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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° · 31% rain

A chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight: Low 72° · 65% rain

A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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, 13%
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 56 PMFri, Nov 66 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 76 AMclouds29% cloud cover25% cloud cover32% cloud cover41% cloud cover51% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover65% cloud cover56% cloud cover72% cloud cover59% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover67% cloud cover58% cloud cover44% cloud cover73% cloud cover65% cloud cover62% cloud cover58% cloud cover55% cloud cover57% cloud cover60% cloud cover69% cloud cover64% cloud cover65% cloud cover72% cloud cover42% cloud cover55% cloud cover52% cloud cover52% cloud cover64% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover58% cloud cover64% cloud cover69% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover78% cloud cover75% cloud cover73% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover71% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°80818079777573747676757473727274rain19% chance22% chance25% chance28% chance23% chance31% chance28% chance, 0.01 in27% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in23% chance, 0.01 in31% chance, 0.01 in37% chance, 0.01 in50% chance, 0.11 in63% chance, 0.11 in50% chance, 0.11 in65% chance, 0.11 in65% chance, 0.11 in60% chance, 0.11 in61% chance, 0.01 in74% chance, 0.01 in70% chance, 0.01 in66% chance, 0.01 in61% chance, 0.01 in62% chance, 0.01 in31% chance22% chance18% chance20% chance15% chance8% chance4% chance10% chance11% chance10% chance12% chance11% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance31% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance50% chance0.110.110.11wind01020mphESE 10 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 17ESE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 9 mph, gusts 13SE 6 mph, gusts 9SE 3 mph, gusts 6SW 5 mph, gusts 7NW 6 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 9N 7 mph, gusts 9N 12 mph, gusts 15N 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 22NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 12 mph, gusts 17NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 12 PM80°88°78°93%29%19%–ESE 1015–
Thu 1 PM80°88°78°94%25%22%–ESE 1016–
Thu 2 PM80°89°78°93%32%25%–E 1217–
Thu 3 PM81°89°78°91%41%28%–E 1317–⚡
Thu 4 PM80°88°78°92%51%23%–E 1217–⚡
Thu 5 PM80°88°78°92%62%31%–E 1218–⚡
Thu 6 PM80°85°77°92%66%28%0.01"ESE 1216–
Thu 7 PM79°84°77°93%63%27%0.01"ESE 1015–
Thu 8 PM79°84°77°93%65%22%0.01"ESE 913–
Thu 9 PM79°79°77°94%56%23%0.01"ESE 712–⚡
Thu 10 PM78°79°77°94%72%31%0.01"SE 69–⚡
Thu 11 PM78°78°76°96%59%37%0.01"SE 58–⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°76°96%58%50%0.11"SE 36–⚡
Fri 1 AM76°76°75°96%62%63%0.11"S 36–⚡
Fri 2 AM76°76°75°97%67%50%0.11"SW 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM75°75°74°98%58%65%0.11"SSW 58–⚡
Fri 4 AM74°74°74°100%44%65%0.11"NW 68–⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°73°99%73%60%0.11"N 69–⚡
Fri 6 AM73°73°73°99%65%61%0.01"NE 69–⚡
Fri 7 AM72°72°72°100%62%74%0.01"NNE 69–⚡
Fri 8 AM73°73°73°100%58%70%0.01"N 79–⚡
Fri 9 AM74°74°74°100%55%66%0.01"N 912–⚡
Fri 10 AM75°75°74°98%57%61%0.01"N 1215–⚡
Fri 11 AM75°75°74°97%60%62%0.01"N 1420–⚡
Fri 12 PM76°76°74°94%69%31%–N 1521–⚡
Fri 1 PM76°76°74°93%64%22%–N 1521–⚡
Fri 2 PM76°76°73°91%65%18%–NNE 1522–⚡
Fri 3 PM76°77°73°88%72%20%–NNE 1521–
Fri 4 PM76°76°72°90%42%15%–NNE 1521–
Fri 5 PM75°75°72°89%55%8%–NE 1420–
Fri 6 PM75°75°71°87%52%4%–NE 1217–
Fri 7 PM74°74°71°89%52%10%–NE 1216–
Fri 8 PM74°74°71°89%64%11%–NE 1015–
Fri 9 PM74°74°71°89%60%10%–NE 1014–
Fri 10 PM74°74°70°89%56%12%–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–
Sat 8 AM73°73°70°91%73%50%–E 1317–
Sat 9 AM74°74°72°91%70%50%–E 1317–
Sat 10 AM75°75°72°91%71%50%–E 1318–
Sat 11 AM75°75°72°91%71%50%–E 1418–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

