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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 80° · 11% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.

Tonight: Low 71° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:34 AM / 6:52 PM
Moonrise / moonset
6:27 PM / 6:57 AM
Moon
Full Moon, 99%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:20 AM
Minor period
6:27 AM–7:27 AM
Major period
11:40 AM–1:40 PM
Minor period
5:57 PM–6:57 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 2512 PM6 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AMclouds61% cloud cover66% cloud cover68% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover85% cloud cover87% cloud cover72% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover73% cloud cover71% cloud cover76% cloud cover67% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover59% cloud cover63% cloud cover73% cloud cover52% cloud cover49% cloud cover49% cloud cover56% cloud cover62% cloud cover45% cloud cover52% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover72% cloud cover77% cloud cover74% cloud cover70% cloud cover67% cloud cover62% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°76797978777674727378807877757472rain6% chance7% chance11% chance9% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance6% chance9% chance8% chance4% chance3% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance6% chance7% chance7% chance9% chance9% chance4% chance8% chance20% chance23% chance25% chance22% chance13% chance7% chance12% chance17% chance18% chance23% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in63% chance, 0.05 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in0.050.050.05wind01020mphESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 15 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16E 9 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 5 mph, gusts 7E 3 mph, gusts 7E 6 mph, gusts 9E 7 mph, gusts 10E 9 mph, gusts 14E 10 mph, gusts 16E 10 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 9 AM76°76°69°79%61%6%–ESE 1317–
Sun 10 AM77°77°69°76%66%7%–ESE 1520–
Sun 11 AM78°78°69°74%68%11%–ESE 1520–
Sun 12 PM79°79°69°73%62%9%–ESE 1520–
Sun 1 PM79°79°68°70%67%7%–ESE 1420–
Sun 2 PM80°82°69°69%85%4%–E 1418–
Sun 3 PM79°82°69°71%87%4%–E 1420–
Sun 4 PM79°82°70°73%72%6%–E 1420–
Sun 5 PM79°79°70°75%82%9%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°70°76%83%8%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°69°76%86%4%–E 1317–
Sun 8 PM77°77°69°75%88%3%–E 1317–
Sun 9 PM77°77°68°74%88%1%–E 1317–
Sun 10 PM77°77°68°74%82%0%–E 1317–
Sun 11 PM76°76°67°72%82%2%–E 1216–
Mon 12 AM76°76°66°72%73%2%–E 1014–
Mon 1 AM75°75°66°72%71%6%–E 913–
Mon 2 AM75°75°65°72%76%6%–ESE 710–
Mon 3 AM74°74°65°74%67%7%–E 69–
Mon 4 AM73°73°66°77%68%7%–E 69–
Mon 5 AM72°73°66°79%66%9%–ESE 58–
Mon 6 AM72°72°66°80%50%9%–E 57–
Mon 7 AM71°71°66°83%48%4%–E 57–
Mon 8 AM71°71°67°86%54%8%–E 36–
Mon 9 AM73°73°68°85%51%20%–E 37–
Mon 10 AM76°76°70°80%54%23%–E 58–
Mon 11 AM77°77°70°80%52%25%–E 69–
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°79%59%22%–E 610–
Mon 1 PM78°79°71°79%63%13%–E 710–
Mon 2 PM79°79°72°80%73%7%–E 813–
Mon 3 PM80°83°72°79%52%12%–E 914–
Mon 4 PM79°83°73°81%49%17%–ENE 1015–⚡
Mon 5 PM79°79°73°83%49%18%–E 1016–⚡
Mon 6 PM78°78°73°83%56%23%–E 1016–⚡
Mon 7 PM77°77°73°86%62%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 8 PM77°77°73°87%45%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 9 PM77°77°73°88%52%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 10 PM76°76°73°90%58%25%–E 1015–⚡
Mon 11 PM76°76°73°91%60%25%–ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 12 AM75°75°72°91%61%25%–ESE 914–⚡
Tue 1 AM75°75°72°92%63%63%0.05"ESE 914–⚡
Tue 2 AM74°74°72°93%68%63%0.05"ESE 913–⚡
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°94%72%63%0.05"SE 813–⚡
Tue 4 AM73°73°72°95%77%63%0.05"SE 812–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°96%74%63%0.05"SE 710–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°73°71°96%70%63%0.05"SE 710–⚡
Tue 7 AM73°73°72°96%67%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡
Tue 8 AM73°73°72°96%62%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

