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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 around 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, 100%
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 AMclouds68% 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 cover56% cloud cover51% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78807977767572717779797776747373rain11% 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 in57% chance, 0.03 in57% chance, 0.03 in0.050.050.05wind01020mphESE 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 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°73°96%56%57%0.03"SE 69–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°95%51%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 around 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 · August 2042

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
100% lit
↑ 8:47 PM
↓ 6:35 AM
★★★★c99
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
2
99% lit
↑ 9:28 PM
↓ 7:43 AM
★★★★c95
best
3
95% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★★c84
4
88% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 9:55 AM
★★☆☆c68
Perigee · 365,543 km
5
80% lit
↑ 11:15 PM
↓ 10:59 AM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
6
70% lit
↑ 11:50 PM
↓ 12:02 PM
★★☆☆c42
7
58% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:07 PM
★★★☆c69
8
47% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★☆☆☆c77
Last Quarter
9
36% lit
↑ 1:10 AM
↓ 3:18 PM
★★★★c90
10
26% lit
↑ 1:58 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★★c97
11
17% lit
↑ 2:51 AM
↓ 5:24 PM
★★★★c97
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
12
10% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 6:20 PM
★★★★c97
13
5% lit
↑ 4:51 AM
↓ 7:08 PM
★★★★c94
14
1% lit
↑ 5:52 AM
↓ 7:49 PM
★★★★c88
best
15
0% lit
↑ 6:51 AM
↓ 8:25 PM
★★★★c79
New Moon
best
16
1% lit
↑ 7:47 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★★c69
17
4% lit
↑ 8:41 AM
↓ 9:26 PM
★★★☆c58
18
8% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 9:53 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
19
14% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★☆☆c33
20
21% lit
↑ 11:16 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★☆☆c36
Apogee · 405,191 km
21
30% lit
↑ 12:08 PM
↓ 11:19 PM
★★☆☆c51
22
39% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 11:53 PM
★★★☆c61
23
48% lit
↑ 1:58 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c65
First Quarter
24
58% lit
↑ 2:57 PM
↓ 12:32 AM
★★★☆c74
25
68% lit
↑ 3:56 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★★★★c81
26
77% lit
↑ 4:53 PM
↓ 2:10 AM
★★★★c86
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
27
85% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 3:09 AM
★★★★c88
28
92% lit
↑ 6:37 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★★★c89
29
97% lit
↑ 7:20 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★★★c87
30
100% lit
↑ 8:00 PM
↓ 6:30 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Blue Moon
best
31
99% lit
↑ 8:37 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c69

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Aug 1 · 12:33 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 4 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 365,543 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, 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.
  • Fri, Aug 8 · 5:35 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Aug 11 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Aug 15 · 1:01 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Aug 18 · 8:00 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 20 · 9:00 AM — Apogee · 405,191 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 23 · 4:55 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 26 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Aug 30 · 9:02 PM — Full Moon · Blue MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Aug 1 · Sat, Aug 2 · Thu, Aug 14 · Fri, Aug 15 · Sat, 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

361,413 km closest · 405,182 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 11:00 AM.