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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 81° · 14% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 2 to 14 mph.

Tonight: Low 74° · 9% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:36 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:56 PM / 10:22 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 92%
Major period
2:10 AM–4:10 AM
Minor period
9:52 AM–10:52 AM
Major period
2:40 PM–4:40 PM
Minor period
8:26 PM–9:26 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Oct 2812 PM6 PMThu, Oct 296 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Oct 306 AMclouds29% cloud cover30% cloud cover35% cloud cover41% cloud cover36% cloud cover30% cloud cover22% cloud cover19% cloud cover34% cloud cover39% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover67% cloud cover53% cloud cover63% cloud cover49% cloud cover41% cloud cover64% cloud cover62% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover59% cloud cover53% cloud cover55% cloud cover55% cloud cover48% cloud cover32% cloud cover21% cloud cover26% cloud cover32% cloud cover35% cloud cover40% cloud cover50% cloud cover56% cloud cover47% cloud cover39% cloud cover47% cloud cover70% cloud cover59% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover48% cloud cover51% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover51% cloud cover45% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°74788080787877767578808078777675rain3% chance3% chance5% chance7% chance9% chance14% chance13% chance9% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance8% chance6% chance7% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance11% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 2 mph, gusts 5ESE 5 mph, gusts 8E 8 mph, gusts 13E 12 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 18ESE 13 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 10 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 20E 14 mph, gusts 21E 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 17SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 7 AM74°74°72°93%29%3%–SE 36–
Wed 8 AM73°73°72°96%30%3%–SSE 25–
Wed 9 AM75°75°74°95%35%5%–SE 25–
Wed 10 AM78°78°74°88%41%7%–SE 36–
Wed 11 AM79°79°74°84%36%9%–ESE 58–
Wed 12 PM80°84°74°83%30%14%–ESE 710–
Wed 1 PM80°85°74°81%22%13%–E 813–
Wed 2 PM80°85°74°82%19%9%–E 1015–
Wed 3 PM81°86°75°82%34%8%–E 1217–
Wed 4 PM80°85°75°83%39%9%–E 1318–
Wed 5 PM80°85°75°84%31%9%–E 1420–
Wed 6 PM80°84°75°85%36%9%–E 1420–
Wed 7 PM78°79°74°87%67%8%–ESE 1418–
Wed 8 PM78°78°74°87%53%6%–ESE 1317–
Wed 9 PM78°78°74°88%63%7%–ESE 1317–
Wed 10 PM78°78°74°88%49%4%–ESE 1317–
Wed 11 PM78°78°74°88%41%4%–ESE 1217–
Thu 12 AM77°77°73°87%64%4%–ESE 1216–
Thu 1 AM77°77°73°87%62%5%–ESE 1216–
Thu 2 AM77°77°72°86%73%5%–SE 1215–
Thu 3 AM76°76°72°86%67%5%–SE 1015–
Thu 4 AM76°76°72°87%59%5%–ESE 1014–
Thu 5 AM76°76°72°87%53%5%–SE 1014–
Thu 6 AM75°75°71°87%55%6%–ESE 1014–
Thu 7 AM75°75°71°87%55%3%–ESE 914–
Thu 8 AM75°75°71°89%48%2%–ESE 913–
Thu 9 AM76°76°72°87%32%0%–ESE 913–
Thu 10 AM78°78°72°83%21%0%–ESE 1014–
Thu 11 AM79°79°72°81%26%0%–ESE 1215–
Thu 12 PM79°83°72°79%32%2%–ESE 1216–
Thu 1 PM80°83°72°77%35%0%–E 1217–
Thu 2 PM80°84°72°76%40%11%–E 1318–
Thu 3 PM80°83°72°76%50%0%–E 1420–
Thu 4 PM80°83°72°76%56%0%–E 1420–
Thu 5 PM79°83°71°76%47%0%–E 1421–
Thu 6 PM79°79°71°76%39%0%–E 1421–
Thu 7 PM78°78°70°76%47%0%–E 1320–
Thu 8 PM78°78°70°76%70%0%–E 1318–
Thu 9 PM78°78°70°77%59%0%–ESE 1318–
Thu 10 PM77°77°70°77%48%0%–ESE 1420–
Thu 11 PM77°77°69°77%48%0%–ESE 1420–
Fri 12 AM77°77°69°77%48%0%–ESE 1418–
Fri 1 AM76°76°68°77%48%2%–ESE 1317–
Fri 2 AM76°76°68°78%51%2%–ESE 1216–
Fri 3 AM75°75°68°79%54%2%–SE 1216–
Fri 4 AM75°75°68°81%57%2%–SE 1015–
Fri 5 AM74°74°68°81%51%2%–SE 1014–
Fri 6 AM74°74°68°82%45%2%–SE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

