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Port Mansfield

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

⚠ Tsunami Warning · until Tue 12:31 PM

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Today

Today: High 83° · 6% rain

Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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, 69%
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 2012 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 226 AMclouds1% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover4% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover14% cloud cover38% cloud cover28% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover38% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover30% cloud cover43% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover25% cloud cover13% cloud cover28% cloud cover25% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover25% cloud cover41% cloud cover46% cloud cover64% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover40% cloud cover39% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78798179767573727880807978767575rain4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance7% chance10% chance13% chance10% chance7% chance15% chance14% chance5% chance9% chance12% chance8% chance17% chance16% chance5% chance6% chance23% chance24% chance33% chance33% chance48% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in52% chance, 0.01 in49% chance, 0.01 in42% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in37% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance37% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance23% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 14NNW 10 mph, gusts 15NNW 12 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 11 AM78°78°67°69%1%0%–NE 1316–
Tue 12 PM78°78°67°68%7%0%–NE 1317–
Tue 1 PM79°79°66°66%6%4%–NNE 1418–
Tue 2 PM79°81°66°64%3%4%–NNE 1420–
Tue 3 PM80°82°66°63%5%4%–NNE 1521–
Tue 4 PM80°82°67°66%5%4%–NNE 1622–
Tue 5 PM81°84°68°65%7%6%–NNE 1622–
Tue 6 PM79°79°69°71%4%7%–NNE 1522–
Tue 7 PM80°84°72°76%7%10%–NNE 1420–
Tue 8 PM79°79°72°78%6%13%–NNE 1318–
Tue 9 PM77°77°71°82%14%10%–NNE 1217–
Tue 10 PM77°77°72°84%38%7%–NNE 1016–
Tue 11 PM76°77°72°85%28%15%–NNE 914–
Wed 12 AM76°76°72°87%24%14%–N 914–
Wed 1 AM75°75°72°89%26%5%–N 813–
Wed 2 AM75°75°71°89%25%9%–N 813–
Wed 3 AM74°74°71°91%38%12%–N 914–
Wed 4 AM74°74°71°91%45%8%–N 1015–
Wed 5 AM73°73°71°94%47%17%–NNW 1015–
Wed 6 AM72°72°71°95%30%16%–N 1016–
Wed 7 AM72°72°71°96%43%5%–NNW 1216–
Wed 8 AM72°72°72°98%14%6%–NNW 1014–
Wed 9 AM74°74°73°99%18%23%–N 913–
Wed 10 AM76°76°74°93%25%24%–N 913–
Wed 11 AM78°78°75°92%13%33%–NNE 914–
Wed 12 PM78°78°75°90%28%33%–NE 914–
Wed 1 PM80°84°75°87%25%48%0.01"NE 1015–⚡
Wed 2 PM80°84°75°86%19%45%0.01"ENE 1216–⚡
Wed 3 PM80°85°75°85%24%52%0.01"ENE 1217–⚡
Wed 4 PM82°88°75°80%25%49%0.01"ENE 1318–⚡
Wed 5 PM80°84°75°85%41%42%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Wed 6 PM80°84°74°84%46%35%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Wed 7 PM80°85°75°84%64%37%–E 1217–
Wed 8 PM79°79°74°86%33%37%–E 1217–
Wed 9 PM78°78°74°87%35%37%–E 1217–
Wed 10 PM78°78°74°86%36%37%–E 1216–
Wed 11 PM78°78°73°86%37%37%–E 1015–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 72°

17% rain

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Rain Showers

83° / 74°

52% rain · 0.06"

NNE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ 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
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. North wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 7 to 13 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 · September 2020

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 6:31 AM
★★★★c72
best
2
100% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 7:25 AM
★★★★c61
Full Moon · Corn Moon
3
98% lit
↑ 9:02 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★☆c48
4
94% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 9:10 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
5
89% lit
↑ 10:03 PM
↓ 10:01 AM
★★☆☆c30
6
82% lit
↑ 10:35 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★☆☆c40
Apogee · 405,606 km
7
75% lit
↑ 11:08 PM
↓ 11:43 AM
★★☆☆c55
8
66% lit
↑ 11:45 PM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★☆c64
9
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:31 PM
★☆☆☆c69
10
47% lit
↑ 12:27 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★★☆c77
Last Quarter
11
37% lit
↑ 1:13 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (24.9°)
12
27% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★★★★c88
13
18% lit
↑ 3:04 AM
↓ 5:09 PM
★★★★c89
14
11% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★★c88
best
15
5% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c84
best
16
1% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 7:25 PM
★★★★c75
best
17
0% lit
↑ 7:25 AM
↓ 8:06 PM
★★★★c61
New Moon (supermoon)
18
3% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★☆c44
Perigee · 359,084 km
Moon crosses the equator
19
8% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
★★★★c64
20
15% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 10:08 PM
★★★★c81
best
21
25% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 10:54 PM
★★★★c97
22
35% lit
↑ 12:57 PM
↓ 11:43 PM
★★★★c99
23
46% lit
↑ 2:00 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c100
First Quarter
24
57% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:37 AM
★★★☆c100
Moon farthest south (-24.0°)
25
67% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 1:33 AM
★★★★c95
26
76% lit
↑ 4:39 PM
↓ 2:31 AM
★★★★c87
27
84% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 3:29 AM
★★★★c76
28
91% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 4:25 AM
★★★★c65
29
96% lit
↑ 6:32 PM
↓ 5:20 AM
★★★☆c54
30
99% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 6:13 AM
★★★☆c43

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Sep 2 · 12:22 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 4 · 1:00 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, Sep 6 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 405,606 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Sep 10 · 4:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Sep 11 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (24.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Sep 17 · 6:00 AM — 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.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 359,084 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 18 · 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.
  • Wed, Sep 23 · 8:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Sep 24 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Sep 1 · Mon, Sep 14 · Tue, Sep 15 · Wed, Sep 16 · Sun, Sep 20

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

Moon distance

359,099 km closest · 405,510 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 11:45 AM.