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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 81° · 31% rain

A chance of rain showers before 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 around 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%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:41 AM / 5:44 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:21 AM / 3:27 PM
Moon
Waning Crescent, 12%
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 AM12 PMclouds25% 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 cover32% cloud cover32% cloud cover58% cloud cover62% cloud cover66% cloud cover69% cloud cover73% cloud cover76% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover64% cloud cover67% cloud cover69% cloud cover72% cloud cover⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡65°70°75°80°85°80817979767472757676747473727375rain22% chance25% chance28% chance23% chance31% chance28% chance27% chance22% chance23% chance31% chance37% chance50% chance, 0.03 in63% chance, 0.03 in50% chance, 0.03 in65% chance, 0.03 in65% chance, 0.03 in60% chance, 0.03 in61% chance, 0.02 in74% chance, 0.02 in70% chance, 0.02 in66% chance, 0.02 in61% chance, 0.02 in62% chance, 0.02 in31% chance, 0.01 in22% chance, 0.01 in18% chance, 0.01 in20% chance, 0.01 in15% chance, 0.01 in8% chance, 0.01 in4% chance10% chance11% chance10% chance12% chance16% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance30% chance40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in40% chance, 0.01 in54% chance, 0.02 inwind01020mphESE 10 mph, gusts 16E 13 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 18ESE 10 mph, gusts 15ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 5 mph, gusts 8S 3 mph, gusts 6SSW 5 mph, gusts 8N 6 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 9N 9 mph, gusts 12N 14 mph, gusts 20N 15 mph, gusts 21NNE 15 mph, gusts 21NE 14 mph, gusts 20NE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 9 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 17E 13 mph, gusts 17E 14 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 PM80°89°78°93%25%22%–ESE 1016–
Thu 2 PM81°89°78°92%32%25%–E 1217–
Thu 3 PM81°89°78°92%41%28%–E 1317–⚡
Thu 4 PM81°89°78°92%51%23%–E 1217–⚡
Thu 5 PM80°88°78°92%62%31%–E 1218–⚡
Thu 6 PM80°86°77°91%66%28%–ESE 1216–
Thu 7 PM79°84°77°93%63%27%–ESE 1015–
Thu 8 PM79°84°77°93%65%22%–ESE 913–
Thu 9 PM79°84°77°93%56%23%–ESE 712–⚡
Thu 10 PM79°79°77°94%72%31%–SE 69–⚡
Thu 11 PM78°78°76°96%59%37%–SE 58–⚡
Fri 12 AM77°77°76°96%58%50%0.03"SE 36–⚡
Fri 1 AM76°76°76°97%62%63%0.03"S 36–⚡
Fri 2 AM76°76°75°98%67%50%0.03"SW 57–⚡
Fri 3 AM75°75°75°98%58%65%0.03"SSW 58–⚡
Fri 4 AM74°74°74°100%44%65%0.03"NW 68–⚡
Fri 5 AM73°73°73°100%73%60%0.03"N 69–⚡
Fri 6 AM73°73°73°100%65%61%0.02"NE 69–⚡
Fri 7 AM72°72°72°100%62%74%0.02"NNE 69–⚡
Fri 8 AM73°73°73°100%58%70%0.02"N 79–⚡
Fri 9 AM75°75°75°100%55%66%0.02"N 912–⚡
Fri 10 AM75°75°75°99%57%61%0.02"N 1215–⚡
Fri 11 AM76°76°75°97%60%62%0.02"N 1420–⚡
Fri 12 PM76°76°74°95%69%31%0.01"N 1521–⚡
Fri 1 PM76°76°74°94%64%22%0.01"N 1521–⚡
Fri 2 PM76°76°74°91%65%18%0.01"NNE 1522–⚡
Fri 3 PM76°76°73°91%72%20%0.01"NNE 1521–
Fri 4 PM76°76°73°90%42%15%0.01"NNE 1521–
Fri 5 PM76°76°72°89%55%8%0.01"NE 1420–
Fri 6 PM75°75°71°89%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°90%60%10%–NE 1014–
Fri 10 PM74°74°71°90%56%12%–NE 914–
Fri 11 PM74°74°70°89%32%16%–NE 914–
Sat 12 AM73°73°70°89%32%30%–NE 914–
Sat 1 AM73°73°70°90%58%30%–NE 1014–
Sat 2 AM72°72°69°90%62%30%–NE 1214–
Sat 3 AM72°72°69°90%66%30%–NE 1215–
Sat 4 AM72°72°69°90%69%30%–NE 1216–
Sat 5 AM72°72°69°90%73%30%–ENE 1316–
Sat 6 AM72°72°69°90%76%40%0.01"ENE 1317–
Sat 7 AM73°73°70°90%72%40%0.01"ENE 1317–
Sat 8 AM74°74°71°90%68%40%0.01"E 1317–
Sat 9 AM75°75°72°91%64%40%0.01"E 1317–
Sat 10 AM75°75°72°91%67%40%0.01"E 1317–
Sat 11 AM76°76°73°91%69%40%0.01"E 1418–
Sat 12 PM76°76°73°91%72%54%0.02"E 1420–⚡

