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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° · 17% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 71° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 3 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 256 PMMon, Oct 266 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 276 AM12 PMclouds78% cloud cover61% cloud cover75% cloud cover79% cloud cover77% cloud cover83% cloud cover87% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover79% cloud cover78% cloud cover74% cloud cover66% cloud cover52% cloud cover35% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover37% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover70% cloud cover53% cloud cover64% cloud cover63% cloud cover58% cloud cover57% cloud cover46% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover54% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover40% cloud cover24% cloud cover41% cloud cover57% cloud cover53% cloud cover50% cloud cover46% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°79787776757372787979777675737277rain16% chance10% chance13% chance17% chance9% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance10% chance10% chance20% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in13% chance, 0.01 in12% chance, 0.01 in8% chance, 0.01 in9% chance, 0.01 in17% chance, 0.01 in28% chance, 0.01 in33% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in56% chance, 0.02 in38% chance, 0.02 in34% chance, 0.02 in33% chance, 0.02 in37% chance, 0.02 in46% chance, 0.02 in54% chance54% chance54% chance54% chance54% chance54% chance51% chancewind01020mphESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 14E 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 15E 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 PM79°82°69°71%78%16%–ESE 1420–
Sun 3 PM79°82°69°72%61%10%–ESE 1420–
Sun 4 PM79°79°70°74%75%13%–ESE 1420–
Sun 5 PM78°78°70°76%79%17%–E 1420–
Sun 6 PM78°78°70°77%77%9%–E 1420–
Sun 7 PM77°77°70°77%83%4%–E 1318–
Sun 8 PM77°77°69°77%87%5%–E 1317–
Sun 9 PM77°77°69°77%87%5%–E 1317–
Sun 10 PM77°77°69°76%84%5%–E 1317–
Sun 11 PM76°76°68°74%79%3%–E 1215–
Mon 12 AM76°76°67°73%78%1%–E 1014–
Mon 1 AM76°76°66°71%74%1%–E 813–
Mon 2 AM75°75°65°71%66%2%–E 710–
Mon 3 AM75°75°65°73%52%1%–E 68–
Mon 4 AM74°74°65°74%35%0%–E 58–
Mon 5 AM73°73°65°77%49%2%–E 37–
Mon 6 AM72°72°65°78%44%3%–E 36–
Mon 7 AM72°72°65°80%37%3%–ENE 36–
Mon 8 AM72°72°66°83%56%5%–NE 36–
Mon 9 AM73°73°68°83%55%7%–NE 36–
Mon 10 AM76°76°69°77%70%9%–NE 57–
Mon 11 AM78°78°70°77%53%10%–ENE 69–
Mon 12 PM78°78°71°78%64%10%–ENE 610–
Mon 1 PM79°79°71°77%63%20%0.01"NE 712–
Mon 2 PM79°79°72°78%58%19%0.01"ENE 812–
Mon 3 PM79°83°72°78%57%18%0.01"E 913–
Mon 4 PM80°83°72°78%46%12%0.01"E 915–
Mon 5 PM79°82°73°81%47%13%0.01"ENE 1015–
Mon 6 PM79°79°72°81%53%12%0.01"E 1015–
Mon 7 PM78°78°72°82%50%8%0.01"E 914–
Mon 8 PM77°77°72°85%50%9%0.01"ESE 913–
Mon 9 PM77°77°73°87%54%17%0.01"E 913–
Mon 10 PM76°76°73°89%57%28%0.01"ESE 813–
Mon 11 PM76°76°73°90%50%33%0.01"ESE 712–
Tue 12 AM75°75°72°91%55%40%0.01"ESE 710–
Tue 1 AM75°75°72°91%56%56%0.02"ESE 69–
Tue 2 AM75°75°72°91%56%38%0.02"ESE 69–
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°95%55%34%0.02"SE 68–
Tue 4 AM73°73°72°95%54%33%0.02"SE 68–⚡
Tue 5 AM73°73°72°96%59%37%0.02"ESE 68–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°72°71°98%50%46%0.02"SE 68–⚡
Tue 7 AM72°72°71°97%40%54%–ESE 68–⚡
Tue 8 AM72°72°72°99%24%54%–ESE 57–⚡
Tue 9 AM73°73°73°98%41%54%–SE 57–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°94%57%54%–SE 68–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°74°92%53%54%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°74°90%50%54%–ESE 712–⚡
Tue 1 PM78°78°74°88%46%51%–ESE 813–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 71°

17% rain

ESE 12–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 26

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 71°

56% rain · 0.11"

ENE 3–10 mph · gusts 15

Tue, Oct 27

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

56% rain · 0.13"

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 73°

22% rain

ESE 6–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 29

Chance Rain Showers

81° / 72°

25% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

15% rain

SE 10–14 mph · gusts 21

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

83° / 74°

11% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East wind 3 to 14 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 3 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Rain showers likely between 9pm and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 6 to 12 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 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 151 PM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-260715-
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 Sun Oct 25 2026

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

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 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.


GMZ150-155-260715-
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 Sun Oct 25 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2042

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 10:24 PM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
2
70% lit
↑ 10:28 PM
↓ 11:57 AM
★★★★c89
3
59% lit
↑ 11:30 PM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★★☆c80
4
49% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:28 PM
★☆☆☆c69
Last Quarter
5
39% lit
↑ 12:29 AM
↓ 2:03 PM
★★★☆c64
6
30% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c53
7
22% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 3:03 PM
★★☆☆c42
8
14% lit
↑ 3:10 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
9
8% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 3:57 PM
★★★☆c43
10
4% lit
↑ 4:52 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c60
Apogee · 406,242 km
11
1% lit
↑ 5:44 AM
↓ 4:56 PM
★★★★c69
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:39 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c76
New Moon
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:35 AM
↓ 6:08 PM
★★★★c80
best
14
3% lit
↑ 8:32 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c82
15
8% lit
↑ 9:29 AM
↓ 7:42 PM
★★★★c82
16
14% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
17
22% lit
↑ 11:15 AM
↓ 9:38 PM
★★★★c81
18
31% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 10:40 PM
★★★★c79
19
41% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 11:42 PM
★★★☆c74
20
52% lit
↑ 1:20 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c65
First Quarter
21
63% lit
↑ 1:55 PM
↓ 12:44 AM
★★☆☆c51
22
73% lit
↑ 2:29 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
23
83% lit
↑ 3:03 PM
↓ 2:50 AM
★★☆☆c50
24
91% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★★★c62
25
97% lit
↑ 4:21 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c90
Perigee · 359,648 km
26
100% lit
↑ 5:09 PM
↓ 6:14 AM
★★★★c101
best
27
100% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c104
Full Moon · Beaver Moon (supermoon)
best
28
97% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★★★c104
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
29
91% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 9:41 AM
★★★★c101
30
84% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 10:36 AM
★★★★c94

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Nov 1 · 4:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Nov 4 · 9:51 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 8 · 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, Nov 10 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 406,242 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Nov 12 · 2:28 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Nov 16 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 20 · 8:30 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Nov 22 · 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.
  • Tue, Nov 25 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 359,648 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Nov 27 · 12:05 AM — Full Moon · Beaver 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, Nov 28 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Tue, Nov 11 · Wed, Nov 12 · Thu, Nov 13 · Wed, Nov 26 · Thu, Nov 27

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

Moon distance

359,697 km closest · 406,228 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 2:18 PM.