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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 85° · 24% rain

A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 70° · 44% rain

A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:40 AM / 5:45 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:24 AM / 2:24 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 28%
Minor period
12:54 AM–1:54 AM
Major period
6:55 AM–8:55 AM
Minor period
1:54 PM–2:54 PM
Major period
7:25 PM–9:25 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 36 PMWed, Nov 46 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 56 AM12 PMclouds43% cloud cover65% cloud cover57% cloud cover57% cloud cover55% cloud cover68% cloud cover74% cloud cover79% cloud cover65% cloud cover60% cloud cover53% cloud cover39% cloud cover46% cloud cover33% cloud cover26% cloud cover25% cloud cover26% cloud cover19% cloud cover24% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover22% cloud cover25% cloud cover21% cloud cover22% cloud cover27% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover19% cloud cover34% cloud cover52% cloud cover40% cloud cover21% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover35% cloud cover⚡60°65°70°75°80°85°81797673717176777674737474768182rain24% chance41% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in34% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in43% chance, 0.01 in17% chance12% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chance14% chancewind01020mphSE 9 mph, gusts 15E 8 mph, gusts 13NNE 8 mph, gusts 12N 10 mph, gusts 14N 13 mph, gusts 17N 15 mph, gusts 20N 14 mph, gusts 20NNE 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 9 mph, gusts 13E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 7 mph, gusts 10SE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 7 mph, gusts 10SSE 8 mph, gusts 12SSE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 13 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 5 PM81°90°78°89%43%24%–SE 915–⚡
Tue 6 PM80°88°77°90%65%41%0.01"ESE 813–
Tue 7 PM79°84°77°92%57%43%0.01"E 813–
Tue 8 PM79°79°76°93%57%34%0.01"NNE 813–
Tue 9 PM78°78°76°94%55%43%0.01"NNE 812–
Tue 10 PM77°77°75°93%68%44%0.01"N 812–
Tue 11 PM76°76°74°93%74%43%0.01"N 1014–
Wed 12 AM75°75°72°91%79%17%–N 1216–
Wed 1 AM74°74°70°88%65%12%–N 1317–
Wed 2 AM73°73°69°87%60%7%–N 1418–
Wed 3 AM73°73°68°85%53%6%–N 1520–
Wed 4 AM71°71°66°85%39%6%–N 1520–
Wed 5 AM71°71°66°84%46%4%–N 1420–
Wed 6 AM70°70°65°83%33%3%–NNE 1418–
Wed 7 AM70°70°65°84%26%3%–NNE 1317–
Wed 8 AM71°71°66°85%25%2%–NNE 1215–
Wed 9 AM74°74°66°78%26%2%–NNE 1316–
Wed 10 AM75°75°67°76%19%2%–NNE 1216–
Wed 11 AM76°76°67°74%24%2%–NNE 1215–
Wed 12 PM76°76°67°72%30%2%–NNE 1014–
Wed 1 PM76°76°67°72%33%2%–NNE 1015–
Wed 2 PM77°77°67°71%22%2%–NNE 1015–
Wed 3 PM77°77°67°70%25%2%–NE 1216–
Wed 4 PM76°76°67°73%21%1%–NE 1216–
Wed 5 PM76°76°67°74%22%0%–ENE 1016–
Wed 6 PM75°75°67°75%27%0%–ENE 1014–
Wed 7 PM74°74°67°79%11%0%–ENE 913–
Wed 8 PM74°74°68°82%13%0%–E 812–
Wed 9 PM74°74°69°85%19%0%–E 710–
Wed 10 PM73°73°69°87%22%0%–ESE 69–
Wed 11 PM73°73°70°89%26%0%–ESE 69–
Thu 12 AM73°73°70°92%19%1%–SE 69–
Thu 1 AM74°74°71°91%34%1%–SE 710–
Thu 2 AM74°74°71°92%52%1%–SE 712–
Thu 3 AM74°74°72°93%40%1%–SE 812–
Thu 4 AM74°74°72°92%21%1%–SSE 813–
Thu 5 AM74°74°72°94%30%2%–SSE 812–
Thu 6 AM75°75°73°93%28%2%–SSE 712–
Thu 7 AM75°75°74°96%29%2%–SSE 710–
Thu 8 AM76°76°75°96%24%2%–SSE 710–
Thu 9 AM78°78°76°93%19%2%–SSE 812–
Thu 10 AM80°85°77°91%23%2%–SSE 812–
Thu 11 AM81°88°77°88%28%2%–SSE 913–
Thu 12 PM82°89°77°86%32%14%–SE 914–
Thu 1 PM82°90°77°85%32%14%–SE 1016–
Thu 2 PM82°91°77°85%31%14%–SE 1218–
Thu 3 PM82°90°77°86%31%14%–SE 1320–
Thu 4 PM82°89°77°87%35%14%–SE 1320–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

