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Port Mansfield

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

Cloudy

Cloud cover 100%

Observed 6:30 AM · Port Mansfield (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)

Wind

9mph

From NNW (340°)

Temperature

69°F

High 65° · Low 64° so far today

Humidity

64%

Dew point 52°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.13 in1020.3 mb● Steady

+0.00 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1230.2130.29−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

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.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

Today: High 80° · 21% rain

A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 76° · 30% rain

A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:57 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:08 PM / 1:11 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:41 AM–1:41 AM
Major period
7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor period
2:38 PM–3:38 PM
Major period
7:40 PM–9:40 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 1912 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AMclouds47% cloud cover60% cloud cover52% cloud cover55% cloud cover43% cloud cover57% cloud cover67% cloud cover78% cloud cover82% cloud cover88% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover61% cloud cover57% cloud cover38% cloud cover43% cloud cover28% cloud cover34% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover14% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% cloud cover11% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover20% cloud cover29% cloud cover28% cloud cover41% cloud cover25% cloud cover18% cloud cover37% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover37% cloud cover40% cloud cover41% cloud cover42% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°72788079777878777681828179787776rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance6% chance16% chance20% chance20% chance18% chance21% chance30% chance22% chance14% chance8% chance7% chance9% chance8% chance22% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in26% chance, 0.01 in25% chance, 0.01 in21% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in10% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in13% chance18% chance19% chance16% chance11% chance9% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chance22% chancewind01020mphN 10 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 16 mph, gusts 22NE 16 mph, gusts 23NE 14 mph, gusts 21NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 8 mph, gusts 12NE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 7 AM72°72°67°84%47%1%–N 1015–
Mon 8 AM72°72°68°87%60%1%–N 1014–
Mon 9 AM74°74°71°88%52%1%–N 913–
Mon 10 AM78°78°73°84%55%2%–N 1014–
Mon 11 AM79°83°74°84%43%4%–NNE 1216–
Mon 12 PM80°84°74°83%57%6%–NNE 1217–
Mon 1 PM80°84°74°83%67%16%–NNE 1318–
Mon 2 PM80°83°74°83%78%20%–NNE 1420–
Mon 3 PM80°84°74°81%82%20%–NNE 1521–
Mon 4 PM79°83°73°82%88%18%–NNE 1522–
Mon 5 PM79°83°73°82%71%21%–NNE 1521–
Mon 6 PM79°79°73°82%66%30%–NNE 1420–
Mon 7 PM77°77°74°90%77%22%–NE 1217–
Mon 8 PM77°77°74°90%74%14%–NE 1015–
Mon 9 PM77°77°75°91%61%8%–ENE 1216–
Mon 10 PM78°78°74°89%57%7%–ENE 1216–
Mon 11 PM78°78°74°87%38%9%–ENE 1216–
Tue 12 AM78°78°74°88%43%8%–ENE 1215–
Tue 1 AM78°78°74°87%28%22%0.01"ENE 1014–
Tue 2 AM78°78°74°87%34%27%0.01"ENE 1014–
Tue 3 AM77°77°73°89%23%23%0.01"ENE 1014–
Tue 4 AM77°77°73°87%23%26%0.01"ENE 1014–
Tue 5 AM77°77°73°87%23%25%0.01"ENE 1014–
Tue 6 AM77°77°72°87%14%21%0.01"ENE 914–
Tue 7 AM76°77°73°88%20%10%0.01"NE 1014–
Tue 8 AM76°77°73°89%33%10%0.01"NE 1014–
Tue 9 AM79°83°75°86%26%23%0.01"NE 914–
Tue 10 AM81°87°75°83%24%18%0.01"NE 1216–
Tue 11 AM82°89°76°82%11%12%0.01"NE 1317–
Tue 12 PM82°89°76°81%22%9%0.01"NE 1418–
Tue 1 PM82°89°75°80%21%13%–NE 1521–
Tue 2 PM82°88°75°78%20%18%–NE 1521–
Tue 3 PM82°87°74°79%29%19%–NE 1622–
Tue 4 PM81°87°74°79%28%16%–NE 1622–
Tue 5 PM81°86°74°80%41%11%–NE 1623–
Tue 6 PM80°84°74°80%25%9%–NE 1522–
Tue 7 PM79°83°73°81%18%11%–NE 1421–
Tue 8 PM79°79°73°82%37%11%–NE 1318–
Tue 9 PM79°79°74°85%30%11%–NE 1217–
Tue 10 PM78°78°75°88%22%11%–NE 1216–
Tue 11 PM78°78°75°91%25%11%–NE 1015–
Wed 12 AM78°78°75°92%29%11%–NE 913–
Wed 1 AM77°77°75°93%32%22%–NE 812–
Wed 2 AM77°77°75°94%35%22%–NE 812–
Wed 3 AM76°77°74°94%37%22%–NE 812–
Wed 4 AM76°76°74°94%40%22%–NE 913–
Wed 5 AM76°76°74°94%41%22%–NE 914–
Wed 6 AM75°75°74°95%42%22%–NNE 1015–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 76°

