu 6 AM74°74°70°85%39%23%–ENE 710–
Thu 7 AM74°74°69°84%39%5%–ENE 812–
Thu 8 AM75°75°69°83%38%5%–ENE 913–
Thu 9 AM76°76°70°81%37%5%–ENE 913–
Thu 10 AM77°77°70°79%36%5%–ENE 1014–
Thu 11 AM78°78°70°77%28%5%–ENE 1015–
Thu 12 PM78°78°69°74%21%5%–ENE 1215–
Thu 1 PM79°79°69°72%13%1%–ENE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 72°

20% rain

NNE 10–15 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

83° / 74°

66% rain · 0.06"

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Sunny

82° / 70°

37% rain

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 71°

3% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

83° / 74°

9% rain

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

83° / 73°

21% rain

E 12–16 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 71°

39% rain · 0.12"

E 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 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 83. 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 74. East wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 70. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 201 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-201930-
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-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.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 early
in the afternoon, then 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 slight chance of showers early in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance
of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of showers until
early morning. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast 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 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 · 201 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-201930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
201 AM CDT Tue Oct 20 2026

.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 late
evening and early morning. A chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY 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 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 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 3 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 · July 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
85% lit
↑ 5:12 PM
↓ 3:32 AM
★★★★c84
2
92% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 4:17 AM
★★★★c94
3
97% lit
↑ 7:21 PM
↓ 5:06 AM
★★★★c99
4
100% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 6:00 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-23.6°)
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
5
100% lit
↑ 9:16 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c98
best
6
97% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c93
7
93% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★★★★c86
8
87% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 9:54 AM
★☆☆☆c77
9
79% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★★c70
10
71% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 11:42 AM
★★★☆c59
11
62% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 12:34 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
12
53% lit
↑ 1:02 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★☆☆☆c32
Apogee · 404,201 km
Last Quarter
13
43% lit
↑ 1:33 AM
↓ 2:16 PM
★☆☆☆c39
14
34% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★☆☆c53
15
25% lit
↑ 2:38 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★☆c65
16
17% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 4:57 PM
★★★★c75
17
10% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 5:54 PM
★★★★c84
18
5% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c90
19
1% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest north (24.7°)
best
20
0% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 8:42 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
21
1% lit
↑ 7:40 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★★★c94
best
22
5% lit
↑ 8:44 AM
↓ 10:16 PM
★★★★c90
23
11% lit
↑ 9:49 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★★★c81
24
20% lit
↑ 10:53 AM
↓ 11:36 PM
★☆☆☆c69
25
30% lit
↑ 11:55 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c54
Perigee · 368,359 km
Moon crosses the equator
26
41% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★☆☆c39
27
52% lit
↑ 2:01 PM
↓ 12:52 AM
★★☆☆c53
First Quarter
28
64% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 1:32 AM
★★★☆c68
29
74% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★★★c81
30
83% lit
↑ 5:10 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★★★c89
31
90% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★★c91

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jul 4 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Jul 4 · 11:44 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 11 · 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.
  • Sun, Jul 12 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,201 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 12 · 6:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 19 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 20 · 12:33 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Jul 25 · 12:00 AM — Perigee · 368,359 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jul 25 · 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.
  • Mon, Jul 27 · 7:32 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jul 4 · Sun, Jul 5 · Sun, Jul 19 · Mon, Jul 20 · Tue, Jul 21

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

Moon distance

368,452 km closest · 404,195 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 1:00 PM.