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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

This Afternoon: High 80°

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

Tonight: Low 74° · 9% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:33 AM / 6:54 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:17 PM / 4:56 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 94%
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 PMSat, Oct 246 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PMclouds13% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover4% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover11% cloud cover18% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover37% cloud cover33% cloud cover38% cloud cover25% cloud cover25% cloud cover43% cloud cover33% cloud cover41% cloud cover35% cloud cover26% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover18% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover22% cloud cover34% cloud cover59% cloud cover41% cloud cover52% cloud cover43% cloud cover50% cloud cover59% cloud cover68% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover63% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover73% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°80787775747480818179787776757980rain2% chance3% chance4% chance9% chance12% chance15% chance16% chance17% chance18% chance15% chance15% chance15% chance16% chance17% chance20% chance12% chance11% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance9% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance2% chance5% chance9% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 16 mph, gusts 21ESE 18 mph, gusts 24ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 5 PM80°83°69°68%13%0%–E 1318–
Fri 6 PM79°82°69°70%6%0%–ESE 1318–
Fri 7 PM78°78°68°72%6%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 8 PM78°78°69°73%4%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 9 PM77°77°69°75%11%0%–ESE 1318–
Fri 10 PM77°77°69°77%9%0%–ESE 1317–
Fri 11 PM77°77°69°77%11%0%–ESE 1317–
Sat 12 AM76°76°69°78%18%0%–SE 1217–
Sat 1 AM76°76°69°78%22%0%–SE 1216–
Sat 2 AM75°75°69°80%34%2%–SE 1216–
Sat 3 AM75°75°69°81%37%3%–SE 1216–
Sat 4 AM75°75°69°83%33%4%–SE 1216–
Sat 5 AM74°74°69°84%38%9%–ESE 1217–
Sat 6 AM75°75°69°83%25%12%–SE 1217–
Sat 7 AM74°75°69°84%25%15%–ESE 1216–
Sat 8 AM74°75°70°84%43%16%–ESE 1317–
Sat 9 AM77°77°71°81%33%17%–ESE 1317–
Sat 10 AM79°79°71°77%41%18%–ESE 1520–
Sat 11 AM80°83°71°75%35%15%–ESE 1621–
Sat 12 PM80°84°71°73%26%15%–ESE 1723–
Sat 1 PM80°84°71°72%20%15%–ESE 1824–
Sat 2 PM81°85°71°73%22%16%–ESE 1825–
Sat 3 PM81°85°71°71%27%17%–ESE 1825–
Sat 4 PM81°85°71°71%18%20%–ESE 1826–
Sat 5 PM81°84°71°71%24%12%–ESE 1826–
Sat 6 PM80°84°70°72%24%11%–ESE 1725–
Sat 7 PM79°82°70°73%22%5%–ESE 1623–
Sat 8 PM79°79°70°73%34%6%–ESE 1623–
Sat 9 PM78°79°69°73%59%5%–ESE 1723–
Sat 10 PM78°78°69°74%41%9%–ESE 1724–
Sat 11 PM78°78°68°73%52%6%–ESE 1723–
Sun 12 AM77°77°68°72%43%6%–ESE 1622–
Sun 1 AM77°77°67°72%50%0%–ESE 1622–
Sun 2 AM77°77°66°70%59%4%–ESE 1521–
Sun 3 AM76°77°66°71%68%2%–ESE 1520–
Sun 4 AM76°76°66°72%55%5%–ESE 1520–
Sun 5 AM76°76°66°73%57%9%–ESE 1520–
Sun 6 AM75°75°66°73%55%6%–ESE 1420–
Sun 7 AM75°75°66°74%75%3%–ESE 1418–
Sun 8 AM75°75°66°75%70%3%–ESE 1418–
Sun 9 AM76°76°67°73%63%3%–ESE 1418–
Sun 10 AM78°78°68°70%56%3%–ESE 1520–
Sun 11 AM79°82°68°68%59%3%–ESE 1520–
Sun 12 PM80°82°68°67%62%3%–E 1420–
Sun 1 PM80°82°67°66%65%1%–E 1420–
Sun 2 PM80°82°68°66%68%1%–E 1420–
Sun 3 PM80°82°68°68%70%1%–E 1421–
Sun 4 PM80°82°68°69%73%1%–E 1421–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

80° / 74°

9% rain

E 13–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 24

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 75°

20% rain

ESE 12–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

9% rain

ESE 13–16 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 71°

54% rain · 0.05"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 70°

60% rain · 0.55"

E 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 70°

21% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 71°

31% rain · 0.18"

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 80. East wind around 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 10 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 71. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly 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 · 151 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ130-132-135-240715-
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-
151 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.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 after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing
to light chop after midnight. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely until late afternoon,
then a chance of showers late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then
a slight chance of showers late in the evening. A chance of
showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
and thunderstorms. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 151 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 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.


GMZ150-155-240715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
151 PM CDT Fri Oct 23 2026

.TONIGHT...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. A slight chance of showers
in the morning. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY 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 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers early in the
evening, then showers likely in the late evening and overnight. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Showers
likely with a chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon, then
a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late in
the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A
slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 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 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2038

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
1% lit
↑ 7:28 AM
↓ 9:08 PM
★★★★c98
best
2
4% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★★★c93
3
9% lit
↑ 9:34 AM
↓ 10:32 PM
★★★★c82
4
17% lit
↑ 10:36 AM
↓ 11:11 PM
★★☆☆c68
5
26% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 368,825 km
6
37% lit
↑ 12:41 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c41
7
49% lit
↑ 1:44 PM
↓ 12:28 AM
★★☆☆c59
First Quarter
8
60% lit
↑ 2:48 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★★★☆c76
9
71% lit
↑ 3:52 PM
↓ 1:55 AM
★★★★c90
10
80% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★★★c98
11
88% lit
↑ 5:54 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest south (-22.7°)
12
94% lit
↑ 6:48 PM
↓ 4:35 AM
★★★★c100
13
98% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 5:35 AM
★★★★c97
best
14
100% lit
↑ 8:21 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★★★c90
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
15
99% lit
↑ 9:00 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★★c80
16
97% lit
↑ 9:36 PM
↓ 8:29 AM
★★★★c69
17
92% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 9:23 AM
★★★☆c57
18
86% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
19
79% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★★☆☆c35
20
71% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★☆☆c35
Apogee · 404,584 km
21
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:49 PM
★★☆☆c50
22
53% lit
↑ 12:19 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★☆☆☆c56
Last Quarter
23
43% lit
↑ 12:56 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c65
24
34% lit
↑ 1:37 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★★☆c74
25
24% lit
↑ 2:23 AM
↓ 4:24 PM
★★★★c81
26
16% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 5:18 PM
★★★★c85
Moon farthest north (23.8°)
27
9% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★★c87
28
4% lit
↑ 5:11 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c87
29
1% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c85
best
30
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 8:27 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
31
2% lit
↑ 8:23 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c69

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Aug 5 · 9:00 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 5 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 368,825 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Aug 7 · 3:21 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Aug 11 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-22.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 14 · 5:56 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 18 · 4:00 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, Aug 20 · 9:00 PM — Apogee · 404,584 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Aug 22 · 6:11 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 30 · 5:12 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Aug 1 · Fri, Aug 13 · Sat, Aug 14 · Sun, Aug 29 · Mon, Aug 30

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

Moon distance

365,134 km closest · 404,499 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 4:18 PM.