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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Today: High 76° · 86% rain

Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tonight: Low 71° · 66% rain

Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:07 AM / 6:31 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 3%
Major period
12:00 AM–1:55 AM
Minor period
7:37 AM–8:37 AM
Major period
12:20 PM–2:20 PM
Minor period
6:01 PM–7:01 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Nov 10Wed, Nov 116 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMclouds61% cloud cover66% cloud cover58% cloud cover60% cloud cover69% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover84% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover82% cloud cover82% cloud cover80% cloud cover80% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover84% cloud cover82% cloud cover81% cloud cover81% cloud cover80% cloud cover76% cloud cover73% cloud cover69% cloud cover69% cloud cover70% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover75% cloud cover76% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°74727169687376767472706969737675rain13% chance10% chance11% chance12% chance13% chance10% chance7% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance5% chance5% chance6% chance5% chance7% chance4% chance1% chance10% chance11% chance10% chance16% chance15% chance21% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chancewind01020mphNW 6 mph, gusts 9WNW 6 mph, gusts 8WNW 6 mph, gusts 8WNW 5 mph, gusts 8NW 7 mph, gusts 9NW 8 mph, gusts 12NW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 10N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 13N 6 mph, gusts 10N 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 5 mph, gusts 8NNW 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 10 mph, gusts 15NNW 10 mph, gusts 15NNW 10 mph, gusts 15N 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 7 PM74°74°72°95%61%13%–NW 69–
Tue 8 PM73°73°72°96%66%10%–NW 69–
Tue 9 PM73°73°72°97%58%11%–WNW 68–
Tue 10 PM72°72°72°98%60%12%–WNW 58–
Tue 11 PM72°72°71°98%69%13%–WNW 68–
Wed 12 AM71°71°71°98%87%10%–WNW 58–
Wed 1 AM71°71°70°98%86%7%–WNW 58–
Wed 2 AM70°70°70°99%87%6%–NW 69–
Wed 3 AM70°70°70°99%86%6%–NW 79–
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°100%84%6%–NW 710–
Wed 5 AM69°69°69°100%84%5%–NW 812–
Wed 6 AM68°68°68°100%86%5%–NW 812–
Wed 7 AM68°68°68°100%82%6%–NW 812–
Wed 8 AM69°69°69°100%82%5%–NNW 710–
Wed 9 AM71°71°71°100%80%7%–NNW 812–
Wed 10 AM73°73°72°96%80%4%–NNW 712–
Wed 11 AM74°74°72°93%85%1%–N 712–
Wed 12 PM75°75°72°91%86%10%–N 710–
Wed 1 PM76°76°72°90%88%11%–N 710–
Wed 2 PM76°76°72°89%90%10%–N 712–
Wed 3 PM76°76°72°89%89%16%–N 812–
Wed 4 PM76°76°72°89%85%15%–N 813–
Wed 5 PM75°75°72°90%84%21%–N 813–
Wed 6 PM74°74°72°93%90%9%–N 712–
Wed 7 PM74°74°71°93%89%9%–N 610–
Wed 8 PM73°73°71°94%87%9%–N 59–
Wed 9 PM73°73°71°95%84%9%–N 58–
Wed 10 PM72°72°71°95%86%9%–N 58–
Wed 11 PM72°72°70°95%87%9%–NNW 58–
Thu 12 AM71°71°70°96%89%4%–NNW 69–
Thu 1 AM70°70°69°96%87%4%–NNW 710–
Thu 2 AM70°70°69°97%84%4%–NNW 812–
Thu 3 AM69°69°68°97%82%4%–NNW 913–
Thu 4 AM69°69°68°98%81%4%–NNW 1014–
Thu 5 AM68°68°68°98%81%4%–NNW 1015–
Thu 6 AM68°68°67°98%80%2%–NNW 1015–
Thu 7 AM69°69°68°97%76%2%–NNW 1015–
Thu 8 AM70°70°69°96%73%2%–NNW 1015–
Thu 9 AM72°72°70°93%69%2%–NNW 1015–
Thu 10 AM73°73°70°90%69%2%–N 1016–
Thu 11 AM74°74°70°87%70%2%–N 1216–
Thu 12 PM75°75°70°83%70%2%–N 1217–
Thu 1 PM76°76°69°80%71%2%–N 1217–
Thu 2 PM76°76°68°78%72%2%–N 1217–
Thu 3 PM76°76°68°77%73%2%–N 1216–
Thu 4 PM75°75°67°77%74%2%–N 1015–
Thu 5 PM74°74°67°79%75%2%–NNE 914–
Thu 6 PM72°72°66°81%76%1%–NNE 813–