30% rain

NNE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Tue, Oct 20

Slight Chance Rain Showers

82° / 75°

27% rain · 0.12"

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 75°

53% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 73°

11% rain

ENE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 75°

1% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

84° / 76°

8% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 24

Sun, Oct 25

Mostly Sunny

83° / 75°

26% rain

E 10–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. North northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 5pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East southeast wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 75.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 214 AM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-192030-
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-
214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. A slight
chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A slight 
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early in the 
morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of 
showers early in the evening. A slight chance of showers after 
midnight. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A 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 · 214 AM 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.


GMZ150-155-192030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
214 AM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late
in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon, then a chance
of showers late in the afternoon. 
.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. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance of
showers in the late evening and overnight. 
.THURSDAY...East 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 · August 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
15% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 10:57 PM
★★☆☆c57
2
23% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
3
32% lit
↑ 12:11 PM
↓ 12:00 AM
★☆☆☆c33
4
42% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c48
5
53% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ 12:35 AM
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
6
64% lit
↑ 3:16 PM
↓ 1:14 AM
★★☆☆c82
7
75% lit
↑ 4:24 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★★☆c96
8
84% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★☆c105
Moon farthest south (-27.2°)
9
92% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 3:56 AM
★★★★c107
10
97% lit
↑ 7:35 PM
↓ 5:05 AM
★★★★c107
Perigee · 359,826 km
best
11
100% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 6:17 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
12
99% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c93
best
13
96% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 8:35 AM
★★★★c78
14
90% lit
↑ 10:21 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★☆☆c61
15
83% lit
↑ 10:54 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
16
74% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★☆☆c41
17
65% lit
↑ 12:00 AM
↓ 12:35 PM
★★☆☆c50
18
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:31 PM
★★☆☆c61
Last Quarter
19
45% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★☆☆☆c65
20
36% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 3:24 PM
★★☆☆c70
21
27% lit
↑ 1:59 AM
↓ 4:18 PM
★★★☆c73
22
19% lit
↑ 2:46 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★☆c74
Moon farthest north (27.1°)
Apogee · 405,421 km
23
12% lit
↑ 3:38 AM
↓ 5:58 PM
★★★☆c74
24
7% lit
↑ 4:32 AM
↓ 6:41 PM
★★★★c74
25
3% lit
↑ 5:28 AM
↓ 7:20 PM
★★★★c73
best
26
1% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 7:56 PM
★★★★c70
best
27
0% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 8:29 PM
★★★★c64
New Moon
28
2% lit
↑ 8:15 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★☆c55
29
6% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 9:31 PM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
30
11% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★☆☆c38
31
19% lit
↑ 11:04 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★★☆☆c49

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Aug 2 · 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.
  • Fri, Aug 5 · 6:06 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 8 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Aug 10 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 359,826 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Aug 11 · 8:35 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Mon, Aug 15 · 8:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 18 · 11:35 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 22 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 405,421 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 27 · 3:16 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 29 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Wed, Aug 10 · Thu, Aug 11 · Fri, Aug 12 · Thu, Aug 25 · Fri, Aug 26

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

Moon distance

359,826 km closest · 405,399 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 Mon 6:45 AM.