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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 83° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

Tonight: Low 77° · 2% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:39 AM / 5:46 PM
Moonrise / moonset
12:22 AM / 1:49 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 39%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:52 AM
Major period
6:10 AM–8:10 AM
Minor period
1:19 PM–2:19 PM
Major period
6:35 PM–8:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Nov 26 PMTue, Nov 36 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PMclouds45% cloud cover42% cloud cover31% cloud cover50% cloud cover57% cloud cover63% cloud cover60% cloud cover67% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover66% cloud cover74% cloud cover65% cloud cover55% cloud cover27% cloud cover26% cloud cover19% cloud cover20% cloud cover7% cloud cover17% cloud cover34% cloud cover44% cloud cover27% cloud cover43% cloud cover25% cloud cover50% cloud cover26% cloud cover51% cloud cover65% cloud cover66% cloud cover71% cloud cover70% cloud cover72% cloud cover69% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover61% cloud cover63% cloud cover63% cloud cover45% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°90°82807979787781848380787573717477rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance6% chance, 0.01 in7% chance, 0.01 in19% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in24% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in48% chance, 0.01 in53% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in41% chance25% chance8% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphSE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 18 mph, gusts 25SE 17 mph, gusts 24SSE 18 mph, gusts 25SSE 16 mph, gusts 22SSE 15 mph, gusts 22S 17 mph, gusts 23S 13 mph, gusts 20S 12 mph, gusts 16S 12 mph, gusts 16SSE 6 mph, gusts 10SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 14N 10 mph, gusts 15N 14 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 15
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 3 PM82°91°77°85%45%1%–SE 1825–
Mon 4 PM82°91°77°86%42%1%–SE 1826–
Mon 5 PM81°89°77°87%31%1%–SE 1825–
Mon 6 PM80°86°77°89%50%1%–SE 1724–
Mon 7 PM80°85°76°90%57%0%–SE 1724–
Mon 8 PM80°85°77°91%63%1%–SSE 1724–
Mon 9 PM79°84°76°91%60%1%–SSE 1825–
Mon 10 PM79°84°76°91%67%1%–SSE 1724–
Mon 11 PM79°79°76°91%71%1%–SSE 1622–
Tue 12 AM79°79°76°91%71%2%–SSE 1522–
Tue 1 AM78°78°75°91%66%2%–SSE 1522–
Tue 2 AM78°78°75°91%74%2%–SSE 1622–
Tue 3 AM78°78°75°91%65%2%–S 1723–
Tue 4 AM77°77°75°92%55%2%–S 1622–
Tue 5 AM77°77°75°92%27%2%–S 1320–
Tue 6 AM77°77°75°92%26%2%–S 1217–
Tue 7 AM77°77°75°93%19%2%–S 1216–
Tue 8 AM79°84°76°91%20%2%–S 1016–
Tue 9 AM81°88°77°87%7%2%–S 1216–
Tue 10 AM82°91°77°83%17%2%–S 914–
Tue 11 AM83°92°77°81%34%2%–SSE 610–
Tue 12 PM84°94°77°79%44%6%0.01"SE 58–
Tue 1 PM84°94°77°79%27%7%0.01"SE 69–
Tue 2 PM84°94°77°81%43%19%0.01"SE 812–
Tue 3 PM83°93°77°82%25%20%0.01"SE 914–⚡
Tue 4 PM83°92°77°84%50%20%0.01"SE 1016–⚡
Tue 5 PM81°89°77°87%26%24%0.01"ESE 1015–⚡
Tue 6 PM80°86°77°90%51%15%0.01"E 914–⚡
Tue 7 PM79°84°76°91%65%23%0.01"NNE 913–⚡
Tue 8 PM78°79°76°92%66%48%0.01"E 812–⚡
Tue 9 PM78°78°75°93%71%53%0.01"NNE 812–⚡
Tue 10 PM77°77°74°92%70%51%0.01"N 812–⚡
Tue 11 PM76°76°73°92%72%45%0.01"N 914–⚡
Wed 12 AM75°75°72°91%69%41%–N 1015–⚡
Wed 1 AM74°74°71°90%71%25%–N 1015–⚡
Wed 2 AM73°73°70°89%71%8%–N 1317–
Wed 3 AM73°73°69°87%61%3%–N 1418–
Wed 4 AM71°71°68°88%63%2%–N 1420–
Wed 5 AM71°71°67°87%63%4%–N 1418–
Wed 6 AM71°71°66°86%45%6%–N 1317–
Wed 7 AM70°70°66°87%36%6%–NNE 1317–
Wed 8 AM72°72°67°85%40%6%–NNE 1317–
Wed 9 AM74°74°68°82%43%6%–NNE 1216–
Wed 10 AM75°75°68°79%42%6%–NNE 1216–
Wed 11 AM76°76°68°77%42%6%–NNE 1015–
Wed 12 PM77°77°68°74%41%2%–NNE 1015–
Wed 1 PM77°77°68°73%38%2%–NE 1015–
Wed 2 PM77°77°68°73%35%2%–NE 1216–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

