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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 81° · 20% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tonight: Low 72° · 78% rain

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:21 AM / 3:27 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 14%
Minor period
2:51 AM–3:51 AM
Major period
8:25 AM–10:25 AM
Minor period
2:57 PM–3:57 PM
Major period
8:50 PM–10:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 512 PM6 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds34% cloud cover31% cloud cover31% cloud cover36% cloud cover40% cloud cover47% cloud cover42% cloud cover45% cloud cover48% cloud cover31% cloud cover47% cloud cover53% cloud cover49% cloud cover45% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover66% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover57% cloud cover70% cloud cover63% cloud cover68% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover59% cloud cover61% cloud cover73% cloud cover63% cloud cover57% cloud cover54% cloud cover52% cloud cover44% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover34% cloud cover40% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°77798080797876737375767574747372rain5% chance10% chance5% chance5% chance11% chance13% chance20% chance15% chance18% chance18% chance28% chance, 0.01 in44% chance, 0.01 in39% chance, 0.01 in35% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.11 in63% chance, 0.11 in74% chance, 0.11 in72% chance, 0.11 in78% chance, 0.11 in68% chance, 0.11 in65% chance, 0.01 in46% chance, 0.01 in51% chance, 0.01 in38% chance, 0.01 in45% chance, 0.01 in41% chance, 0.01 in22% chance23% chance14% chance12% chance12% chance10% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance11% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance50% chance50% chance0.110.110.11wind01020mphSE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 9 mph, gusts 14ESE 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 13ESE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 3 mph, gusts 6S 5 mph, gusts 7NNW 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 12N 13 mph, gusts 17NNE 16 mph, gusts 22NNE 16 mph, gusts 23NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 8 AM77°77°75°93%34%5%–SE 812–
Thu 9 AM78°78°76°92%31%10%–ESE 812–
Thu 10 AM79°83°77°92%31%5%–SE 913–
Thu 11 AM79°84°78°94%36%5%–ESE 913–
Thu 12 PM80°88°78°93%40%11%–ESE 914–
Thu 1 PM80°88°78°94%47%13%–ESE 1016–
Thu 2 PM80°89°78°93%42%20%–ESE 1217–
Thu 3 PM81°89°78°91%45%15%–ESE 1217–⚡
Thu 4 PM80°88°78°92%48%18%–ESE 1217–⚡
Thu 5 PM80°88°78°92%31%18%–E 1217–⚡
Thu 6 PM80°85°77°92%47%28%0.01"E 1216–⚡
Thu 7 PM79°84°77°93%53%44%0.01"E 1015–⚡
Thu 8 PM79°84°77°93%49%39%0.01"ESE 913–⚡
Thu 9 PM79°79°77°94%45%35%0.01"ESE 812–⚡
Thu 10 PM78°79°77°94%54%37%0.01"ESE 69–⚡
Thu 11 PM78°78°76°96%57%41%0.01"SE 58–⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°76°96%66%41%0.11"SE 36–⚡
Fri 1 AM76°76°75°96%57%63%0.11"SSE 36–⚡
Fri 2 AM76°76°75°97%54%74%0.11"S 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM75°75°74°98%57%72%0.11"SW 68–⚡
Fri 4 AM74°74°74°100%70%78%0.11"NNW 69–⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°73°99%63%68%0.11"NNE 710–⚡
Fri 6 AM73°73°73°99%68%65%0.01"NNE 69–⚡
Fri 7 AM72°72°72°100%70%46%0.01"NNE 710–⚡
Fri 8 AM73°73°73°100%66%51%0.01"N 812–⚡
Fri 9 AM74°74°74°100%59%38%0.01"N 1014–
Fri 10 AM75°75°74°98%61%45%0.01"N 1317–
Fri 11 AM75°75°74°97%73%41%0.01"NNE 1521–
Fri 12 PM76°76°74°94%63%22%–NNE 1622–
Fri 1 PM76°76°74°93%57%23%–NNE 1623–
Fri 2 PM76°76°73°91%54%14%–NNE 1623–
Fri 3 PM76°77°73°88%52%12%–NNE 1523–
Fri 4 PM76°76°72°90%44%12%–NNE 1522–
Fri 5 PM75°75°72°89%48%10%–NNE 1421–
Fri 6 PM75°75°71°87%59%11%–NE 1217–
Fri 7 PM74°74°71°89%34%11%–NE 1216–
Fri 8 PM74°74°71°89%40%11%–NE 1215–
Fri 9 PM74°74°71°89%46%11%–NE 1015–
Fri 10 PM74°74°70°89%50%11%–NE 914–
Fri 11 PM74°74°70°89%54%11%–NE 914–
Sat 12 AM73°73°70°88%58%31%–NE 914–
Sat 1 AM73°73°69°88%64%31%–NE 914–
Sat 2 AM73°73°69°88%69%31%–NE 1015–
Sat 3 AM72°72°69°89%75%31%–NE 1216–
Sat 4 AM72°72°68°89%76%31%–NE 1216–
Sat 5 AM72°72°68°89%77%31%–ENE 1317–
Sat 6 AM72°72°68°89%78%50%–ENE 1317–
Sat 7 AM72°72°69°90%75%50%–ENE 1317–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

