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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 74° · 2% rain

Patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 2 mph.

Sunday: High 82° · 7% rain

Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:47 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:16 AM / 1:10 PM
Moon
Last Quarter, 54%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:46 AM
Major period
5:15 AM–7:15 AM
Minor period
12:40 PM–1:40 PM
Major period
5:45 PM–7:45 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Nov 16 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Nov 26 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Nov 3clouds39% cloud cover50% cloud cover53% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover23% cloud cover25% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover41% cloud cover30% cloud cover40% cloud cover42% cloud cover43% cloud cover31% cloud cover39% cloud cover42% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover67% cloud cover64% cloud cover44% cloud cover69% cloud cover56% cloud cover59% cloud cover50% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover33% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover26% cloud cover26% cloud cover36% cloud cover61% cloud cover53% cloud cover45% cloud cover47% cloud cover49% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover51% cloud cover50% cloud cover🌫🌫🌫70°75°80°85°90°74768182807978767577828482807978rain2% chance5% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance7% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphE 2 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 5ENE 3 mph, gusts 6ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 9ENE 9 mph, gusts 14E 9 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 13E 8 mph, gusts 13ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 12S 7 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 14SSE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 20SE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 17 mph, gusts 23SSE 17 mph, gusts 23SSE 16 mph, gusts 23SSE 16 mph, gusts 23SSE 15 mph, gusts 22
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 5 AM74°75°74°100%39%2%–E 25–🌫
Sun 6 AM74°75°74°99%50%5%–E 35–🌫
Sun 7 AM74°74°74°100%53%4%–ENE 35–🌫
Sun 8 AM76°76°76°100%39%5%–ENE 25–
Sun 9 AM79°79°76°93%43%5%–ENE 36–
Sun 10 AM80°85°76°89%32%7%–E 36–
Sun 11 AM81°88°76°85%34%6%–ENE 57–
Sun 12 PM81°88°76°84%23%4%–ENE 58–
Sun 1 PM81°88°76°84%25%4%–ENE 69–
Sun 2 PM82°89°76°83%42%2%–ENE 812–
Sun 3 PM81°88°76°83%34%2%–ENE 914–
Sun 4 PM81°87°76°84%41%2%–ENE 915–
Sun 5 PM80°86°76°85%30%1%–E 915–
Sun 6 PM79°83°76°89%40%1%–E 914–
Sun 7 PM79°79°76°90%42%1%–E 913–
Sun 8 PM79°79°76°91%43%1%–E 913–
Sun 9 PM78°79°76°91%31%1%–E 813–
Sun 10 PM78°78°76°92%39%1%–ESE 812–
Sun 11 PM78°78°76°94%42%1%–ESE 712–
Mon 12 AM77°77°76°94%47%1%–ESE 710–
Mon 1 AM77°77°75°94%49%1%–SE 710–
Mon 2 AM76°76°75°96%67%1%–SE 710–
Mon 3 AM76°76°75°96%64%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 4 AM76°76°75°97%44%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 5 AM75°75°75°99%69%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 6 AM75°75°75°98%56%1%–SSE 712–
Mon 7 AM75°75°75°100%59%1%–S 712–
Mon 8 AM77°77°76°97%50%0%–SSE 812–
Mon 9 AM80°85°77°92%42%0%–SSE 914–
Mon 10 AM81°88°77°87%42%0%–SSE 1015–
Mon 11 AM82°91°77°83%49%0%–SSE 1016–
Mon 12 PM83°91°76°81%38%0%–SE 1217–
Mon 1 PM83°92°77°82%33%0%–SE 1320–
Mon 2 PM84°93°77°81%42%0%–SE 1522–
Mon 3 PM83°92°77°81%34%0%–SE 1624–
Mon 4 PM83°91°77°82%26%0%–SE 1725–
Mon 5 PM82°89°76°84%26%0%–SE 1825–
Mon 6 PM80°86°76°87%36%0%–SE 1724–
Mon 7 PM80°85°76°89%61%0%–SE 1723–
Mon 8 PM80°84°76°90%53%0%–SSE 1723–
Mon 9 PM79°84°76°91%45%0%–SSE 1723–
Mon 10 PM79°79°76°91%47%0%–SSE 1723–
Mon 11 PM79°79°76°92%49%0%–SSE 1623–
Tue 12 AM78°79°76°91%51%0%–SSE 1623–
Tue 1 AM78°78°76°92%51%0%–SSE 1623–
Tue 2 AM78°78°76°92%51%0%–SSE 1523–
Tue 3 AM78°78°75°92%51%0%–SSE 1522–
Tue 4 AM77°77°75°92%50%0%–SSE 1421–

