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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 81° · 3% rain

Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.

Tonight: Low 73° · 3% 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 AMclouds3% cloud cover0% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover4% cloud cover3% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover14% cloud cover8% cloud cover19% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover22% cloud cover28% cloud cover27% cloud cover29% cloud cover25% cloud cover17% cloud cover12% cloud cover13% cloud cover22% cloud cover14% cloud cover9% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover16% cloud cover22% cloud cover29% cloud cover33% cloud cover31% cloud cover33% cloud cover35% cloud cover38% cloud cover44% cloud cover40% cloud cover32% cloud cover56% cloud cover55% cloud cover34% cloud cover35% cloud cover31% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover31% cloud cover70°75°80°85°80817978767573788181797876767478rain3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 12 mph, gusts 17SE 13 mph, gusts 18SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 9 mph, gusts 14SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 5 mph, gusts 8SE 3 mph, gusts 6SE 2 mph, gusts 5N 0 mph, gusts 3N 0 mph, gusts 2NNE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 8 mph, gusts 12ENE 9 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 9ESE 3 mph, gusts 7ESE 2 mph, gusts 5E 2 mph, gusts 3ENE 2 mph, gusts 5NE 2 mph, gusts 3NE 2 mph, gusts 6
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 1 PM80°84°72°78%3%3%–SE 814–
Fri 2 PM80°84°73°78%0%3%–SE 1016–
Fri 3 PM81°85°73°78%5%3%–SE 1217–
Fri 4 PM81°86°74°79%2%3%–SE 1318–
Fri 5 PM80°85°74°80%2%3%–SE 1318–
Fri 6 PM80°84°74°81%2%3%–SE 1217–
Fri 7 PM79°82°73°82%4%2%–SE 1216–
Fri 8 PM78°78°73°85%3%2%–SE 1014–
Fri 9 PM78°78°74°87%6%1%–SE 914–
Fri 10 PM78°78°74°88%7%2%–SE 813–
Fri 11 PM77°77°74°90%14%2%–SE 710–
Sat 12 AM77°77°74°90%8%2%–SE 69–
Sat 1 AM76°76°74°92%19%2%–SE 58–
Sat 2 AM76°76°73°93%12%2%–SE 37–
Sat 3 AM75°75°73°93%14%2%–SE 36–
Sat 4 AM75°75°73°95%22%2%–SE 35–
Sat 5 AM74°74°73°97%28%2%–SE 25–
Sat 6 AM74°74°73°98%27%2%–E 23–
Sat 7 AM73°73°73°98%29%3%–N 03–
Sat 8 AM73°73°73°99%25%3%–N 03–
Sat 9 AM75°75°75°99%17%3%–N 02–
Sat 10 AM78°77°75°92%12%4%–N 03–
Sat 11 AM79°79°75°89%13%4%–NNE 23–
Sat 12 PM80°85°75°86%22%4%–NE 36–
Sat 1 PM81°87°75°83%14%3%–NE 57–
Sat 2 PM81°87°75°83%9%3%–ENE 69–
Sat 3 PM81°88°76°83%13%3%–ENE 812–
Sat 4 PM81°88°76°83%11%3%–ENE 913–
Sat 5 PM81°87°76°84%9%3%–ENE 914–
Sat 6 PM80°86°76°86%16%2%–ENE 914–
Sat 7 PM79°83°75°88%22%0%–ENE 914–
Sat 8 PM78°78°75°91%29%0%–ENE 913–
Sat 9 PM78°78°76°92%33%0%–E 812–
Sat 10 PM78°78°76°94%31%0%–E 812–
Sat 11 PM77°77°76°94%33%0%–E 69–
Sun 12 AM77°77°75°95%35%0%–ESE 58–
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°95%38%1%–ESE 37–
Sun 1 AM76°76°75°94%44%0%–ESE 35–
Sun 2 AM76°76°75°95%40%0%–ESE 25–
Sun 3 AM76°76°75°97%32%0%–ESE 13–
Sun 4 AM75°75°74°99%56%0%–E 23–
Sun 5 AM74°75°74°99%55%1%–E 23–
Sun 6 AM74°74°74°99%34%2%–ENE 25–
Sun 7 AM75°75°75°100%35%2%–NE 23–
Sun 8 AM76°76°76°99%31%2%–NE 23–
Sun 9 AM78°78°76°96%28%2%–NE 25–
Sun 10 AM79°79°77°93%29%2%–NE 26–
Sun 11 AM80°85°76°89%31%2%–ENE 38–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

