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Moon & Weather

Port Mansfield

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

Mostly Clear

Cloud cover 19% · Feels like 76°F

Observed 5:20 PM · NDBC PMNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)

Wind

11mph

From NE (40°)

Temperature

74°F

High 78° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

44%

Dew point 54°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.20 in1022.7 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1930.2430.30−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Nearest NWS weather station, hourly 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

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

This Afternoon: High 75° · 14% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 14 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 19% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:58 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:31 PM / 12:15 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:45 AM
Major period
6:25 AM–8:25 AM
Minor period
2:01 PM–3:01 PM
Major period
6:50 PM–8:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 186 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PMclouds64% cloud cover57% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover83% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover83% cloud cover68% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover74% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover83% cloud cover65% cloud cover59% cloud cover78% cloud cover44% cloud cover67% cloud cover52% cloud cover76% cloud cover74% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover74% cloud cover64% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover34% cloud cover24% cloud cover14% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover7% cloud cover10% cloud cover18% cloud cover25% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover35% cloud cover34% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°74737372727279797877787876768182rain14% chance12% chance9% chance12% chance11% chance15% chance19% chance12% chance3% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance8% chance10% chance12% chance21% chance, 0.01 in29% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in36% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in20% chance20% chance9% chance3% chance5% chance4% chance9% chance14% chance17% chance18% chance19% chance23% chance26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in26% chance, 0.03 in9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chancewind01020mphNNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 7 mph, gusts 10NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 18NE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 16 mph, gusts 23
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 PM74°75°68°81%64%14%–NNE 1420–
Sun 6 PM74°74°69°85%57%12%–NNE 1318–
Sun 7 PM74°74°64°72%70%9%–NNE 1216–
Sun 8 PM73°73°65°76%67%12%–NNE 1015–
Sun 9 PM73°73°67°81%83%11%–NNE 914–
Sun 10 PM73°73°69°89%79%15%–NNE 812–
Sun 11 PM73°73°70°91%81%19%–NE 712–
Mon 12 AM72°72°71°94%83%12%–NE 710–
Mon 1 AM72°72°71°95%68%3%–NNE 69–
Mon 2 AM72°72°70°93%84%4%–NNE 69–
Mon 3 AM71°71°70°94%80%3%–NNE 710–
Mon 4 AM72°72°69°92%74%3%–NNE 812–
Mon 5 AM72°72°70°93%59%4%–NNE 913–
Mon 6 AM72°72°70°93%68%4%–NNE 914–
Mon 7 AM72°72°70°92%69%3%–NNE 1014–
Mon 8 AM72°72°70°93%64%3%–NNE 913–
Mon 9 AM75°75°72°92%83%4%–NNE 812–
Mon 10 AM78°78°73°87%65%8%–NNE 1014–
Mon 11 AM79°79°74°86%59%10%–NNE 1216–
Mon 12 PM79°79°75°87%78%12%–NNE 1217–
Mon 1 PM79°79°76°89%44%21%0.01"NNE 1318–
Mon 2 PM79°79°76°91%67%29%0.01"NNE 1320–
Mon 3 PM79°79°76°92%52%35%0.01"NNE 1420–
Mon 4 PM79°79°76°93%76%39%0.01"NNE 1420–
Mon 5 PM78°79°76°94%74%36%0.01"NNE 1420–
Mon 6 PM78°78°77°95%86%28%0.01"NNE 1318–
Mon 7 PM77°77°75°93%84%20%–NNE 1216–
Mon 8 PM77°77°75°94%74%20%–NNE 1015–
Mon 9 PM77°77°76°94%64%9%–ENE 1015–
Mon 10 PM77°77°76°95%22%3%–ENE 1015–
Mon 11 PM78°78°76°93%25%5%–ENE 1015–
Tue 12 AM78°78°76°93%29%4%–ENE 1015–
Tue 1 AM78°78°76°92%34%9%–ENE 1014–
Tue 2 AM78°78°75°91%24%14%–ENE 914–
Tue 3 AM76°76°74°94%14%17%–ENE 914–
Tue 4 AM77°77°74°91%8%18%–ENE 1014–
Tue 5 AM76°76°74°93%6%19%–NE 1015–
Tue 6 AM76°76°74°92%2%23%–NE 1015–
Tue 7 AM76°76°73°90%7%26%0.03"NE 1015–
Tue 8 AM76°76°74°91%10%26%0.03"NE 1015–
Tue 9 AM78°78°74°88%18%26%0.03"NE 1016–
Tue 10 AM80°86°76°85%25%26%0.03"NE 1217–
Tue 11 AM81°88°76°84%29%26%0.03"NE 1318–
Tue 12 PM82°89°76°84%33%26%0.03"NE 1420–
Tue 1 PM82°89°76°84%37%9%–NE 1521–
Tue 2 PM82°89°77°85%36%9%–NE 1622–
Tue 3 PM82°89°77°86%35%9%–NE 1623–
Tue 4 PM81°89°77°86%34%9%–NE 1623–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

