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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 32% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tuesday: High 80° · 43% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
7:35 AM / 6:50 PM
Moonrise / moonset
7:59 PM / 9:12 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 98%
Major period
1:10 AM–3:10 AM
Minor period
8:42 AM–9:42 AM
Major period
1:35 PM–3:35 PM
Minor period
7:29 PM–8:29 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 276 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 286 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 29clouds58% cloud cover53% cloud cover47% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover48% cloud cover56% cloud cover40% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover63% cloud cover51% cloud cover46% cloud cover62% cloud cover59% cloud cover37% cloud cover49% cloud cover34% cloud cover25% cloud cover50% cloud cover39% cloud cover40% cloud cover28% cloud cover23% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover40% cloud cover48% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover41% cloud cover32% cloud cover13% cloud cover24% cloud cover23% cloud cover17% cloud cover12% cloud cover24% cloud cover18% cloud cover37% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡70°75°80°85°74727277787978777674737980807877rain25% chance28% chance28% chance32% chance37% chance25% chance18% chance25% chance35% chance36% chance43% chance35% chance31% chance28% chance17% chance12% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance8% chance6% chance6% chance10% chance14% chance14% chance26% chance24% chance11% chance18% chance19% chance19% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chancewind01020mphSE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 7 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 9ESE 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 3 mph, gusts 7SE 2 mph, gusts 5ESE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 6 mph, gusts 10ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 16
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 2 AM74°74°73°97%58%25%–SE 710–⚡
Tue 3 AM73°73°73°98%53%28%–SSE 710–⚡
Tue 4 AM73°73°73°99%47%28%–SSE 710–⚡
Tue 5 AM72°72°72°100%63%32%–SSE 710–⚡
Tue 6 AM72°73°72°98%61%37%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 7 AM72°72°72°99%48%25%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 8 AM72°72°72°100%56%18%–SE 79–⚡
Tue 9 AM74°74°74°99%40%25%–SE 69–⚡
Tue 10 AM76°76°74°95%61%35%–ESE 710–⚡
Tue 11 AM77°77°75°92%62%36%–ESE 712–⚡
Tue 12 PM78°78°75°91%63%43%–ESE 813–⚡
Tue 1 PM78°78°75°88%51%35%–ESE 913–⚡
Tue 2 PM78°79°75°89%46%31%–ESE 914–⚡
Tue 3 PM79°79°75°88%62%28%–ESE 1216–⚡
Tue 4 PM80°84°75°85%59%17%–ESE 1217–
Tue 5 PM79°83°75°86%37%12%–E 1217–
Tue 6 PM79°79°74°85%49%6%–E 1217–
Tue 7 PM78°78°73°85%34%3%–E 1015–
Tue 8 PM78°78°73°86%25%3%–E 1014–
Tue 9 PM77°77°73°87%50%3%–E 914–
Tue 10 PM77°77°73°87%39%3%–E 913–
Tue 11 PM77°77°73°87%40%4%–ESE 813–
Wed 12 AM76°76°73°88%28%4%–ESE 712–
Wed 1 AM76°76°72°89%23%4%–ESE 710–
Wed 2 AM76°76°72°89%23%2%–SE 69–
Wed 3 AM75°75°72°91%25%5%–SE 69–
Wed 4 AM74°74°72°92%40%5%–SE 69–
Wed 5 AM74°74°72°94%32%6%–SE 58–
Wed 6 AM73°73°72°95%30%5%–SE 37–
Wed 7 AM73°73°72°96%40%8%–SE 36–
Wed 8 AM73°73°72°98%48%6%–SE 25–
Wed 9 AM75°75°74°97%38%6%–ESE 25–
Wed 10 AM78°78°74°90%33%10%–ESE 36–
Wed 11 AM79°79°74°86%30%14%–ESE 58–
Wed 12 PM80°84°75°84%41%14%–ESE 610–
Wed 1 PM80°85°74°83%32%26%–ESE 712–
Wed 2 PM80°85°75°83%13%24%–ESE 914–
Wed 3 PM81°86°75°82%24%11%–ESE 1016–
Wed 4 PM80°86°75°83%23%18%–ESE 1317–
Wed 5 PM80°85°75°85%17%19%–ESE 1318–
Wed 6 PM80°84°75°85%12%19%–ESE 1318–
Wed 7 PM78°78°74°87%24%4%–ESE 1217–
Wed 8 PM78°78°74°87%18%4%–ESE 1217–
Wed 9 PM78°78°74°88%37%4%–ESE 1217–
Wed 10 PM78°78°74°89%56%4%–ESE 1217–
Wed 11 PM77°77°74°89%59%4%–ESE 1217–
Thu 12 AM77°77°73°88%62%4%–SE 1216–
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°88%65%5%–SE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 72°

