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Port Mansfield

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

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100% · Feels like 73°F

Observed 11:52 PM · Port Mansfield (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)

Wind

5mph

From NW (320°)

4 kt on the water

Temperature

74°F

Humidity

87%

Dew point 68°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.09 in1019.0 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

Not enough readings yet.

Barometer at Port Mansfield, 6-minute readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Today

Overnight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 12 mph.

Tuesday: High 83° · 6% rain

Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:42 PM / 2:07 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 65%
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 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 22clouds32% cloud cover26% cloud cover21% cloud cover14% cloud cover18% cloud cover23% cloud cover13% cloud cover17% cloud cover15% cloud cover7% cloud cover1% 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 cover36% cloud cover34% cloud cover33% cloud cover34% cloud cover34% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°76747377798080777574727680828078rain2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance4% 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% chancewind01020mphENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 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 16E 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 AM76°77°68°76%32%2%–ENE 1216–
Tue 2 AM76°76°67°75%26%1%–ENE 1015–
Tue 3 AM75°75°67°76%21%2%–ENE 1015–
Tue 4 AM74°75°66°76%14%2%–ENE 1014–
Tue 5 AM74°74°66°76%18%2%–NE 1014–
Tue 6 AM73°73°66°77%23%2%–NE 1014–
Tue 7 AM73°73°65°76%13%0%–NE 1014–
Tue 8 AM73°73°65°76%17%0%–NE 913–
Tue 9 AM75°75°66°74%15%0%–NE 914–
Tue 10 AM77°77°66°69%7%0%–NE 1216–
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°77°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°85%46%35%0.01"E 1318–⚡
Wed 7 PM80°85°75°84%64%37%–E 1217–
Wed 8 PM79°84°77°93%36%37%–ENE 1317–
Wed 9 PM78°78°77°96%34%37%–E 1216–
Wed 10 PM78°78°77°98%33%37%–E 1015–
Wed 11 PM77°77°77°99%34%37%–E 914–
Thu 12 AM77°77°77°100%34%37%–E 813–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 73°

15% rain

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 22

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Rain Showers

83° / 75°

52% rain · 0.06"

NNE 8–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 70°

37% rain

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 72°

Dry

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

4% rain

ESE 10–16 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

22% rain

E 12–15 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

28% rain · 0.08"

E 9–15 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East northeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: 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 before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 70. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • 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.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 140 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ130-132-135-200715-
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-
140 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of showers after
midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. Showers likely until
late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon. A chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers early 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 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 · 140 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 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.


GMZ150-155-200715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
140 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers early this afternoon, then a slight chance of showers
late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...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 late in the
evening. A chance of showers after midnight. A slight chance of
thunderstorms 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. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East 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. Showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a chance of showers in
the late evening and early morning. A slight chance of showers
early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.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.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2021

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
52% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 1:26 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
2
42% lit
↑ 1:48 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★☆☆☆c40
3
33% lit
↑ 2:18 AM
↓ 3:10 PM
★★☆☆c48
4
24% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★☆☆c59
5
17% lit
↑ 3:22 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★☆c68
Apogee · 405,340 km
6
10% lit
↑ 3:58 AM
↓ 5:50 PM
★★★★c75
7
5% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c79
8
2% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★★★★c83
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 8:30 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:08 AM
↓ 9:18 PM
★★★★c84
best
11
3% lit
↑ 8:06 AM
↓ 10:03 PM
★★★★c83
12
7% lit
↑ 9:05 AM
↓ 10:43 PM
★★★★c80
13
14% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 11:21 PM
★☆☆☆c74
14
22% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★★☆c69
15
31% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c59
16
42% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
17
53% lit
↑ 2:03 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★☆☆☆c47
First Quarter
18
65% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★☆☆c64
19
75% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:23 AM
★★★☆c80
20
85% lit
↑ 5:22 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★☆c91
21
92% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 364,518 km
22
97% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-25.5°)
23
100% lit
↑ 8:31 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★★★c98
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c94
best
25
97% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 8:18 AM
★★★★c85
26
91% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 9:20 AM
★★★☆c74
27
85% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c62
28
77% lit
↑ 11:47 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★★☆☆c50
29
68% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:09 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
30
58% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 1:02 PM
★☆☆☆c37
31
49% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Jul 1 · 4:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Jul 1 · 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 5 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,340 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Jul 9 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 9 · 8:16 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Jul 16 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 17 · 5:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 21 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 364,518 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jul 22 · 7:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 23 · 9:37 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jul 29 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Jul 31 · 8:16 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Jul 8 · Fri, Jul 9 · Sat, Jul 10 · Fri, Jul 23 · Sat, Jul 24

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

Moon distance

364,565 km closest · 405,336 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 AM.