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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° · 4% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 2% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:37 AM / 6:48 PM
Moonrise / moonset
11:08 PM / 12:31 PM
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 73%
Major period
4:15 AM–6:15 AM
Minor period
12:01 PM–1:01 PM
Major period
4:50 PM–6:50 PM
Minor period
10:38 PM–11:38 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 306 PMSat, Oct 316 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 16 AMclouds23% cloud cover15% cloud cover6% cloud cover21% cloud cover4% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover8% cloud cover18% cloud cover16% cloud cover23% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover26% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover41% cloud cover15% cloud cover18% cloud cover17% cloud cover25% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover9% cloud cover12% cloud cover12% cloud cover22% cloud cover56% cloud cover32% cloud cover8% cloud cover10% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover15% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover25% cloud cover31% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover70°75°80°85°79818078777674758081807877767476rain4% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 15ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 10 mph, gusts 14SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 6 mph, gusts 9SSE 5 mph, gusts 7SSE 3 mph, gusts 5SE 2 mph, gusts 5N 2 mph, gusts 5ENE 2 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 15ENE 8 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10E 5 mph, gusts 7E 2 mph, gusts 5E 2 mph, gusts 3ENE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 2 mph, gusts 5
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM79°83°73°82%23%4%–SE 813–
Fri 1 PM80°85°73°80%15%2%–SE 914–
Fri 2 PM80°85°74°80%6%2%–SE 915–
Fri 3 PM81°85°74°80%21%1%–ESE 1016–
Fri 4 PM81°86°74°79%4%1%–ESE 1217–
Fri 5 PM80°85°74°80%2%0%–ESE 1218–
Fri 6 PM80°84°74°82%2%0%–ESE 1217–
Fri 7 PM79°83°74°83%4%0%–ESE 1216–
Fri 8 PM78°79°74°86%8%0%–ESE 1014–
Fri 9 PM78°78°74°88%18%0%–SE 913–
Fri 10 PM78°78°74°88%16%0%–SE 812–
Fri 11 PM78°78°74°90%23%1%–SE 710–
Sat 12 AM77°77°74°91%19%2%–SE 69–
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°92%24%0%–SE 58–
Sat 2 AM76°76°74°92%24%0%–SSE 57–
Sat 3 AM76°76°74°94%26%1%–SSE 37–
Sat 4 AM75°75°74°95%15%1%–SSE 35–
Sat 5 AM74°74°73°97%17%1%–SSE 25–
Sat 6 AM74°74°73°98%41%0%–SE 25–
Sat 7 AM74°74°73°99%15%1%–N 25–
Sat 8 AM73°73°73°100%18%1%–N 25–
Sat 9 AM75°75°75°100%17%2%–E 13–
Sat 10 AM78°78°76°94%25%2%–ENE 25–
Sat 11 AM79°83°76°90%28%0%–ENE 35–
Sat 12 PM80°86°76°87%26%0%–ENE 37–
Sat 1 PM81°87°76°83%22%1%–ENE 57–
Sat 2 PM81°87°76°84%13%3%–ENE 69–
Sat 3 PM81°87°76°83%13%5%–ENE 712–
Sat 4 PM82°88°76°82%9%1%–ENE 914–
Sat 5 PM81°87°76°84%12%0%–ENE 915–
Sat 6 PM80°86°75°85%12%0%–ENE 915–
Sat 7 PM80°84°75°86%22%2%–ENE 914–
Sat 8 PM78°79°75°89%56%2%–ENE 812–
Sat 9 PM78°78°75°91%32%2%–E 710–
Sat 10 PM78°78°75°91%8%2%–E 710–
Sat 11 PM78°78°75°92%10%2%–E 69–
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°93%12%2%–E 57–
Sun 1 AM77°77°75°94%14%3%–E 36–
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°95%15%3%–E 25–
Sun 2 AM76°76°75°97%17%3%–E 23–
Sun 3 AM75°75°74°98%18%3%–E 23–
Sun 4 AM74°74°74°100%25%3%–ENE 23–
Sun 5 AM74°74°74°100%31%3%–ENE 23–
Sun 6 AM74°74°74°100%38%4%–NE 23–
Sun 7 AM75°75°75°100%35%4%–NE 23–
Sun 8 AM76°76°76°99%31%4%–NE 23–
Sun 9 AM78°78°76°96%28%4%–NE 25–
Sun 10 AM79°79°77°93%29%4%–NE 26–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 73°