75° / 71°

19% rain

NNE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

79° / 76°

39% rain · 0.06"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 20

Chance Rain Showers

82° / 76°

28% rain · 0.18"

NE 9–16 mph · gusts 23

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

82° / 74°

48% rain

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 73°

5% rain

ENE 6–12 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 75°

Dry

ESE 3–12 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

84° / 76°

4% rain

ESE 8–16 mph · gusts 23

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Monday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. Northeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, 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 showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 3 to 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76.

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 · 146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ130-132-135-190715-
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-
146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late this evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the
bay, diminishing to light chop late this evening and overnight. A
slight chance of showers this evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots after midnight. Light 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 chance of showers until late afternoon, then a slight
chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.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 in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. 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 · 146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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.


GMZ150-155-190715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
146 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
5 feet at 9 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this
evening. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers late
in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight 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 chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms
after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers until late afternoon, then a
slight 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. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
4 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · June 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
93% lit
↑ 6:06 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★★c74
2
97% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★★c86
3
100% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
4
99% lit
↑ 9:26 PM
↓ 6:45 AM
★★★★c99
best
5
97% lit
↑ 10:31 PM
↓ 7:45 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-28.1°)
6
91% lit
↑ 11:29 PM
↓ 8:52 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 364,863 km
7
83% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:02 AM
★☆☆☆c96
8
73% lit
↑ 12:20 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★★☆c91
9
63% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★☆☆c80
10
51% lit
↑ 1:41 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★★☆☆c64
Last Quarter
11
40% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 2:23 PM
★☆☆☆c42
Moon crosses the equator
12
30% lit
↑ 2:47 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★☆☆c43
13
20% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 4:22 PM
★★★☆c60
14
12% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 5:22 PM
★★★☆c73
15
6% lit
↑ 4:31 AM
↓ 6:22 PM
★★★★c81
16
2% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:22 PM
★★★★c84
best
17
0% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 8:21 PM
★★★★c85
New Moon
best
18
0% lit
↑ 6:47 AM
↓ 9:16 PM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (27.7°)
best
19
2% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★★c82
20
6% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★★★c79
21
12% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★★★★c75
22
18% lit
↑ 10:28 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c69
Apogee · 405,386 km
23
26% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 12:02 AM
★★★☆c65
24
35% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★★☆☆c55
25
44% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ 1:02 AM
★☆☆☆c44
26
54% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
27
64% lit
↑ 2:52 PM
↓ 1:59 AM
★☆☆☆c43
28
73% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 2:30 AM
★★☆☆c59
29
82% lit
↑ 4:51 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★☆c74
30
90% lit
↑ 5:56 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★★★★c86

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Jun 3 · 10:41 PM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jun 5 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jun 6 · 6:00 PM — Perigee · 364,863 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Jun 10 · 2:31 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jun 11 · 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.
  • Sat, Jun 17 · 11:36 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jun 18 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.7°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 22 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 405,386 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Jun 26 · 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.
  • Mon, Jun 26 · 2:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sat, Jun 3 · Sun, Jun 4 · Fri, Jun 16 · Sat, Jun 17 · Sun, Jun 18

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

Moon distance

364,902 km closest · 405,384 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 Sun 3:45 PM.