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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° · 4% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:49 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:00 PM / 11:30 AM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 82%
Major period
3:10 AM–5:10 AM
Minor period
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Major period
3:45 PM–5:45 PM
Minor period
9:30 PM–10:30 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Oct 296 PMFri, Oct 306 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PMclouds55% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover63% cloud cover61% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover65% cloud cover49% cloud cover44% cloud cover34% cloud cover58% cloud cover54% cloud cover55% cloud cover46% cloud cover35% cloud cover50% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover48% cloud cover20% cloud cover22% cloud cover31% cloud cover24% cloud cover11% cloud cover15% cloud cover12% cloud cover8% cloud cover7% cloud cover9% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover38% cloud cover32% cloud cover21% cloud cover34% cloud cover38% cloud cover26% cloud cover60% cloud cover47% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°80797877767474798181797876757480rain3% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance7% chance10% chance8% chance7% chance7% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance3% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chancewind01020mphESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 14 mph, gusts 21ESE 13 mph, gusts 18ESE 14 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 10 mph, gusts 15SE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 13 mph, gusts 20ESE 13 mph, gusts 20SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SSE 5 mph, gusts 8SSE 3 mph, gusts 6ESE 2 mph, gusts 5ESE 2 mph, gusts 5E 5 mph, gusts 7
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 2 PM80°83°72°78%55%3%–ESE 1420–
Thu 3 PM79°83°72°78%62%4%–ESE 1420–
Thu 4 PM79°83°72°77%56%4%–ESE 1420–
Thu 5 PM79°79°71°77%63%3%–ESE 1421–
Thu 6 PM78°78°71°78%61%3%–ESE 1421–
Thu 7 PM78°78°70°75%71%2%–ESE 1420–
Thu 8 PM78°78°69°76%71%2%–ESE 1318–
Thu 9 PM77°77°69°76%65%2%–ESE 1418–
Thu 10 PM77°77°69°76%49%2%–ESE 1420–
Thu 11 PM77°77°69°77%44%2%–ESE 1418–
Fri 12 AM76°77°69°77%34%3%–ESE 1318–
Fri 1 AM76°76°69°77%58%3%–ESE 1317–
Fri 2 AM76°76°69°79%54%3%–SE 1216–
Fri 3 AM75°75°69°81%55%3%–SE 1015–
Fri 4 AM75°75°69°83%46%4%–SE 1015–
Fri 5 AM74°74°70°85%35%5%–SE 913–
Fri 6 AM74°74°70°88%50%5%–SE 813–
Fri 7 AM74°74°70°88%48%6%–SE 812–
Fri 8 AM74°74°71°89%47%7%–SE 812–
Fri 9 AM75°75°72°90%48%10%–SE 812–
Fri 10 AM77°77°73°85%20%8%–SE 913–
Fri 11 AM79°79°73°82%22%7%–SE 914–
Fri 12 PM80°84°73°81%31%7%–SE 1015–
Fri 1 PM81°86°73°78%24%6%–ESE 1016–
Fri 2 PM81°86°74°79%11%5%–ESE 1217–
Fri 3 PM81°86°74°79%15%5%–ESE 1318–
Fri 4 PM82°87°74°78%12%5%–ESE 1320–
Fri 5 PM81°86°74°80%8%0%–ESE 1420–
Fri 6 PM80°85°74°81%7%3%–ESE 1320–
Fri 7 PM80°84°74°82%9%1%–SE 1318–
Fri 8 PM79°79°74°86%14%1%–SE 1216–
Fri 9 PM78°79°74°87%22%0%–SE 1015–
Fri 10 PM78°78°75°89%20%0%–SE 914–
Fri 11 PM78°78°75°90%33%0%–SE 813–
Sat 12 AM77°77°74°91%21%0%–SE 812–
Sat 1 AM77°77°74°92%23%0%–SE 710–
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°92%38%0%–SE 69–
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%32%0%–SSE 58–
Sat 4 AM76°76°74°95%21%0%–SSE 58–
Sat 5 AM75°75°74°97%34%2%–SSE 37–
Sat 6 AM74°74°74°98%38%3%–SSE 36–
Sat 7 AM74°74°74°99%26%3%–SSE 36–
Sat 8 AM74°74°74°100%60%3%–ESE 25–
Sat 9 AM76°76°75°98%47%3%–ESE 25–
Sat 10 AM78°78°76°95%33%3%–ESE 25–
Sat 11 AM80°84°77°91%32%3%–ESE 36–
Sat 12 PM81°87°76°87%31%3%–E 57–
Sat 1 PM81°88°76°85%30%3%–E 69–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

