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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 after 5pm. 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 PMclouds79% 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 cover45% cloud cover45% cloud cover44% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°78777675737278797977767573727779rain17% 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% chance51% chance51% chance51% chancewind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 20E 13 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13E 6 mph, gusts 8E 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 3 mph, gusts 6NE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12E 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 10 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8ESE 6 mph, gusts 8SE 5 mph, gusts 7SE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 10 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–⚡
Tue 2 PM79°79°75°86%45%51%–ESE 915–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°84°75°86%45%51%–ESE 1016–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°75°85%44%51%–ESE 1217–⚡

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 after 5pm. 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 · February 2043

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
54% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★☆☆c49
Apogee · 404,270 km
Last Quarter
2
45% lit
↑ 1:07 AM
↓ 11:59 AM
★★☆☆c60
3
35% lit
↑ 2:02 AM
↓ 12:36 PM
★★★☆c70
4
27% lit
↑ 2:59 AM
↓ 1:20 PM
★★★★c77
5
18% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 2:10 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
6
11% lit
↑ 4:53 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
★★★★c87
7
6% lit
↑ 5:46 AM
↓ 4:08 PM
★★★★c89
8
2% lit
↑ 6:34 AM
↓ 5:12 PM
★★★★c89
best
9
0% lit
↑ 7:16 AM
↓ 6:17 PM
★★★★c86
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 7:21 PM
★★★★c78
best
11
5% lit
↑ 8:30 AM
↓ 8:24 PM
★★★★c61
12
10% lit
↑ 9:04 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
13
19% lit
↑ 9:38 AM
↓ 10:31 PM
★★☆☆c47
Perigee · 367,968 km
14
28% lit
↑ 10:13 AM
↓ 11:35 PM
★☆☆☆c50
15
39% lit
↑ 10:52 AM
↓ –
★★★☆c69
16
51% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
★★★☆c80
First Quarter
17
62% lit
↑ 12:26 PM
↓ 1:50 AM
★★★★c89
18
72% lit
↑ 1:22 PM
↓ 2:56 AM
★★★★c93
Moon farthest north (28.4°)
19
82% lit
↑ 2:24 PM
↓ 3:58 AM
★★★★c93
20
89% lit
↑ 3:28 PM
↓ 4:54 AM
★★★★c92
21
95% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★★c87
22
98% lit
↑ 5:32 PM
↓ 6:23 AM
★★★★c79
best
23
100% lit
↑ 6:30 PM
↓ 6:58 AM
★★★★c63
Full Moon · Snow Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 7:25 PM
↓ 7:30 AM
★★★★c55
25
97% lit
↑ 8:19 PM
↓ 7:59 AM
★★★☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
26
92% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:27 AM
★★☆☆c38
27
86% lit
↑ 10:04 PM
↓ 8:55 AM
★★☆☆c45
28
79% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 9:24 AM
★★★☆c52

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Feb 1 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,270 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Feb 1 · 10:14 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Feb 5 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 9 · 3:07 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Feb 12 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Feb 13 · 12:00 PM — Perigee · 367,968 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Feb 16 · 10:59 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Feb 18 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Feb 23 · 3:57 PM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Feb 25 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Sun, Feb 8 · Mon, Feb 9 · Tue, Feb 10 · Sun, Feb 22 · Mon, Feb 23

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

Moon distance

367,968 km closest · 404,355 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 4:30 PM.