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Port Mansfield

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 76°F

Observed 10:25 AM · NDBC PMNT2 (1 mi) · sky & visibility from HARLINGEN INTL ARPT (27 mi)

Wind

11mph

From NNE (20°)

10 kt on the water

Temperature

77°F

High 75° · Low 63° so far today

Humidity

69%

Dew point 64°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.15 in1021.0 mb▲ Rising

+0.05 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.0730.1130.15−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Today: High 83° · 6% rain

Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 9 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 AMclouds7% 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 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 cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°77798080777574727680828078767574rain4% 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% chancewind01020mphNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NNE 13 mph, gusts 18NNE 10 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 13N 10 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 16NNW 10 mph, gusts 14N 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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°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–

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 9 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 · March 2032

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 10:38 PM
↓ 9:13 AM
★★☆☆c58
2
74% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★☆☆☆c58
3
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:40 AM
★★☆☆c75
4
54% lit
↑ 12:32 AM
↓ 11:31 AM
★★☆☆c86
Last Quarter
5
43% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 12:27 PM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-19.7°)
6
32% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 1:27 PM
★★★☆c96
7
21% lit
↑ 3:20 AM
↓ 2:30 PM
★★★☆c96
8
13% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 3:36 PM
★★★☆c92
9
6% lit
↑ 4:59 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★★☆c75
10
1% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★★c68
Perigee · 360,020 km
best
11
0% lit
↑ 6:28 AM
↓ 6:53 PM
★★★★c58
Moon crosses the equator
New Moon (supermoon)
best
12
2% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 7:58 PM
★★★★c63
best
13
6% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★☆c74
14
12% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 10:01 PM
★★★☆c78
15
20% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c78
16
29% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★★☆☆c78
17
39% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★☆☆c77
Moon farthest north (20.3°)
18
49% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★☆☆c73
First Quarter
19
58% lit
↑ 1:43 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★☆☆c68
20
67% lit
↑ 2:34 PM
↓ 3:20 AM
★★☆☆c63
21
76% lit
↑ 3:25 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★☆☆c58
22
83% lit
↑ 4:16 PM
↓ 4:39 AM
★★☆☆c48
Apogee · 405,454 km
23
90% lit
↑ 5:07 PM
↓ 5:16 AM
★★☆☆c39
24
95% lit
↑ 5:59 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★☆c32
25
98% lit
↑ 6:50 PM
↓ 6:25 AM
★★★☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
26
100% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 6:59 AM
★★★★c49
Full Moon · Worm Moon
27
100% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 7:35 AM
★★★★c63
best
28
97% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c75
best
29
93% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★★☆c84
30
86% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 9:39 AM
★★★☆c90
31
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:28 AM
★☆☆☆c93

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Mar 4 · 7:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Mar 5 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-19.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Mar 10 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 360,020 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Mar 11 · 6:00 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, Mar 11 · 10:24 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.
  • Wed, Mar 17 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (20.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Mar 18 · 3:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 22 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 405,454 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Mar 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.
  • Fri, Mar 26 · 7:45 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Wed, Mar 10 · Thu, Mar 11 · Fri, Mar 12 · Sat, Mar 27 · Sun, Mar 28

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

Moon distance

360,176 km closest · 405,387 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 9:30 AM.