43% rain

ESE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 28

Mostly Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

81° / 74°

26% rain

SE 2–13 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 29

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 73°

15% rain

ESE 9–15 mph · gusts 22

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 73°

7% rain

SE 9–14 mph · gusts 21

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

83° / 74°

3% rain

SE 3–10 mph · gusts 17

Sun, Nov 1

Sunny

83° / 75°

2% rain

SE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Nov 2

Sunny

85° / 75°

2% rain

SE 12–17 mph · gusts 26

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8am and 9am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 5 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 2 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 6 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 206 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ130-132-135-271930-
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-
206 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...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 this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth early
in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers in
the morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on
the bay. A chance of showers early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
light chop early in the morning. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
5 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing
to smooth early in the morning. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM

GMZ150 · 206 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 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.


GMZ150-155-271930-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
206 AM CDT Tue Oct 27 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast early in
the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the morning. 
.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 slight chance of showers early in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
showers. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
early in the morning. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2045

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
46% lit
↑ 12:10 AM
↓ 12:51 PM
★★☆☆c51
Last Quarter
2
35% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 1:25 PM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
3
25% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 2:00 PM
★★☆☆c55
4
16% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★★★★c72
5
9% lit
↑ 4:18 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★★★c85
6
4% lit
↑ 5:22 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★★c91
7
1% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 4:50 PM
★★★★c93
best
8
0% lit
↑ 7:26 AM
↓ 5:45 PM
★★★★c93
New Moon
Moon farthest south (-27.7°)
best
9
2% lit
↑ 8:21 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c91
best
10
5% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★★c87
11
11% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 8:38 PM
★★★★c81
12
17% lit
↑ 10:30 AM
↓ 9:34 PM
★★★★c74
13
25% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 10:27 PM
★★★★c66
14
33% lit
↑ 11:33 AM
↓ 11:19 PM
★★☆☆c57
Apogee · 404,592 km
15
43% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c45
16
52% lit
↑ 12:30 PM
↓ 12:09 AM
★☆☆☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
17
62% lit
↑ 12:58 PM
↓ 1:01 AM
★☆☆☆c44
18
71% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:54 AM
★★☆☆c56
19
79% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★★★c69
20
87% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 3:48 AM
★★★★c81
21
93% lit
↑ 3:32 PM
↓ 4:50 AM
★★★★c90
22
98% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c97
23
100% lit
↑ 5:30 PM
↓ 6:57 AM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (27.0°)
Full Moon · Cold Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 6:38 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★★c100
best
25
96% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 8:48 AM
★★★★c98
26
90% lit
↑ 8:56 PM
↓ 9:35 AM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 364,580 km
27
82% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★★★★c80
28
72% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★★☆c64
29
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:27 AM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
30
50% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 12:01 PM
★☆☆☆c47
Last Quarter
31
39% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 12:37 PM
★★☆☆c58

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Dec 1 · 3:47 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 2 · 3:00 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, Dec 8 · 5:41 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 8 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Dec 14 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 404,592 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Dec 16 · 1:00 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, Dec 16 · 7:08 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Dec 23 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 23 · 6:49 PM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Dec 26 · 9:00 AM — Perigee · 364,580 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Dec 29 · 10:00 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, Dec 30 · 12:12 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Dec 7 · Fri, Dec 8 · Sat, Dec 9 · Sat, Dec 23 · Sun, Dec 24

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

Moon distance

364,585 km closest · 404,572 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 Tue 2:20 AM.