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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Tonight: Low 63° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Veterans Day: High 75° · 18% rain

A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunrise / sunset
6:45 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
8:07 AM / 6:31 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 4%
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 PMclouds81% cloud cover81% cloud cover77% cloud cover76% cloud cover82% cloud cover79% cloud cover81% cloud cover84% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover83% cloud cover80% cloud cover83% cloud cover86% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover90% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover84% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover85% cloud cover85% cloud cover86% cloud cover90% cloud cover82% cloud cover73% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover77% cloud cover75% cloud cover74% cloud cover72% cloud cover72% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover67% cloud cover61% cloud cover55% cloud cover60°65°70°75°80°66636966727474747270686772757573rain12% chance17% chance18% chance14% chance12% chance13% chance13% chance14% chance18% chance17% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance16% chance15% chance18% chance14% chance15% chance16% chance9% chance9% chance5% chance3% chance7% chance6% chance1% chance3% chance5% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphWNW 3 mph, gusts 5NW 5 mph, gusts 7NW 6 mph, gusts 9NW 8 mph, gusts 10NW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 10N 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 9 mph, gusts 13NNW 12 mph, gusts 16NNW 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 18N 10 mph, gusts 16NNE 9 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 10 PM66°66°66°100%81%12%–WNW 35–
Tue 11 PM64°64°64°100%81%17%–NW 56–
Wed 12 AM63°63°63°100%77%18%–NW 57–
Wed 1 AM63°63°63°100%76%14%–NW 68–
Wed 2 AM70°70°70°99%82%12%–NW 69–
Wed 3 AM70°70°69°99%79%13%–NW 710–
Wed 4 AM69°69°69°100%81%13%–NW 810–
Wed 5 AM66°66°66°100%84%14%–NW 812–
Wed 6 AM68°68°68°100%88%18%–NW 812–
Wed 7 AM66°66°66°100%88%17%–NW 812–
Wed 8 AM69°69°69°100%83%16%–NNW 812–
Wed 9 AM71°71°71°100%80%16%–NNW 812–
Wed 10 AM72°72°72°100%83%16%–NNW 812–
Wed 11 AM73°73°72°99%86%16%–NNW 813–
Wed 12 PM74°74°73°96%88%16%–NNW 813–
Wed 1 PM74°74°73°96%89%15%–NNW 812–
Wed 2 PM74°74°73°97%90%18%–NNW 913–
Wed 3 PM75°75°72°93%88%14%–NNW 813–
Wed 4 PM74°74°72°94%88%15%–N 813–
Wed 5 PM74°74°72°94%84%16%–N 813–
Wed 6 PM74°74°72°93%89%9%–NNW 812–
Wed 7 PM74°74°71°93%89%9%–NNW 710–
Wed 8 PM73°73°71°95%88%5%–N 710–
Wed 9 PM72°72°71°95%86%3%–N 710–
Wed 10 PM72°72°70°96%86%7%–N 710–
Wed 11 PM71°71°70°95%87%6%–NNW 710–
Thu 12 AM71°71°69°95%88%1%–NNW 710–
Thu 1 AM70°70°68°94%88%3%–NNW 812–
Thu 2 AM70°70°68°95%89%5%–NNW 913–
Thu 3 AM69°69°68°96%88%4%–NNW 1015–
Thu 4 AM68°68°67°97%85%3%–NNW 1216–
Thu 5 AM68°68°67°97%85%2%–NNW 1216–
Thu 6 AM67°67°66°97%86%1%–NNW 1216–
Thu 7 AM67°67°67°100%90%1%–NNW 1216–
Thu 8 AM68°68°68°98%82%1%–N 1216–
Thu 9 AM71°71°69°93%73%1%–N 1217–
Thu 10 AM72°72°69°91%74%1%–N 1217–
Thu 11 AM73°73°70°88%76%1%–N 1318–
Thu 12 PM74°74°69°85%77%1%–N 1318–
Thu 1 PM75°75°69°82%75%1%–N 1318–
Thu 2 PM75°75°68°80%74%1%–N 1318–
Thu 3 PM75°75°68°78%72%1%–N 1217–
Thu 4 PM75°75°67°77%72%1%–N 1016–
Thu 5 PM74°74°66°77%73%1%–NNE 1015–
Thu 6 PM73°73°66°77%73%0%–NNE 914–
Thu 7 PM73°73°66°78%67%0%–NNE 813–
Thu 8 PM72°72°65°79%61%0%–NNE 812–
Thu 9 PM71°71°65°80%55%0%–NNE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Slight Chance Rain Showers