81° / 74°

14% rain

SE 2–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Oct 29

Mostly Sunny

80° / 73°

11% rain

ESE 9–14 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

81° / 72°

2% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

83° / 72°

3% rain

SE 2–12 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

83° / 72°

1% rain

ESE 3–13 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

85° / 74°

4% rain

SSE 10–17 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 3

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

84° / 68°

20% rain

N 12–17 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 2 to 14 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. East southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East southeast wind 3 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 12 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 68.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 155 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ130-132-135-281915-
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-
155 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east early this
afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late this afternoon.
Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop early this afternoon,
then increasing to a moderate chop late this afternoon. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY 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. 
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast early
in the afternoon, then becoming east late in the afternoon.
Smooth on the bay, increasing to light chop late in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. 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 · 155 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 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.


GMZ150-155-281915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
155 AM CDT Wed Oct 28 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at
8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...East winds around 10 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. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late in
the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2048

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
37% lit
↑ 1:12 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★★★☆c67
Apogee · 404,237 km
2
28% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 4:01 PM
★★★☆c67
3
20% lit
↑ 2:56 AM
↓ 4:44 PM
★★★★c66
4
13% lit
↑ 3:50 AM
↓ 5:23 PM
★★★★c63
5
7% lit
↑ 4:45 AM
↓ 6:00 PM
★★★☆c59
6
3% lit
↑ 5:41 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★☆c52
7
1% lit
↑ 6:37 AM
↓ 7:10 PM
★★★☆c44
8
0% lit
↑ 7:34 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★☆c36
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
9
3% lit
↑ 8:33 AM
↓ 8:22 PM
★★★☆c50
10
7% lit
↑ 9:33 AM
↓ 9:01 PM
★★★★c64
best
11
14% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 9:45 PM
★★★★c75
best
12
23% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★★★c86
13
33% lit
↑ 12:43 PM
↓ 11:27 PM
★★★★c90
14
44% lit
↑ 1:45 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c92
Moon farthest south (-23.3°)
15
55% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 12:26 AM
★★★☆c92
First Quarter
Perigee · 369,915 km
16
66% lit
↑ 3:37 PM
↓ 1:29 AM
★★★★c90
17
77% lit
↑ 4:25 PM
↓ 2:34 AM
★★★★c84
18
86% lit
↑ 5:08 PM
↓ 3:38 AM
★★★★c73
19
92% lit
↑ 5:47 PM
↓ 4:41 AM
★★★☆c60
20
97% lit
↑ 6:25 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★☆c47
21
100% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon
22
100% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★★★c55
23
97% lit
↑ 8:13 PM
↓ 8:37 AM
★★★★c66
best
24
93% lit
↑ 8:52 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★★★c72
best
25
87% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★★★★c75
best
26
80% lit
↑ 10:18 PM
↓ 11:25 AM
★★★★c75
27
72% lit
↑ 11:05 PM
↓ 12:18 PM
★★★★c73
28
63% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 1:08 PM
★★★★c71
Moon farthest north (23.4°)
29
54% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:54 PM
★☆☆☆c67
Apogee · 404,230 km
Last Quarter
30
45% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 2:38 PM
★★★☆c67

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 1 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,237 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Sep 8 · 1:24 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 8 · 7:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 14 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-23.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 1:04 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 369,915 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 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.
  • Mon, Sep 21 · 11:47 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 28 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest north (23.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 29 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,230 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Sep 29 · 9:46 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 10 · Fri, Sep 11 · Wed, Sep 23 · Thu, Sep 24 · Fri, Sep 25

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

Moon distance

369,917 km closest · 404,195 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 Wed 6:28 AM.