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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 around 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, 72%
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 AM12 PMclouds5% 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 cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover70°75°80°85°81807877757475808180787776747680rain3% 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% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 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 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 9
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
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–
Sun 12 PM81°87°76°87%32%2%–ENE 59–
Sun 1 PM81°88°76°85%32%2%–ENE 610–

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°

1% rain

SE 7–16 mph · gusts 24

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

84° / 67°

25% rain

SE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

79° / 66°

13% rain

NNW 6–13 mph · gusts 21

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

80° / 67°

6% rain

NNE 6–13 mph · gusts 21

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind around 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 6 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 6 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. North wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. North northwest wind around 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 66.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 80.
  • 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 · 147 PM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-310715-
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-
147 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around
5 knots early this morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth early this morning. 
.SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast early
in the afternoon, then increasing to 5 to 10 knots 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. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
in the afternoon. 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 late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop late in the afternoon. 
.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 in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
in the late evening and overnight. Light chop on the bay. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. 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 · 147 PM 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.


GMZ150-155-310715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
147 PM CDT Fri Oct 30 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North 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...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in
the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 7 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 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 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 8 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north
in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms until early
morning, then a slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming
northwest early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · December 2053

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
59% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 12:09 PM
★★★☆c70
2
48% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:52 PM
★★☆☆c54
Last Quarter
3
37% lit
↑ 12:59 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★☆☆c41
4
27% lit
↑ 1:57 AM
↓ 2:12 PM
★★☆☆c49
Moon crosses the equator
5
19% lit
↑ 2:54 AM
↓ 2:51 PM
★★☆☆c56
6
11% lit
↑ 3:49 AM
↓ 3:30 PM
★★★★c61
7
6% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★★★c75
8
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
★★★★c80
best
9
0% lit
↑ 6:32 AM
↓ 5:37 PM
★★★★c83
New Moon
best
10
1% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★★★★c83
best
11
3% lit
↑ 8:13 AM
↓ 7:12 PM
★★★★c83
Moon farthest south (-18.5°)
12
6% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★★★c81
13
12% lit
↑ 9:43 AM
↓ 8:52 PM
★★★★c77
Apogee · 405,940 km
14
18% lit
↑ 10:24 AM
↓ 9:43 PM
★★★★c71
15
26% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★★☆c63
16
35% lit
↑ 11:40 AM
↓ 11:25 PM
★★☆☆c54
17
44% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ –
★★☆☆c43
18
54% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 12:18 AM
★☆☆☆c37
First Quarter
Moon crosses the equator
19
64% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★★☆☆c45
20
73% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c55
21
82% lit
↑ 2:51 PM
↓ 3:04 AM
★★★☆c65
22
90% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★★★★c84
23
96% lit
↑ 4:30 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★★c95
24
99% lit
↑ 5:28 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c102
best
25
100% lit
↑ 6:31 PM
↓ 7:15 AM
★★★★c103
Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)
Moon farthest north (18.8°)
best
26
97% lit
↑ 7:37 PM
↓ 8:16 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 358,030 km
27
92% lit
↑ 8:43 PM
↓ 9:12 AM
★★★★c97
28
84% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 10:03 AM
★★★★c86
29
75% lit
↑ 10:51 PM
↓ 10:50 AM
★★★★c65
30
64% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 11:33 AM
★★☆☆c50
31
53% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:13 PM
★☆☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Dec 2 · 8:04 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 4 · 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.
  • Tue, Dec 9 · 9:40 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Dec 11 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Dec 13 · 3:00 PM — Apogee · 405,940 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Thu, Dec 18 · 3:10 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Dec 18 · 6:00 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, Dec 25 · 3:23 AM — Full Moon · Cold Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Thu, Dec 25 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest north (18.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Dec 26 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 358,030 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Dec 31 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Dec 31 · 7:10 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Dec 8 · Tue, Dec 9 · Wed, Dec 10 · Wed, Dec 24 · Thu, Dec 25

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

Moon distance

358,203 km closest · 405,924 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.