83° / 77°

2% rain

SE 16–18 mph · gusts 26

Tue, Nov 3

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

85° / 70°

53% rain · 0.12"

SE 5–17 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

78° / 71°

41% rain

NE 7–14 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

48% rain

SE 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

78° / 68°

56% rain · 0.24"

NNE 6–14 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Rain Showers Likely

75° / 63°

62% rain · 0.90"

NNE 9–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Rain Showers

72° / 59°

41% rain · 0.48"

N 14–20 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. South southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 8pm and 9pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. North northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. South wind 6 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. North northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Saturday: Rain showers likely before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. North northeast wind 12 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 118 PM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ130-132-135-030815-
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-
118 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late in
the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers
early in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late 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. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. A chance of
thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. A slight
chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay,
diminishing to light chop late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the morning.
Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after midnight. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots in the late evening and overnight. A moderate chop
on the bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and
overnight. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots after midnight. Choppy on the bay. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 118 PM CST Mon Nov 2 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.


GMZ150-155-030815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
118 PM CST Mon Nov 2 2026

.TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at
7 seconds. 
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots 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 late in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast late in the evening, then becoming north 10 to 15 knots
after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at
4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms early in the evening, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the late evening
and early morning. A chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms early in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at
5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west
early in the morning. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of
showers and thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers
likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · March 2061

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
78% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ 3:42 AM
★★★★c100
2
87% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 4:36 AM
★★★★c97
3
93% lit
↑ 4:19 PM
↓ 5:22 AM
★★★★c90
best
4
97% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 6:02 AM
★★★★c77
best
5
100% lit
↑ 6:18 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★★c58
Full Moon · Worm Moon
best
6
100% lit
↑ 7:14 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c48
7
98% lit
↑ 8:08 PM
↓ 7:38 AM
★★★☆c37
Moon crosses the equator
8
94% lit
↑ 9:01 PM
↓ 8:07 AM
★★★☆c40
9
88% lit
↑ 9:55 PM
↓ 8:36 AM
★★★☆c49
10
82% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 9:07 AM
★★★☆c56
11
74% lit
↑ 11:44 PM
↓ 9:40 AM
★☆☆☆c59
Apogee · 404,674 km
12
65% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:18 AM
★★★☆c65
13
56% lit
↑ 12:40 AM
↓ 12:00 PM
★★★☆c68
14
47% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★★☆c72
Last Quarter
Moon farthest south (-28.4°)
15
37% lit
↑ 3:30 AM
↓ 1:43 PM
★★★★c75
16
28% lit
↑ 4:20 AM
↓ 2:41 PM
★★★★c75
17
19% lit
↑ 5:07 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★★★c75
18
11% lit
↑ 5:49 AM
↓ 4:45 PM
★★★★c72
best
19
5% lit
↑ 6:27 AM
↓ 5:48 PM
★★★★c65
20
1% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c48
21
0% lit
↑ 7:37 AM
↓ 7:54 PM
★★★★c43
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
22
1% lit
↑ 8:11 AM
↓ 8:59 PM
★★★★c61
23
6% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★★★★c78
Perigee · 363,077 km
best
24
12% lit
↑ 9:27 AM
↓ 11:15 PM
★★★★c90
25
21% lit
↑ 10:12 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c96
26
31% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ 12:25 AM
★★★★c100
27
42% lit
↑ 12:01 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★★☆c102
Moon farthest north (28.2°)
28
54% lit
↑ 1:04 PM
↓ 2:37 AM
★★★☆c99
First Quarter
29
64% lit
↑ 2:08 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★★★★c94
30
74% lit
↑ 3:12 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★★★c85
31
83% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c72

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Mar 5 · 11:54 PM — Full Moon · Worm MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 7 · 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.
  • Fri, Mar 11 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 404,674 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Mon, Mar 14 · 3:31 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Mar 14 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 21 · 12:23 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Mar 21 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Mar 23 · 4:00 PM — Perigee · 363,077 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Mar 27 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Mar 28 · 4:26 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Thu, Mar 3 · Fri, Mar 4 · Sat, Mar 5 · Fri, Mar 18 · Wed, Mar 23

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

Moon distance

363,099 km closest · 404,592 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 Mon 1:30 PM.