65% rain · 0.06"

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 70°

74% rain · 0.72"

NNE 3–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ 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 chance of rain showers between noon and 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 3pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Tonight: A chance of rain showers before 9pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. South southeast wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Friday: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 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 · May 2065

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 5:01 PM
★★☆☆c45
2
7% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 5:53 PM
★★★☆c56
3
3% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 6:46 PM
★★★★c64
4
1% lit
↑ 6:02 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★★c71
Apogee · 406,673 km
best
5
0% lit
↑ 6:38 AM
↓ 8:34 PM
★★★★c75
New Moon
best
6
2% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 9:28 PM
★★★★c77
best
7
5% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 10:21 PM
★★★★c78
8
9% lit
↑ 8:53 AM
↓ 11:12 PM
★★★★c78
Moon farthest north (26.1°)
9
16% lit
↑ 9:47 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c77
10
23% lit
↑ 10:43 AM
↓ –
★★★★c76
11
32% lit
↑ 11:41 AM
↓ 12:42 AM
★★★★c74
12
42% lit
↑ 12:40 PM
↓ 1:22 AM
★★★☆c68
13
53% lit
↑ 1:39 PM
↓ 1:58 AM
★★☆☆c58
First Quarter
14
64% lit
↑ 2:39 PM
↓ 2:33 AM
★★☆☆c42
15
74% lit
↑ 3:40 PM
↓ 3:08 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
16
84% lit
↑ 4:44 PM
↓ 3:43 AM
★★★☆c61
17
91% lit
↑ 5:52 PM
↓ 4:22 AM
★★★★c80
18
97% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 5:04 AM
★★★★c95
19
100% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 5:54 AM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 357,408 km
Full Moon · Flower Moon (supermoon)
best
20
99% lit
↑ 9:25 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★★★★c106
best
21
96% lit
↑ 10:30 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★★c105
Moon farthest south (-26.6°)
22
90% lit
↑ 11:26 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★★c100
23
82% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:08 AM
★☆☆☆c91
24
73% lit
↑ 12:13 AM
↓ 11:12 AM
★★★★c85
25
63% lit
↑ 12:54 AM
↓ 12:13 PM
★★★★c71
26
53% lit
↑ 1:29 AM
↓ 1:10 PM
★★☆☆c55
Last Quarter
27
43% lit
↑ 2:01 AM
↓ 2:04 PM
★★☆☆c37
28
33% lit
↑ 2:31 AM
↓ 2:57 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
29
25% lit
↑ 3:01 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★☆☆c48
30
17% lit
↑ 3:31 AM
↓ 4:41 PM
★★★☆c59
31
10% lit
↑ 4:03 AM
↓ 5:34 PM
★★★★c68

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, May 4 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 406,673 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 5 · 6:30 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, May 8 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 13 · 5:52 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 15 · 1:00 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, May 19 · 8:00 AM — Perigee · 357,408 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 19 · 9:05 PM — Full Moon · Flower 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, May 21 · 10:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-26.6°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, May 26 · 6:38 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Thu, May 28 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Mon, May 4 · Tue, May 5 · Wed, May 6 · Tue, May 19 · Wed, May 20

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

Moon distance

357,436 km closest · 406,610 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 11:21 AM.