7-day forecast

Today

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

81° / 72°

65% rain

ESE 5–13 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Fri, Nov 6

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 71°

74% rain · 0.36"

NNE 3–15 mph · gusts 22

⚡ Storms

Sat, Nov 7

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 70°

76% rain · 0.36"

ENE 9–18 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 8

Showers And Thunderstorms

73° / 62°

89% rain · 1.98"

ENE 17–23 mph · gusts 32

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 9

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

70° / 62°

65% rain · 0.42"

N 9–21 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 10

Mostly Cloudy

74° / 64°

15% rain

N 2–10 mph · gusts 15

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 65°

15% rain

NE 2–6 mph · gusts 10

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: A chance of rain showers before 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 around 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%.
  • 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 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Northeast 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 cloudy, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
  • Sunday: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73. East northeast wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
  • Sunday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North northeast wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70. North wind 13 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. 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 · June 2065

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
5% lit
↑ 4:38 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★★★c73
Apogee · 406,267 km
2
2% lit
↑ 5:17 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★★c78
best
3
0% lit
↑ 6:01 AM
↓ 8:17 PM
★★★★c80
New Moon
best
4
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 9:09 PM
★★★★c82
Moon farthest north (26.0°)
best
5
2% lit
↑ 7:43 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★★c81
6
6% lit
↑ 8:39 AM
↓ 10:42 PM
★★★★c80
7
12% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 11:22 PM
★★★★c78
8
19% lit
↑ 10:34 AM
↓ 11:59 PM
★☆☆☆c73
9
28% lit
↑ 11:33 AM
↓ –
★★★★c68
10
38% lit
↑ 12:31 PM
↓ 12:34 AM
★★★☆c58
11
49% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 1:08 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
First Quarter
12
60% lit
↑ 2:31 PM
↓ 1:41 AM
★★☆☆c43
13
71% lit
↑ 3:34 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★☆c61
14
81% lit
↑ 4:41 PM
↓ 2:56 AM
★★★★c79
15
90% lit
↑ 5:51 PM
↓ 3:41 AM
★★★★c92
16
96% lit
↑ 7:02 PM
↓ 4:33 AM
★★★★c100
Perigee · 360,552 km
17
99% lit
↑ 8:09 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★★c103
Moon farthest south (-26.5°)
best
18
100% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 6:37 AM
★★★★c102
Full Moon · Strawberry Moon
best
19
98% lit
↑ 10:02 PM
↓ 7:46 AM
★★★★c98
20
93% lit
↑ 10:47 PM
↓ 8:53 AM
★★★★c89
21
86% lit
↑ 11:25 PM
↓ 9:58 AM
★☆☆☆c77
22
78% lit
↑ 11:59 PM
↓ 10:58 AM
★★★★c69
23
69% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:55 AM
★★★☆c54
24
59% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
25
49% lit
↑ 1:01 AM
↓ 1:42 PM
★★☆☆c37
Last Quarter
26
39% lit
↑ 1:32 AM
↓ 2:35 PM
★★☆☆c46
27
30% lit
↑ 2:03 AM
↓ 3:28 PM
★★★☆c57
28
22% lit
↑ 2:37 AM
↓ 4:22 PM
★★★★c65
Apogee · 405,313 km
29
15% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 5:16 PM
★★★★c72
30
9% lit
↑ 3:57 AM
↓ 6:10 PM
★★★★c76

Lunar events this month

  • Mon, Jun 1 · 4:00 AM — Apogee · 406,267 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Wed, Jun 3 · 10:04 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Thu, Jun 4 · 11:00 AM — Moon farthest north (26.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 11 · 9:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Thu, Jun 11 · 2:25 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Jun 16 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 360,552 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Jun 17 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jun 18 · 4:28 AM — Full Moon · Strawberry MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Jun 24 · 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.
  • Thu, Jun 25 · 9:08 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jun 28 · 6:00 PM — Apogee · 405,313 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Tue, Jun 2 · Wed, Jun 3 · Thu, Jun 4 · Wed, Jun 17 · Thu, Jun 18

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

Moon distance

360,565 km closest · 406,222 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 12:26 PM.