80° / 73°

5% rain

ESE 13–14 mph · gusts 21

Fri, Oct 30

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

10% rain

SE 8–14 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Oct 31

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

ESE 2–10 mph · gusts 16

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

2% rain

E 3–12 mph · gusts 16

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

85° / 75°

3% rain

SE 8–17 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny

84° / 69°

16% rain

SE 8–16 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

79° / 67°

16% rain

N 8–14 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Southeast wind 3 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East southeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East wind 3 to 12 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind around 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Southeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67.

Weather map

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ130-132-135-300815-
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-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

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

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 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.


GMZ150-155-300815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
209 PM CDT Thu Oct 29 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east early
in the afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
late in the evening, then becoming northwest after midnight. Seas
2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · August 2051

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 4:02 PM
★★★★c97
2
17% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★★★★c101
Moon farthest north (19.3°)
3
10% lit
↑ 4:10 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★★★c101
4
4% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 6:42 PM
★★★★c99
best
5
1% lit
↑ 6:04 AM
↓ 7:27 PM
★★★★c92
best
6
0% lit
↑ 7:01 AM
↓ 8:09 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 7:56 AM
↓ 8:47 PM
★★★★c72
8
5% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 9:23 PM
★★★☆c60
9
9% lit
↑ 9:42 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
10
16% lit
↑ 10:33 AM
↓ 10:33 PM
★★☆☆c35
11
23% lit
↑ 11:24 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★☆☆c31
12
32% lit
↑ 12:15 PM
↓ 11:45 PM
★★☆☆c38
Apogee · 404,639 km
13
41% lit
↑ 1:06 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c47
14
50% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 12:24 AM
★★☆☆c57
First Quarter
15
60% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 1:05 AM
★★☆☆c67
16
69% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★★☆c75
17
78% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 2:40 AM
★★★★c81
Moon farthest south (-18.7°)
18
86% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 3:34 AM
★★★★c84
19
93% lit
↑ 6:11 PM
↓ 4:31 AM
★★★★c84
20
97% lit
↑ 6:58 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★★c84
best
21
100% lit
↑ 7:43 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★★c79
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
22
99% lit
↑ 8:27 PM
↓ 7:37 AM
★★★★c71
23
96% lit
↑ 9:11 PM
↓ 8:40 AM
★★★☆c58
Moon crosses the equator
24
90% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 9:45 AM
★★★☆c49
Perigee · 363,297 km
25
82% lit
↑ 10:41 PM
↓ 10:49 AM
★★★☆c62
26
72% lit
↑ 11:28 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★☆c71
27
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:56 PM
★★★☆c83
28
50% lit
↑ 12:18 AM
↓ 1:57 PM
★☆☆☆c87
Last Quarter
29
39% lit
↑ 1:11 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest north (19.2°)
30
29% lit
↑ 2:06 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★★c90
31
20% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 4:39 PM
★★★★c87

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Aug 2 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Aug 6 · 10:05 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 9 · 11:00 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, Aug 12 · 6:00 AM — Apogee · 404,639 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Aug 14 · 11:49 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Aug 17 · 3:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.7°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 21 · 8:35 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Aug 23 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Aug 24 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 363,297 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Mon, Aug 28 · 12:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Aug 29 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (19.2°)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

Fri, Aug 4 · Sat, Aug 5 · Sun, Aug 6 · Sun, Aug 20 · Mon, Aug 21

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

Moon distance

363,380 km closest · 404,606 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 Thu 2:47 PM.