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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72°

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Friday: High 80° · 7% rain

Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:17 PM / 4:56 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 90%
Minor period
4:26 AM–5:26 AM
Major period
10:05 AM–12:05 PM
Minor period
4:47 PM–5:47 PM
Major period
10:35 PM–12:00 AM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 236 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 25clouds13% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover14% cloud cover20% cloud cover6% cloud cover8% cloud cover6% cloud cover12% cloud cover9% cloud cover21% cloud cover17% cloud cover10% cloud cover16% cloud cover14% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover30% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover24% cloud cover17% cloud cover24% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover51% cloud cover20% cloud cover44% cloud cover49% cloud cover26% cloud cover32% cloud cover29% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover29% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover39% cloud cover32% cloud cover23% cloud cover44% cloud cover42% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover48% cloud cover52% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°74727279808078777674758081807978rain1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance4% chance7% chance6% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance5% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphESE 8 mph, gusts 12ESE 8 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 8 mph, gusts 13E 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 15 mph, gusts 18ESE 17 mph, gusts 22ESE 17 mph, gusts 24ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 24ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 2 AM74°74°68°80%13%0%–ESE 812–
Fri 3 AM73°73°67°82%14%0%–ESE 810–
Fri 4 AM73°73°67°83%22%0%–ESE 810–
Fri 5 AM72°72°67°82%14%0%–ESE 710–
Fri 6 AM72°72°66°83%20%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 AM72°72°66°82%6%0%–E 710–
Fri 8 AM72°72°66°82%8%0%–E 69–
Fri 9 AM74°75°68°79%6%0%–E 69–
Fri 10 AM78°78°68°71%12%1%–E 710–
Fri 11 AM79°79°68°70%9%1%–E 812–
Fri 12 PM79°82°68°67%21%1%–E 813–
Fri 1 PM80°82°67°65%17%2%–E 914–
Fri 2 PM80°82°68°66%10%1%–E 1015–
Fri 3 PM80°82°68°66%16%2%–E 1216–
Fri 4 PM80°82°68°67%14%4%–E 1217–
Fri 5 PM80°82°68°68%14%7%–E 1318–
Fri 6 PM79°82°68°69%10%6%–E 1318–
Fri 7 PM78°78°68°72%30%2%–E 1217–
Fri 8 PM78°78°68°73%11%0%–E 1217–
Fri 9 PM78°78°69°74%11%0%–ESE 1318–
Fri 10 PM77°77°69°76%24%0%–ESE 1318–
Fri 11 PM77°77°69°76%17%1%–ESE 1317–
Sat 12 AM76°77°69°77%24%1%–ESE 1317–
Sat 1 AM76°76°69°77%40%1%–SE 1216–
Sat 2 AM76°76°69°79%32%0%–SE 1216–
Sat 3 AM75°75°68°80%30%1%–SE 1216–
Sat 4 AM75°75°69°81%27%0%–SE 1216–
Sat 5 AM74°74°69°84%51%2%–SE 1216–
Sat 6 AM74°74°69°83%20%1%–SE 1216–
Sat 7 AM74°74°69°83%44%5%–SE 1216–
Sat 8 AM75°75°69°84%49%1%–SE 1216–
Sat 9 AM77°77°71°80%26%1%–ESE 1317–
Sat 10 AM79°82°71°76%32%1%–ESE 1518–
Sat 11 AM80°83°71°74%29%1%–ESE 1621–
Sat 12 PM80°84°71°72%43%3%–ESE 1722–
Sat 1 PM81°84°70°71%40%2%–ESE 1723–
Sat 2 PM81°84°71°71%29%0%–ESE 1724–
Sat 3 PM81°85°70°71%38%0%–ESE 1825–
Sat 4 PM81°84°71°71%36%0%–ESE 1725–
Sat 5 PM80°84°70°71%39%0%–ESE 1725–
Sat 6 PM80°83°70°72%32%0%–ESE 1724–
Sat 7 PM79°82°70°73%23%1%–ESE 1623–
Sat 8 PM79°79°69°72%44%1%–ESE 1623–
Sat 9 PM79°79°69°73%42%1%–ESE 1623–
Sat 10 PM78°78°69°73%39%1%–ESE 1723–
Sat 11 PM78°78°69°73%43%1%–ESE 1723–
Sun 12 AM78°78°68°72%48%1%–ESE 1622–
Sun 1 AM78°78°67°71%52%0%–ESE 1622–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 72°

7% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

81° / 75°

5% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 25

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

4% rain

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 70°

43% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 70°

48% rain · 0.18"

E 3–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 69°

33% rain · 0.12"

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 71°

34% rain · 0.30"

E 7–15 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 6 to 12 mph.
  • Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ130-132-135-230615-
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-
1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers early this afternoon, then a slight chance of
showers late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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 around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY 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. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 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.


GMZ150-155-230615-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1259 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

.REST OF TODAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers early
this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...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. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance
of thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2037

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c88
Perigee · 356,711 km
Full Moon · Worm Moon (supermoon)
best
2
99% lit
↑ 7:36 PM
↓ 7:28 AM
★★★★c78
best
3
95% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★★★★c66
Moon crosses the equator
4
89% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★★☆c55
5
81% lit
↑ 10:48 PM
↓ 9:37 AM
★★★☆c64
6
71% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 10:19 AM
★☆☆☆c64
7
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:03 AM
★★★☆c74
8
51% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★★☆c77
Last Quarter
9
41% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★★☆c78
10
32% lit
↑ 3:36 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★★★☆c78
Moon farthest south (-20.4°)
11
23% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 3:17 PM
★★★★c77
12
16% lit
↑ 5:10 AM
↓ 4:09 PM
★★★★c74
13
9% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★★★c70
14
5% lit
↑ 6:30 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★★c63
Apogee · 406,439 km
15
2% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★☆c55
16
0% lit
↑ 7:41 AM
↓ 7:35 PM
★★★☆c47
New Moon
17
1% lit
↑ 8:14 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★☆c42
18
3% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 9:17 PM
★★☆☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
19
7% lit
↑ 9:22 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★★☆c54
20
13% lit
↑ 9:57 AM
↓ 11:03 PM
★★★☆c63
21
20% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 11:58 PM
★☆☆☆c69
22
29% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c77
23
39% lit
↑ 12:04 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★★☆c86
24
49% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 1:52 AM
★★★☆c92
First Quarter
Moon farthest north (21.3°)
25
60% lit
↑ 1:53 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★★☆c95
26
71% lit
↑ 2:54 PM
↓ 3:45 AM
★★★★c95
27
81% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★★★c94
best
28
89% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 5:28 AM
★★★★c81
best
29
96% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 6:15 AM
★★★★c67
best
30
99% lit
↑ 7:18 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★★c62
Perigee · 359,006 km
31
100% lit
↑ 8:24 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c63
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Blue Moon (supermoon)

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Mar 1 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 356,711 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 1 · 6:28 PM — Full Moon · Worm 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.
  • Tue, Mar 3 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Mar 8 · 2:25 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 10 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-20.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Mar 14 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 406,439 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Mar 16 · 6:36 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Mar 18 · 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.
  • Tue, Mar 24 · 1:39 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Mar 24 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (21.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 30 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 359,006 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Mar 31 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Mar 31 · 4:53 AM — Full Moon · Blue 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.

Best fishing days

Sun, Mar 1 · Mon, Mar 2 · Fri, Mar 27 · Sat, Mar 28 · Sun, Mar 29

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

Moon distance

356,723 km closest · 406,394 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 Fri 1:30 AM.