81° / 73°

3% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Sat, Oct 31

Sunny

82° / 74°

4% rain

NNE 0–9 mph · gusts 14

Sun, Nov 1

Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

2% rain

ENE 1–10 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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 2 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 0 to 9 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 1 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 · October 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
84% lit
↑ 10:20 PM
↓ 10:52 AM
★★★★c86
2
75% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 11:53 AM
★★★★c88
3
64% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:52 PM
★★★★c89
4
53% lit
↑ 12:07 AM
↓ 1:50 PM
★★★☆c88
Moon farthest north (18.6°)
Last Quarter
5
42% lit
↑ 1:06 AM
↓ 2:45 PM
★☆☆☆c83
6
31% lit
↑ 2:07 AM
↓ 3:37 PM
★★★★c81
Perigee · 369,577 km
7
21% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 4:25 PM
★★★☆c71
8
12% lit
↑ 4:11 AM
↓ 5:10 PM
★★★☆c60
9
6% lit
↑ 5:13 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★☆☆c48
10
2% lit
↑ 6:13 AM
↓ 6:33 PM
★★★☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
11
0% lit
↑ 7:12 AM
↓ 7:14 PM
★★★★c60
New Moon
12
1% lit
↑ 8:10 AM
↓ 7:55 PM
★★★★c72
best
13
4% lit
↑ 9:07 AM
↓ 8:36 PM
★★★★c79
best
14
9% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★★★c83
15
15% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 10:04 PM
★★★★c83
16
23% lit
↑ 11:48 AM
↓ 10:50 PM
★★★★c80
17
32% lit
↑ 12:37 PM
↓ 11:38 PM
★★★☆c75
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
18
41% lit
↑ 1:24 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c70
19
50% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 12:27 AM
★★☆☆c63
Apogee · 404,291 km
First Quarter
20
60% lit
↑ 2:50 PM
↓ 1:17 AM
★☆☆☆c56
21
69% lit
↑ 3:29 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★☆☆c53
22
77% lit
↑ 4:08 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c45
23
85% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★★☆☆c36
24
92% lit
↑ 5:23 PM
↓ 4:48 AM
★★☆☆c35
25
96% lit
↑ 6:02 PM
↓ 5:43 AM
★★★☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
26
99% lit
↑ 6:43 PM
↓ 6:41 AM
★★★★c66
27
100% lit
↑ 7:27 PM
↓ 7:40 AM
★★★★c82
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
28
98% lit
↑ 8:14 PM
↓ 8:42 AM
★★★★c101
best
29
93% lit
↑ 9:06 PM
↓ 9:44 AM
★★★★c106
best
30
86% lit
↑ 10:01 PM
↓ 10:46 AM
★★★★c106
31
78% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 11:46 AM
★★★★c105
Perigee · 368,009 km
Moon farthest north (18.6°)

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Oct 4 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 4 · 6:01 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Oct 6 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 369,577 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 10 · 8:00 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, Oct 11 · 3:53 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 17 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,291 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Oct 19 · 11:53 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Oct 25 · 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.
  • Mon, Oct 27 · 5:38 AM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 5:00 AM — Perigee · 368,009 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.6°)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

Sun, Oct 12 · Mon, Oct 13 · Mon, Oct 27 · Tue, Oct 28 · Wed, Oct 29

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

Moon distance

368,045 km closest · 404,184 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 1:18 PM.