80° / 71°

11% rain

ESE 12–15 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

63% rain

E 3–10 mph · gusts 16

⚡ Storms

Tue, Oct 27

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

80° / 73°

63% rain · 0.54"

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

22% rain

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny

80° / 71°

22% rain

ESE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Oct 30

Partly Sunny

81° / 72°

8% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

83° / 73°

4% rain

SE 7–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers between 9am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast 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 72. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ130-132-135-252030-
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-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

.TODAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 
knots after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A 
slight chance of showers late in the morning. A chance of showers 
early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. A chance of showers in 
the evening. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely after 
midnight. 
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in 
the morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. A slight chance
of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A 
slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 
knots late in the afternoon. A light chop on the bay, increasing 
to a moderate chop on the bay late in the afternoon. A slight 
chance of showers in the morning. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to a light chop on the bay 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 · 246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 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.


GMZ150-155-252030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
246 AM CDT Sun Oct 25 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2042

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
89% lit
↑ 5:13 PM
↓ 4:55 AM
★★☆☆c38
Apogee · 405,694 km
Moon crosses the equator
2
94% lit
↑ 6:04 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★★☆c50
3
98% lit
↑ 6:56 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★★★★c61
4
100% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 6:20 AM
★★★★c71
best
5
100% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 6:52 AM
★★★★c78
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
6
98% lit
↑ 9:45 PM
↓ 7:29 AM
★★★★c83
best
7
94% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 8:12 AM
★★★★c85
8
89% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 9:02 AM
★★★★c87
Moon farthest south (-28.3°)
9
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c87
10
72% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 10:59 AM
★★★★c87
11
62% lit
↑ 1:28 AM
↓ 12:03 PM
★★★★c85
12
51% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 1:07 PM
★★★☆c80
Last Quarter
13
40% lit
↑ 2:53 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★★☆c69
14
29% lit
↑ 3:29 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★☆☆c54
15
19% lit
↑ 4:04 AM
↓ 4:20 PM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
11% lit
↑ 4:39 AM
↓ 5:25 PM
★★★★c63
17
4% lit
↑ 5:15 AM
↓ 6:32 PM
★★★★c82
Perigee · 362,605 km
18
1% lit
↑ 5:55 AM
↓ 7:40 PM
★★★★c96
best
19
0% lit
↑ 6:40 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon
best
20
2% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★★★c102
21
7% lit
↑ 8:27 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (27.9°)
22
13% lit
↑ 9:28 AM
↓ 11:56 PM
★★★★c96
23
21% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c88
24
30% lit
↑ 11:30 AM
↓ 12:43 AM
★★★★c82
25
40% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 1:23 AM
★★★☆c71
26
50% lit
↑ 1:23 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★☆☆c59
First Quarter
27
59% lit
↑ 2:15 PM
↓ 2:29 AM
★★☆☆c46
28
68% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★★☆☆c32
29
77% lit
↑ 3:57 PM
↓ 3:24 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Apogee · 404,715 km
30
84% lit
↑ 4:49 PM
↓ 3:52 AM
★★★☆c54
31
90% lit
↑ 5:42 PM
↓ 4:20 AM
★★★★c66

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, May 1 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 405,694 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, May 1 · 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.
  • Mon, May 5 · 1:49 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, May 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 12 · 2:18 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 15 · 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.
  • Sat, May 17 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 362,605 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, May 19 · 5:55 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, May 21 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.9°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, May 26 · 1:18 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 29 · 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.
  • Thu, May 29 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,715 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Sun, May 4 · Mon, May 5 · Tue, May 6 · Sun, May 18 · Mon, May 19

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

Moon distance

362,679 km closest · 405,691 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 Sun 8:18 AM.