7-day forecast

Today

Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

82° / 74°

7% rain

ENE 2–9 mph · gusts 15

🌫 Fog

Mon, Nov 2

Mostly Sunny

84° / 76°

1% rain

SSE 7–18 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

85° / 70°

46% rain · 0.06"

SE 5–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Sunny

78° / 67°

14% rain

NNE 5–14 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Sunny

81° / 69°

12% rain

ESE 5–9 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Nov 6

Sunny

79° / 68°

14% rain

NE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 70°

39% rain · 0.42"

ENE 8–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Patchy fog. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind around 2 mph.
  • Sunday: Patchy fog before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. East northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. East southeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. South southeast wind 7 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. South southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 80 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 67. East wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
  • Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 155 AM CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ130-132-135-012030-
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 CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots
this afternoon. A light chop on the bay. Patchy fog early this 
morning. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast after
midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 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, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in the
afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to a light 
chop on the bay in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and 
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in
the late evening and early morning, then increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. A light chop on the bay, 
increasing to a moderate chop on the bay early in the morning. A 
chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then a slight chance
of thunderstorms late in the evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast late
in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, diminishing to
a light chop on the bay late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A 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 CST Sun Nov 1 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.


GMZ150-155-012030-
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 CST Sun Nov 1 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...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. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon, then becoming southeast late in the
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the afternoon. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north 10 to
15 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 3 feet at
4 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A slight chance of showers after midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · November 2057

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
26% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-24.2°)
2
37% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ –
★★★★c91
3
49% lit
↑ 2:22 PM
↓ 12:12 AM
★☆☆☆c82
First Quarter
4
60% lit
↑ 2:07 PM
↓ 1:16 AM
★★★☆c78
5
71% lit
↑ 2:47 PM
↓ 1:19 AM
★★★☆c58
6
80% lit
↑ 3:24 PM
↓ 2:19 AM
★★☆☆c41
7
88% lit
↑ 3:58 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★☆☆c36
8
94% lit
↑ 4:31 PM
↓ 4:14 AM
★★★☆c44
Moon crosses the equator
9
98% lit
↑ 5:05 PM
↓ 5:09 AM
★★★★c57
10
100% lit
↑ 5:39 PM
↓ 6:04 AM
★★★★c67
best
11
100% lit
↑ 6:16 PM
↓ 7:00 AM
★★★★c77
Full Moon · Beaver Moon
best
12
98% lit
↑ 6:55 PM
↓ 7:55 AM
★★★★c80
13
94% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 8:49 AM
★★★★c81
14
89% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 9:43 AM
★★★★c81
15
83% lit
↑ 9:14 PM
↓ 10:34 AM
★★★★c79
Moon farthest north (24.4°)
Apogee · 405,449 km
16
75% lit
↑ 10:07 PM
↓ 11:21 AM
★★★★c76
17
66% lit
↑ 11:00 PM
↓ 12:06 PM
★★★★c72
18
57% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 12:46 PM
★★★☆c66
19
47% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:24 PM
★★☆☆c59
Last Quarter
20
38% lit
↑ 12:50 AM
↓ 1:59 PM
★★☆☆c49
21
28% lit
↑ 1:46 AM
↓ 2:34 PM
★★☆☆c38
22
19% lit
↑ 2:43 AM
↓ 3:08 PM
★★☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
23
11% lit
↑ 3:42 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★★☆c54
24
5% lit
↑ 4:44 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★★★c66
25
1% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 5:06 PM
★★★★c91
best
26
0% lit
↑ 6:58 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★★c102
New Moon (supermoon)
best
27
2% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c106
Perigee · 359,525 km
best
28
7% lit
↑ 9:16 AM
↓ 7:53 PM
★★★★c106
Moon farthest south (-24.4°)
29
14% lit
↑ 10:20 AM
↓ 8:59 PM
★★★★c104
30
23% lit
↑ 11:17 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c97

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Nov 1 · 1:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Nov 3 · 3:24 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 8 · 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.
  • Sun, Nov 11 · 12:24 AM — Full Moon · Beaver MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Nov 15 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest north (24.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Nov 15 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 405,449 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Nov 19 · 5:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, Nov 22 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Nov 26 · 8:22 AM — New 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.
  • Tue, Nov 27 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 359,525 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Nov 28 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-24.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Sat, Nov 10 · Sun, Nov 11 · Sun, Nov 25 · Mon, Nov 26 · Tue, Nov 27

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

Moon distance

359,541 km closest · 405,449 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 Sun 5:00 AM.