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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° · 2% rain

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

Tonight: Low 75° · 3% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. 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, 98%
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 PMclouds11% 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 cover70% cloud cover64% cloud cover64% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover36% cloud cover15% cloud cover15% cloud cover1% cloud cover20% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°85°81807878777676797978777673727479rain2% 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% chance5% chance2% chance7% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance21% chance21% chancewind01020mphESE 18 mph, gusts 25ESE 18 mph, gusts 26ESE 16 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 17 mph, gusts 23ESE 16 mph, gusts 21ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 18E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 8ENE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 3 PM81°85°72°75%11%2%–ESE 1825–
Sat 4 PM80°84°72°76%15%1%–ESE 1825–
Sat 5 PM80°84°72°75%9%2%–ESE 1826–
Sat 6 PM80°83°72°76%7%3%–ESE 1725–
Sat 7 PM79°82°70°75%20%1%–ESE 1623–
Sat 8 PM79°79°70°75%15%1%–ESE 1622–
Sat 9 PM78°79°70°75%41%1%–ESE 1723–
Sat 10 PM78°78°70°74%34%1%–ESE 1723–
Sat 11 PM78°78°69°73%48%1%–ESE 1723–
Sun 12 AM78°78°68°73%50%0%–ESE 1622–
Sun 1 AM77°77°68°72%70%1%–ESE 1621–
Sun 2 AM77°77°67°71%67%2%–ESE 1520–
Sun 3 AM77°77°67°71%64%1%–ESE 1418–
Sun 4 AM76°77°66°71%55%1%–ESE 1318–
Sun 5 AM76°76°66°72%59%3%–ESE 1317–
Sun 6 AM76°76°66°73%69%4%–ESE 1317–
Sun 7 AM75°75°67°74%67%13%–ESE 1317–
Sun 8 AM75°75°67°76%81%12%–ESE 1316–
Sun 9 AM76°76°68°77%78%11%–ESE 1317–
Sun 10 AM78°78°69°73%54%12%–E 1418–
Sun 11 AM79°79°69°73%63%15%–ESE 1520–
Sun 12 PM79°79°69°72%66%11%–E 1520–
Sun 1 PM80°82°68°69%83%3%–E 1420–
Sun 2 PM79°82°69°71%85%3%–E 1420–
Sun 3 PM79°82°69°71%70%1%–E 1420–
Sun 4 PM79°82°70°72%68%2%–E 1420–
Sun 5 PM79°79°70°74%85%2%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°70°75%82%6%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°69°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%70%5%–E 1015–
Mon 1 AM75°75°65°72%64%0%–E 913–
Mon 2 AM74°74°65°72%64%0%–ESE 812–
Mon 3 AM73°73°65°75%33%0%–ESE 710–
Mon 4 AM73°73°65°75%35%2%–ESE 69–
Mon 5 AM72°73°65°77%36%7%–E 58–
Mon 6 AM72°72°65°79%15%8%–E 57–
Mon 7 AM72°72°65°80%15%9%–ENE 57–
Mon 8 AM71°71°66°82%1%9%–ENE 36–
Mon 9 AM74°74°67°80%20%9%–ENE 36–
Mon 10 AM76°77°68°76%38%9%–ENE 57–
Mon 11 AM78°78°69°74%42%9%–ENE 68–
Mon 12 PM79°79°69°73%47%9%–ENE 710–
Mon 1 PM79°79°70°74%51%21%–ENE 812–
Mon 2 PM79°82°70°74%50%21%–ENE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 75°

3% rain

ESE 16–18 mph · gusts 26

Sun, Oct 25

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

80° / 71°

15% rain

ESE 12–16 mph · gusts 22

Mon, Oct 26

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

44% rain

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 72°

60% rain · 0.18"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

22% rain

ESE 5–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

42% rain · 0.23"

ESE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Oct 30

Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

21% rain · 0.01"

SE 9–14 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 75. 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 71. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Friday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, 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 · 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 · August 2040

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
32% lit
↑ 1:45 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★★☆c67
2
24% lit
↑ 2:24 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c72
3
16% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★★★c75
4
10% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 6:12 PM
★★★★c76
Moon farthest north (26.2°)
5
5% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 7:00 PM
★★★★c76
Apogee · 406,351 km
6
2% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 7:44 PM
★★★★c76
best
7
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★★c75
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 9:00 PM
★★★★c71
best
9
3% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c65
10
7% lit
↑ 9:15 AM
↓ 10:05 PM
★★★☆c57
11
13% lit
↑ 10:08 AM
↓ 10:35 PM
★☆☆☆c48
12
20% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 11:06 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
13
29% lit
↑ 11:58 AM
↓ 11:39 PM
★★☆☆c37
14
39% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c50
15
49% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★★☆c71
First Quarter
16
60% lit
↑ 3:01 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★☆☆☆c78
17
71% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 1:42 AM
★★★★c89
18
81% lit
↑ 5:14 PM
↓ 2:38 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
19
89% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★★c97
20
96% lit
↑ 7:12 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★★c97
Perigee · 359,356 km
21
99% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c93
best
22
100% lit
↑ 8:44 PM
↓ 7:12 AM
★★★★c83
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon (supermoon)
best
23
97% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c69
24
92% lit
↑ 9:58 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
25
85% lit
↑ 10:32 PM
↓ 10:25 AM
★★★☆c48
26
77% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★☆☆c48
27
68% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 12:24 PM
★★★☆c58
28
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:22 PM
★★★☆c62
29
48% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 2:19 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Last Quarter
30
38% lit
↑ 1:03 AM
↓ 3:14 PM
★★★☆c68
31
29% lit
↑ 1:49 AM
↓ 4:07 PM
★★★★c68

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Aug 4 · 7:00 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.
  • Sun, Aug 5 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 406,351 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Aug 7 · 7:26 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Aug 12 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 15 · 1:36 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 18 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 20 · 11:00 PM — Perigee · 359,356 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 22 · 4:10 AM — Full Moon · Sturgeon 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.
  • Fri, Aug 24 · 11:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Aug 29 · 6:17 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Aug 6 · Tue, Aug 7 · Wed, Aug 8 · Tue, Aug 21 · Wed, Aug 22

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

Moon distance

359,535 km closest · 406,321 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 1:46 PM.