78% rain · 0.06"

ESE 5–12 mph · gusts 17

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 70°

78% rain · 0.72"

NNE 3–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 69°

78% rain · 0.24"

ENE 9–16 mph · gusts 23

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 63°

87% rain · 1.44"

NE 16–21 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Rain Showers

71° / 62°

51% rain · 0.36"

N 7–17 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 10

Slight Chance Rain Showers

73° / 64°

23% rain · 0.06"

N 5–9 mph · gusts 14

Wed, Nov 11

Partly Sunny

76° / 65°

12% rain

NE 5–9 mph · gusts 14

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: A slight chance of rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between midnight and 1am, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 69. East wind 14 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. North wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 208 AM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ130-132-135-052115-
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-
208 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay. A
slight chance of showers early this afternoon. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms late this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, diminishing to
smooth early in the morning. A chance of showers with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with
a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Light chop on the bay, increasing to a
moderate chop in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with
a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East 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. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers with
thunderstorms likely after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts to 30 knots in
the afternoon. Choppy on the bay. Showers with thunderstorms
likely in the morning, then showers with a chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north
early in the morning. Choppy on the bay, diminishing to a
moderate chop early in the morning. Showers likely with a slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
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 · 208 AM CST Thu Nov 5 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.


GMZ150-155-052115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
208 AM CST Thu Nov 5 2026

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this
afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot
at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 5 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. Showers
likely in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance
of showers in the afternoon. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Showers likely in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 5 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots,
becoming northeast with gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Showers with
thunderstorms likely in the morning, then showers with a chance
of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet. Showers likely. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening. 
.MONDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the late evening and overnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · January 2065

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
30% lit
↑ 2:00 AM
↓ 1:08 PM
★★★★c76
2
20% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 1:53 PM
★★★★c91
Perigee · 368,140 km
3
12% lit
↑ 4:14 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★★★c100
4
5% lit
↑ 5:21 AM
↓ 3:45 PM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
5
1% lit
↑ 6:24 AM
↓ 4:49 PM
★★★★c103
best
6
0% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 5:55 PM
★★★★c100
New Moon
best
7
1% lit
↑ 8:07 AM
↓ 6:59 PM
★★★★c93
best
8
4% lit
↑ 8:47 AM
↓ 8:00 PM
★★★★c82
9
10% lit
↑ 9:23 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c70
10
17% lit
↑ 9:55 AM
↓ 9:52 PM
★★★☆c55
11
25% lit
↑ 10:25 AM
↓ 10:45 PM
★★☆☆c43
Moon crosses the equator
12
33% lit
↑ 10:54 AM
↓ 11:37 PM
★☆☆☆c36
13
43% lit
↑ 11:23 AM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c42
14
52% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 12:29 AM
★★☆☆c49
First Quarter
Apogee · 404,425 km
15
61% lit
↑ 12:28 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★☆☆c61
16
70% lit
↑ 1:07 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★★c70
17
79% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 3:12 AM
★★★★c78
18
86% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 4:08 AM
★★★★c84
Moon farthest north (26.5°)
19
92% lit
↑ 3:35 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★★c87
20
97% lit
↑ 4:34 PM
↓ 5:55 AM
★★★★c88
21
99% lit
↑ 5:37 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★★c88
best
22
100% lit
↑ 6:40 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★★c86
Full Moon · Wolf Moon
best
23
98% lit
↑ 7:42 PM
↓ 8:06 AM
★★★★c79
24
93% lit
↑ 8:45 PM
↓ 8:43 AM
★★★★c65
25
87% lit
↑ 9:47 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
26
78% lit
↑ 10:49 PM
↓ 9:53 AM
★★☆☆c42
27
68% lit
↑ 11:53 PM
↓ 10:29 AM
★★☆☆c50
Perigee · 369,657 km
28
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:08 AM
★★☆☆c60
29
45% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 11:51 AM
★★★☆c74
Last Quarter
30
34% lit
↑ 2:05 AM
↓ 12:40 PM
★★★★c85
31
24% lit
↑ 3:11 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★★★★c91

Lunar events this month

  • Fri, Jan 2 · 2:00 PM — Perigee · 368,140 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Jan 4 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Jan 6 · 1:14 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 11 · 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.
  • Wed, Jan 14 · 7:18 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jan 14 · 4:00 PM — Apogee · 404,425 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jan 18 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jan 22 · 3:53 AM — Full Moon · Wolf MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jan 25 · 5:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jan 27 · 10:00 AM — Perigee · 369,657 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Thu, Jan 29 · 1:38 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jan 5 · Tue, Jan 6 · Wed, Jan 7 · Wed, Jan 21 · Thu, Jan 22

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

Moon distance

368,149 km closest · 404,398 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 Thu 7:18 AM.