85° / 70°

44% rain · 0.06"

SE 8–10 mph · gusts 15

⚡ Storms

Wed, Nov 4

Mostly Sunny

78° / 72°

17% rain

NE 6–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Nov 5

Mostly Sunny

82° / 72°

73% rain · 0.06"

SE 6–13 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

77° / 66°

73% rain · 0.84"

N 5–17 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

75° / 64°

51% rain · 0.30"

N 9–15 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

72° / 60°

38% rain · 0.42"

N 10–18 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Mostly Sunny

73° / 61°

15% rain

NNE 6–12 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 85, with temperatures falling to around 81 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northeast wind 10 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southwest wind 5 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. North wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ130-132-135-040715-
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-
1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north late in the
evening, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. A
moderate chop on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms early
in the evening. A chance of showers until early morning. A slight
chance of showers early in the morning. 
.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
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. 
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around
10 knots late in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight, then becoming northwest early in the
morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to smooth after
midnight, then increasing to light chop early in the morning. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.FRIDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the afternoon, then diminishing to 10 to
15 knots late in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay,
increasing to choppy early in the afternoon, then diminishing to
a moderate chop late in the afternoon. Showers likely in the
morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and early morning, then increasing
to 10 to 15 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the
bay, diminishing to light chop in the late evening and early
morning, then increasing to a moderate chop early in the morning.
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. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots early in the morning. A moderate chop on the bay,
increasing to choppy early in the morning. 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 · 1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 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.


GMZ150-155-040715-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
1251 PM CST Tue Nov 3 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2063

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
72% lit
↑ 4:13 PM
↓ 2:09 AM
★★★☆c65
2
80% lit
↑ 4:46 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★★☆c57
3
87% lit
↑ 5:17 PM
↓ 3:59 AM
★★★☆c50
Apogee · 405,610 km
4
93% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★★☆☆c42
5
97% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
6
99% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★☆c42
7
100% lit
↑ 7:10 PM
↓ 7:26 AM
★★★★c54
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
8
99% lit
↑ 7:41 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★★c72
best
9
95% lit
↑ 8:17 PM
↓ 9:16 AM
★★★★c79
best
10
90% lit
↑ 8:59 PM
↓ 10:15 AM
★★★★c84
11
83% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 11:15 AM
★★★★c86
12
75% lit
↑ 10:42 PM
↓ 12:16 PM
★★★★c88
Moon farthest north (27.8°)
13
65% lit
↑ 11:43 PM
↓ 1:14 PM
★☆☆☆c90
14
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:07 PM
★★★☆c90
Last Quarter
15
44% lit
↑ 12:48 AM
↓ 2:55 PM
★★★☆c87
16
32% lit
↑ 1:55 AM
↓ 3:38 PM
★★★★c79
17
22% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 4:17 PM
★★★☆c67
18
13% lit
↑ 4:07 AM
↓ 4:53 PM
★★☆☆c52
19
6% lit
↑ 5:12 AM
↓ 5:28 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 362,289 km
20
2% lit
↑ 6:18 AM
↓ 6:05 PM
★★★★c60
21
0% lit
↑ 7:24 AM
↓ 6:43 PM
★★★★c90
New Moon
best
22
1% lit
↑ 8:31 AM
↓ 7:26 PM
★★★★c99
best
23
5% lit
↑ 9:39 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c100
best
24
11% lit
↑ 10:45 AM
↓ 9:05 PM
★★★★c100
25
19% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 10:02 PM
★★★★c95
Moon farthest south (-28.2°)
26
27% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 11:01 PM
★★★★c88
27
37% lit
↑ 1:29 PM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c79
28
46% lit
↑ 2:10 PM
↓ –
★★★☆c76
First Quarter
29
56% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 12:56 AM
★★★☆c66
30
65% lit
↑ 3:17 PM
↓ 1:51 AM
★★☆☆c55
31
74% lit
↑ 3:46 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★☆☆c44
Apogee · 404,752 km

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Oct 3 · 8:00 PM — Apogee · 405,610 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Oct 5 · 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.
  • Sun, Oct 7 · 8:27 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 12 · 10:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.8°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 14 · 9:49 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Oct 19 · 5:00 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, Oct 19 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 362,289 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Oct 21 · 1:46 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Oct 25 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, Oct 28 · 9:13 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 31 · 11:00 AM — Apogee · 404,752 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Oct 8 · Tue, Oct 9 · Sun, Oct 21 · Mon, Oct 22 · Tue, Oct 23

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

Moon distance

362,302 km closest · 405,558 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 Tue 4:45 PM.