7-day forecast

Mon, Nov 9

Showers And Thunderstorms

76° / 71°

86% rain

14 mph

Today

Rain Showers Likely

76° / 70°

57% rain

NE 5–6 mph · gusts 9

Wed, Nov 11

Chance Rain Showers

77° / 69°

44% rain

NNW 5–8 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Partly Sunny

74° / 62°

4% rain

N 5–12 mph · gusts 17

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

74° / 63°

1% rain

N 3–8 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 70°

48% rain · 0.30"

E 8–22 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 70°

50% rain · 0.42"

SE 8–20 mph · gusts 31

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. East southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
  • Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Tuesday: Rain showers likely before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 69. North wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. North wind around 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 303 AM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ130-132-135-102130-
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-
303 AM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
A chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north in the
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. A slight chance of showers 
late in the afternoon. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on 
the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. A moderate chop on the bay, increasing
to choppy bay waters in the afternoon. A chance of showers with a
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy bay
waters. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in
the evening. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 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.


GMZ150-155-111115-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms this
evening. A chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 to 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 1 to 2 feet. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance
of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · May 2077

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
66% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 3:27 AM
★★☆☆c55
2
75% lit
↑ 3:36 PM
↓ 4:01 AM
★★☆☆c41
Apogee · 405,159 km
3
83% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 4:32 AM
★★☆☆c32
4
89% lit
↑ 5:18 PM
↓ 5:02 AM
★★☆☆c38
Moon crosses the equator
5
94% lit
↑ 6:10 PM
↓ 5:31 AM
★★★☆c51
6
98% lit
↑ 7:04 PM
↓ 6:01 AM
★★★★c63
7
100% lit
↑ 7:59 PM
↓ 6:33 AM
★★★★c74
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
8
100% lit
↑ 8:57 PM
↓ 7:09 AM
★★★★c82
best
9
97% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 7:49 AM
★★★★c88
best
10
93% lit
↑ 10:57 PM
↓ 8:34 AM
★★★★c91
11
87% lit
↑ 11:56 PM
↓ 9:26 AM
★★★★c92
Moon farthest south (-26.1°)
12
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:24 AM
★☆☆☆c92
13
69% lit
↑ 12:52 AM
↓ 11:26 AM
★★★★c92
14
58% lit
↑ 1:42 AM
↓ 12:31 PM
★★★☆c88
15
47% lit
↑ 2:28 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★★★☆c80
Last Quarter
16
35% lit
↑ 3:09 AM
↓ 2:40 PM
★★★☆c67
17
25% lit
↑ 3:48 AM
↓ 3:44 PM
★★☆☆c45
18
15% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 4:48 PM
★★☆☆c47
Moon crosses the equator
Perigee · 366,236 km
19
8% lit
↑ 5:01 AM
↓ 5:52 PM
★★★★c67
20
3% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 6:57 PM
★★★★c83
21
0% lit
↑ 6:20 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★★★c94
New Moon
best
22
0% lit
↑ 7:05 AM
↓ 9:07 PM
★★★★c98
best
23
3% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 10:10 PM
★★★★c98
24
8% lit
↑ 8:48 AM
↓ 11:08 PM
★★★★c96
Moon farthest north (25.3°)
25
15% lit
↑ 9:45 AM
↓ 12:00 AM
★☆☆☆c90
26
23% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ –
★★★★c86
27
31% lit
↑ 11:39 AM
↓ 12:45 AM
★★★★c78
28
41% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 1:25 AM
★★★☆c68
29
50% lit
↑ 1:28 PM
↓ 2:00 AM
★★☆☆c58
First Quarter
30
60% lit
↑ 2:19 PM
↓ 2:32 AM
★★☆☆c46
Apogee · 404,354 km
31
69% lit
↑ 3:10 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★☆☆c31

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, May 2 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 405,159 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 4 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, May 7 · 9:23 PM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 15 · 4:26 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 18 · 4:00 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 18 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 366,236 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Fri, May 21 · 9:38 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, May 24 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest north (25.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 29 · 11:43 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, May 30 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,354 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 7 · Sat, May 8 · Sun, May 9 · Fri, May 21 · Sat, May 22

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

Moon distance

366,244 km closest · 405,105 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 10:30 AM.