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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 81° · 3% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:53 PM
Moonrise / moonset
5:50 PM / 5:55 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 97%
Minor period
5:25 AM–6:25 AM
Major period
10:55 AM–12:55 PM
Minor period
5:20 PM–6:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 246 PMSun, Oct 256 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PMclouds26% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover41% cloud cover34% cloud cover48% cloud cover50% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover55% cloud cover59% cloud cover69% cloud cover67% cloud cover81% cloud cover78% cloud cover54% cloud cover63% cloud cover66% cloud cover83% cloud cover85% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover85% cloud cover82% cloud cover93% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover80% cloud cover79% cloud cover66% cloud cover62% cloud cover60% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover48% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°80817978777675798079777674737378rain2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance4% chance13% chance12% chance11% chance12% chance15% chance11% chance3% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance2% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance9% chancewind01020mphESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 22ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 16E 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 9E 6 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7E 5 mph, gusts 7E 7 mph, gusts 10
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 2 PM80°84°72°75%26%2%–ESE 1825–
Sat 3 PM81°85°72°74%11%2%–ESE 1825–
Sat 4 PM81°85°72°74%15%1%–ESE 1825–
Sat 5 PM81°85°72°74%9%2%–ESE 1826–
Sat 6 PM80°84°71°74%7%3%–ESE 1725–
Sat 7 PM79°82°70°74%20%1%–ESE 1623–
Sat 8 PM79°79°70°73%15%1%–ESE 1622–
Sat 9 PM79°79°70°73%41%1%–ESE 1723–
Sat 10 PM78°78°69°74%34%1%–ESE 1723–
Sat 11 PM78°78°68°72%48%1%–ESE 1723–
Sun 12 AM78°78°68°72%50%0%–ESE 1622–
Sun 1 AM77°77°67°71%70%1%–ESE 1621–
Sun 2 AM77°77°67°71%67%2%–ESE 1520–
Sun 3 AM76°77°67°72%64%1%–ESE 1418–
Sun 4 AM76°76°67°72%55%1%–ESE 1318–
Sun 5 AM76°76°66°74%59%3%–ESE 1317–
Sun 6 AM75°75°66°74%69%4%–ESE 1317–
Sun 7 AM75°75°67°74%67%13%–ESE 1317–
Sun 8 AM75°75°67°77%81%12%–ESE 1316–
Sun 9 AM76°76°68°76%78%11%–ESE 1317–
Sun 10 AM78°78°68°72%54%12%–E 1418–
Sun 11 AM79°79°68°70%63%15%–ESE 1520–
Sun 12 PM79°82°68°69%66%11%–E 1520–
Sun 1 PM79°82°68°68%83%3%–E 1420–
Sun 2 PM80°82°68°68%85%3%–E 1420–
Sun 3 PM80°82°69°69%70%1%–E 1420–
Sun 4 PM79°82°69°71%68%2%–E 1420–
Sun 5 PM79°79°69°72%85%2%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°69°75%82%6%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°68°74%93%2%–E 1418–
Sun 8 PM77°77°68°75%83%0%–E 1318–
Sun 9 PM77°77°68°75%87%4%–E 1318–
Sun 10 PM76°76°68°75%80%5%–E 1317–
Sun 11 PM76°76°67°74%79%5%–E 1216–
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°73%66%2%–E 1015–
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°73%62%1%–E 913–
Mon 2 AM74°75°65°73%60%1%–E 812–
Mon 3 AM74°74°65°75%57%1%–E 810–
Mon 4 AM73°73°65°76%55%1%–E 79–
Mon 5 AM73°73°65°78%54%1%–E 68–
Mon 6 AM72°72°66°80%52%1%–E 67–
Mon 7 AM72°72°66°81%51%5%–E 57–
Mon 8 AM73°73°67°80%51%5%–E 57–
Mon 9 AM75°75°68°79%50%5%–E 57–
Mon 10 AM76°77°69°78%50%5%–E 57–
Mon 11 AM78°78°70°77%49%5%–E 68–
Mon 12 PM78°78°70°77%49%5%–E 710–
Mon 1 PM79°79°71°77%48%9%–E 812–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 74°

3% rain

ESE 16–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Oct 25

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

80° / 72°

15% rain

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny

80° / 72°

50% rain

E 5–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

79° / 71°

59% rain · 0.42"

ESE 7–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 71°

18% rain

E 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 72°

30% rain · 0.06"

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 71°

18% rain

SE 10–15 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East 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 after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm, 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 71. East southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 71.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ130-132-135-250815-
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-
208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 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.


GMZ150-155-250815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
208 PM CDT Sat Oct 24 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 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 6 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers early in the
morning. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet
at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early in the evening, then
a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late evening
and overnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet. A chance of showers early in the evening, then a slight
chance of showers in the late evening and overnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · July 2040

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
47% lit
↑ 1:30 AM
↓ 1:51 PM
★☆☆☆c40
Last Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
2
37% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 2:48 PM
★★☆☆c47
3
27% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★☆c59
4
19% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★★c68
5
12% lit
↑ 3:45 AM
↓ 5:35 PM
★★★★c74
6
6% lit
↑ 4:25 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c77
7
3% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 7:24 PM
★★★★c79
8
0% lit
↑ 5:57 AM
↓ 8:15 PM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:49 AM
↓ 9:03 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
Apogee · 406,576 km
best
10
2% lit
↑ 7:42 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★★★c78
best
11
5% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 10:24 PM
★★★★c75
12
10% lit
↑ 9:31 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★★★c70
13
16% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 11:31 PM
★☆☆☆c64
14
24% lit
↑ 11:18 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c59
15
33% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 12:02 AM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
16
43% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 12:33 AM
★☆☆☆c37
17
54% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c46
First Quarter
18
64% lit
↑ 3:04 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★☆☆c62
19
74% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★★c76
20
84% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★★★c88
21
92% lit
↑ 6:26 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★★★c96
22
97% lit
↑ 7:33 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★★★c99
Moon farthest south (-26.4°)
23
100% lit
↑ 8:34 PM
↓ 6:03 AM
★★★★c99
Perigee · 357,112 km
Full Moon · Buck Moon (supermoon)
best
24
99% lit
↑ 9:27 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c97
best
25
96% lit
↑ 10:12 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★★★c89
26
90% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★☆☆☆c77
27
82% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 10:40 AM
★★★★c64
28
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:41 AM
★★☆☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
29
62% lit
↑ 12:02 AM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★☆☆c38
30
52% lit
↑ 12:35 AM
↓ 1:37 PM
★★☆☆c48
Last Quarter
31
42% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c58

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 1 · 5:18 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 1 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Jul 8 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 9 · 4:15 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Jul 9 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 406,576 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 15 · 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.
  • Tue, Jul 17 · 4:16 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 22 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 23 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 357,112 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Jul 23 · 9:06 PM — Full Moon · Buck 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.
  • Sat, Jul 28 · 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.
  • Mon, Jul 30 · 4:06 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Sun, Jul 8 · Mon, Jul 9 · Tue, Jul 10 · Mon, Jul 23 · Tue, Jul 24

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

Moon distance

357,120 km closest · 406,570 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 Sat 12:30 PM.