4% rain

SE 7–12 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 73°

5% rain

ENE 1–9 mph · gusts 15

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

4% rain

ENE 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

83° / 73°

Dry

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 24

Tue, Nov 3

Slight Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

84° / 68°

20% rain

SSE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 66°

13% rain

NNW 6–13 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

79° / 67°

4% rain

NNE 6–13 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 1 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 10 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 7 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. South southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind around 12 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Thursday 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 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ130-132-135-301915-
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-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this morning. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast 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. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon, then becoming northeast late in the afternoon. Smooth
on the bay, increasing to light chop late in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to
10 knots late in the afternoon. Smooth on the bay, increasing to
light chop late in the afternoon. 
.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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest in
the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. 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 · 158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 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.


GMZ150-155-301915-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
158 AM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers this
morning. 
.TONIGHT...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 northeast
late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet
at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 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. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.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 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming west
late in the evening, then becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots after
midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms
until early morning. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
89% lit
↑ 10:09 PM
↓ 10:04 AM
★★☆☆c40
2
81% lit
↑ 10:50 PM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★★☆c53
3
72% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 11:58 AM
★★★☆c65
4
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:58 PM
★★★☆c83
5
50% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 1:58 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Last Quarter
6
39% lit
↑ 1:16 AM
↓ 2:58 PM
★★★☆c97
Moon farthest north (18.5°)
7
28% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 3:56 PM
★★★★c99
8
18% lit
↑ 3:14 AM
↓ 4:51 PM
★★★★c99
best
9
10% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★★★★c94
Perigee · 364,933 km
best
10
4% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 6:31 PM
★★★★c84
best
11
1% lit
↑ 6:25 AM
↓ 7:16 PM
★★★★c70
12
0% lit
↑ 7:27 AM
↓ 7:59 PM
★★★★c53
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
13
2% lit
↑ 8:28 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★☆c46
14
7% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 9:21 PM
★★★☆c59
15
13% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★☆c67
16
21% lit
↑ 11:20 AM
↓ 10:44 PM
★★★☆c70
17
29% lit
↑ 12:14 PM
↓ 11:27 PM
★★★☆c70
18
39% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c69
19
48% lit
↑ 1:57 PM
↓ 12:12 AM
★★☆☆c67
First Quarter
20
58% lit
↑ 2:45 PM
↓ 12:58 AM
★☆☆☆c64
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
21
67% lit
↑ 3:30 PM
↓ 1:46 AM
★★☆☆c64
Apogee · 404,436 km
22
76% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:36 AM
★★★☆c60
23
83% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★★☆c56
24
90% lit
↑ 5:34 PM
↓ 4:19 AM
★★★☆c51
25
95% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★★☆c44
26
98% lit
↑ 6:50 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★☆☆c36
27
100% lit
↑ 7:28 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★☆c35
Full Moon · Corn Moon
Moon crosses the equator
28
99% lit
↑ 8:07 PM
↓ 7:56 AM
★★★☆c53
29
96% lit
↑ 8:49 PM
↓ 8:54 AM
★★★★c70
best
30
91% lit
↑ 9:33 PM
↓ 9:52 AM
★★★★c85
best

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Sep 5 · 12:05 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Sep 6 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 9 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 364,933 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Sep 12 · 4:36 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Sep 12 · 11:00 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, Sep 19 · 4:29 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Sep 20 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Sep 21 · 7:00 AM — Apogee · 404,436 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Sep 27 · 4:50 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 27 · 7:00 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

Mon, Sep 8 · Tue, Sep 9 · Wed, Sep 10 · Mon, Sep 29 · Tue, Sep 30

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

Moon distance

364,935 km closest · 404,404 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 Fri 11:45 AM.