Moon & Weather
Port Mansfield
26.560°, -97.420° · tides: Padre Island, Port Mansfield Channel Ent.
⚠ Small Craft Advisory · until Sun 1:00 AM
* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. * WHERE...Laguna Madre between the Port of Brownsville and Baffin Bay. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
Clear
Cloud cover 0%
Observed 7:00 PM · Port Mansfield (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)
Wind
10mph
From NNE (30°)
Temperature
68°F
High 71° · Low 64° so far today
Humidity
49%
Dew point 45°F
Visibility
10+mi
● Steady
−0.00 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago
Barometric pressure, last 24 hours
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
This Afternoon: High 70°
Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight: Low 60° · 1% rain
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:30 AM / 6:59 PM
- Moonrise / moonset
- 1:49 PM / –
- Moon
- First Quarter, 41%
- Major period
- 5:35 AM–7:35 AM
- Minor period
- 1:19 PM–2:19 PM
- Major period
- 6:00 PM–8:00 PM
- Solunar rating
- Low
Next 48 hours
TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = cloudsHour-by-hour table
| Time | Temp | Feels | Dew pt | Humidity | Clouds | Rain | Amount | Wind | Gusts | Visibility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 7 PM | 68° | 68° | 51° | 55% | 21% | 0% | – | N 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sat 8 PM | 67° | 67° | 51° | 57% | 36% | 0% | – | N 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sat 9 PM | 66° | 66° | 51° | 58% | 56% | 0% | – | N 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sat 10 PM | 65° | 65° | 51° | 59% | 48% | 0% | – | N 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sat 11 PM | 65° | 65° | 50° | 59% | 49% | 0% | – | N 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 12 AM | 63° | 63° | 50° | 61% | 61% | 0% | – | N 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 1 AM | 63° | 63° | 49° | 61% | 62% | 0% | – | NNW 13 | 17 | – | |
| Sun 2 AM | 62° | 62° | 49° | 61% | 72% | 0% | – | NNW 14 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 3 AM | 60° | 60° | 49° | 65% | 71% | 0% | – | NNW 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 4 AM | 61° | 61° | 49° | 63% | 67% | 1% | – | NNW 17 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 5 AM | 61° | 61° | 49° | 64% | 71% | 1% | – | NNW 17 | 24 | – | |
| Sun 6 AM | 61° | 61° | 50° | 65% | 32% | 1% | – | NNW 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sun 7 AM | 62° | 62° | 50° | 66% | 29% | 2% | – | NNW 17 | 23 | – | |
| Sun 8 AM | 62° | 62° | 52° | 69% | 27% | 3% | – | NNW 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 9 AM | 64° | 64° | 55° | 72% | 30% | 4% | – | NNW 15 | 20 | – | |
| Sun 10 AM | 66° | 66° | 57° | 72% | 38% | 5% | – | NNW 15 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 11 AM | 68° | 69° | 59° | 73% | 56% | 8% | – | N 16 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 12 PM | 70° | 71° | 62° | 74% | 58% | 10% | – | N 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 1 PM | 72° | 72° | 63° | 73% | 68% | 17% | 0.01" | N 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 2 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 75% | 67% | 16% | 0.01" | N 16 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 3 PM | 73° | 73° | 65° | 74% | 70% | 21% | 0.01" | N 15 | 22 | – | |
| Sun 4 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 73% | 67% | 20% | 0.01" | N 15 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 5 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 67% | 18% | 0.01" | NNE 14 | 21 | – | |
| Sun 6 PM | 74° | 74° | 65° | 74% | 65% | 13% | 0.01" | NNE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Sun 7 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 73% | 67% | 8% | – | NNE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Sun 8 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 75% | 76% | 7% | – | NNE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Sun 9 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 76% | 71% | 10% | – | NNE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Sun 10 PM | 73° | 73° | 64° | 76% | 69% | 10% | – | NE 8 | 12 | – | |
| Sun 11 PM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 69% | 7% | – | NE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 12 AM | 72° | 72° | 64° | 76% | 60% | 2% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 1 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 78% | 64% | 2% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Mon 2 AM | 71° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 75% | 5% | – | NNE 6 | 9 | – | |
| Mon 3 AM | 70° | 71° | 64° | 79% | 71% | 2% | – | NNE 7 | 10 | – | |
| Mon 4 AM | 69° | 69° | 64° | 82% | 49% | 2% | – | N 8 | 12 | – | |
| Mon 5 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 80% | 51% | 3% | – | N 9 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 6 AM | 70° | 70° | 63° | 80% | 54% | 22% | – | N 9 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 7 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 81% | 58% | 40% | 0.02" | NNE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 8 AM | 70° | 70° | 64° | 82% | 9% | 40% | 0.02" | NNE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 9 AM | 72° | 72° | 66° | 83% | 40% | 40% | 0.02" | NNE 9 | 13 | – | |
| Mon 10 AM | 74° | 74° | 68° | 82% | 70% | 40% | 0.02" | NNE 10 | 14 | – | |
| Mon 11 AM | 75° | 75° | 69° | 81% | 71% | 40% | 0.02" | NNE 10 | 15 | – | |
| Mon 12 PM | 76° | 76° | 70° | 80% | 72% | 40% | 0.02" | NE 12 | 16 | – | |
| Mon 1 PM | 77° | 77° | 70° | 80% | 73% | 29% | – | NE 12 | 17 | – | |
| Mon 2 PM | 78° | 78° | 71° | 80% | 70% | 29% | – | NE 12 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 3 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 81% | 67% | 29% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 4 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 81% | 64% | 29% | – | NE 13 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 5 PM | 78° | 78° | 72° | 81% | 63% | 29% | – | NE 12 | 18 | – | |
| Mon 6 PM | 77° | 77° | 71° | 81% | 63% | 29% | – | ENE 12 | 17 | – |
7-day forecast
Today
Sunny
70° / 60°
1% rain
N 10–14 mph · gusts 20
Sun, Oct 18
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
74° / 69°
21% rain · 0.06"
N 7–17 mph · gusts 24
Mon, Oct 19
Chance Rain Showers
78° / 73°
40% rain · 0.12"
NNE 6–13 mph · gusts 18
Tue, Oct 20
Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
81° / 73°
39% rain · 0.06"
NE 7–14 mph · gusts 20
⚡ Storms
Wed, Oct 21
Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
82° / 72°
39% rain
ENE 7–14 mph · gusts 20
⚡ Storms
Thu, Oct 22
Sunny
82° / 71°
1% rain
ENE 5–10 mph · gusts 16
Fri, Oct 23
Sunny
84° / 73°
1% rain
ESE 2–10 mph · gusts 17
Detailed NWS forecast
- This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 70. North wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. North northwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
- Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
- Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. North northeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
- Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Monday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
- Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 5 to 13 mph.
- Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
- Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71.
- Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Weather map
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Marine forecast
Laguna Madre From 5 nm North Of Port Mansfield To Baffin Bay TX
GMZ135 · 325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. GMZ130-132-135-180915- 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- 325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late this evening and overnight. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a moderate chop late this evening and overnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 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 thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and overnight. .THURSDAY...East 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. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
GMZ150 · 325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. GMZ150-155-180915- Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm- Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm- 325 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY... .TONIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late this evening and overnight. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and north 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 8 seconds and north 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. A chance of showers in the afternoon, then a slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...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 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the evening. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...East 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 morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. .THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
Moon calendar · July 2024
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
20% lit
↑ 2:49 AM
↓ 4:33 PM
↓ 4:33 PM
★★★☆c83
2
12% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 5:39 PM
↓ 5:39 PM
★★★★c92
3
6% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 6:44 PM
↓ 6:44 PM
★★★★c97
4
2% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 7:46 PM
↓ 7:46 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
best5
0% lit
↑ 6:10 AM
↓ 8:41 PM
↓ 8:41 PM
★★★★c96
New Moon
best6
1% lit
↑ 7:11 AM
↓ 9:29 PM
↓ 9:29 PM
★★★★c92
best7
3% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★★★c85
8
8% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★★★c77
9
14% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 11:17 PM
↓ 11:17 PM
★☆☆☆c68
10
21% lit
↑ 10:59 AM
↓ 11:45 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★★☆c62
11
29% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ –
↓ –
★★☆☆c50
12
38% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ 12:12 AM
↓ 12:12 AM
★☆☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,364 km
13
48% lit
↑ 1:33 PM
↓ 12:39 AM
↓ 12:39 AM
★☆☆☆c36
First Quarter
14
57% lit
↑ 2:26 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
↓ 1:08 AM
★☆☆☆c50
15
67% lit
↑ 3:21 PM
↓ 1:38 AM
↓ 1:38 AM
★★☆☆c63
16
76% lit
↑ 4:20 PM
↓ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:13 AM
★★★☆c74
17
84% lit
↑ 5:21 PM
↓ 2:54 AM
↓ 2:54 AM
★★★☆c82
18
91% lit
↑ 6:23 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★★c89
19
96% lit
↑ 7:23 PM
↓ 4:37 AM
↓ 4:37 AM
★★★★c94
Moon farthest south (-28.6°)
20
99% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 5:40 AM
↓ 5:40 AM
★★★★c96
best21
100% lit
↑ 9:08 PM
↓ 6:48 AM
↓ 6:48 AM
★★★★c95
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best22
98% lit
↑ 9:51 PM
↓ 7:57 AM
↓ 7:57 AM
★★★★c92
23
93% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 9:05 AM
↓ 9:05 AM
★★★★c83
24
86% lit
↑ 11:04 PM
↓ 10:11 AM
↓ 10:11 AM
★★☆☆c70
Perigee · 364,914 km
25
77% lit
↑ 11:38 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
↓ 11:15 AM
★★☆☆c54
Moon crosses the equator
26
66% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:19 PM
↓ 12:19 PM
★☆☆☆c39
27
55% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c54
Last Quarter
28
43% lit
↑ 12:49 AM
↓ 2:27 PM
↓ 2:27 PM
★★☆☆c69
29
33% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 3:32 PM
↓ 3:32 PM
★★★☆c82
30
23% lit
↑ 2:15 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
↓ 4:36 PM
★★★☆c88
31
15% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★☆c89
Lunar events this month
- Thu, Jul 4 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Fri, Jul 5 · 5:57 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Fri, Jul 12 · 12:00 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, Jul 12 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,364 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
- Sat, Jul 13 · 5:48 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
- Fri, Jul 19 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
- Sun, Jul 21 · 5:17 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
- Wed, Jul 24 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 364,914 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
- Thu, Jul 25 · 3:00 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, Jul 27 · 9:51 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
Best fishing days
Thu, Jul 4 · Fri, Jul 5 · Sat, Jul 6 · Sat, Jul 20 · Sun, 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
365,047 km closest · 404,281 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.
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 Sat 3:00 PM.