66° / 63°

18% rain

NW 3–5 mph · gusts 6

Wed, Nov 11

Slight Chance Rain Showers

75° / 67°

18% rain

NNW 5–9 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

76° / 65°

5% rain

N 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

77° / 69°

Dry

NE 5–8 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Rain Showers

78° / 71°

44% rain · 0.18"

SE 8–18 mph · gusts 28

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Chance Rain Showers

79° / 70°

44% rain · 0.36"

E 8–17 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Slight Chance Rain Showers

76° / 68°

23% rain · 0.06"

NE 8–14 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Veterans Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 67. North northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. North wind around 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind around 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Southeast wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 71. Southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 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.


GMZ130-132-135-111115-
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-
434 PM CST Tue Nov 10 2026

.TONIGHT...Northwest winds around 5 knots increasing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop
after midnight. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east in the
afternoon. Light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. 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 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of
showers. 
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the bay.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the bay.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight. 

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 · February 2078

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
80% lit
↑ 10:33 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★☆☆c40
Moon crosses the equator
2
72% lit
↑ 11:24 PM
↓ 10:37 AM
★☆☆☆c32
Apogee · 404,609 km
3
63% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:06 AM
★☆☆☆c39
4
54% lit
↑ 12:16 AM
↓ 11:37 AM
★★☆☆c51
Last Quarter
5
44% lit
↑ 1:09 AM
↓ 12:11 PM
★★☆☆c62
6
35% lit
↑ 2:04 AM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★★☆c74
7
26% lit
↑ 3:02 AM
↓ 1:33 PM
★★★★c83
8
17% lit
↑ 4:00 AM
↓ 2:24 PM
★★★★c90
Moon farthest south (-27.1°)
9
10% lit
↑ 4:58 AM
↓ 3:22 PM
★★★★c94
10
5% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 4:26 PM
★★★★c96
best
11
1% lit
↑ 6:44 AM
↓ 5:32 PM
★★★★c96
best
12
0% lit
↑ 7:30 AM
↓ 6:39 PM
★★★★c92
New Moon
best
13
2% lit
↑ 8:12 AM
↓ 7:45 PM
★★★★c82
best
14
7% lit
↑ 8:50 AM
↓ 8:51 PM
★★★★c63
Perigee · 363,918 km
15
14% lit
↑ 9:26 AM
↓ 9:55 PM
★★★☆c50
Moon crosses the equator
16
23% lit
↑ 10:03 AM
↓ 10:59 PM
★★☆☆c45
17
33% lit
↑ 10:40 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c55
18
44% lit
↑ 11:21 AM
↓ 12:04 AM
★★★☆c73
19
55% lit
↑ 12:06 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★★★☆c83
First Quarter
20
66% lit
↑ 12:56 PM
↓ 2:14 AM
★★★★c89
21
76% lit
↑ 1:50 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest north (26.4°)
22
84% lit
↑ 2:49 PM
↓ 4:15 AM
★★★★c91
23
91% lit
↑ 3:49 PM
↓ 5:07 AM
★★★★c88
24
96% lit
↑ 4:48 PM
↓ 5:53 AM
★★★★c83
25
99% lit
↑ 5:45 PM
↓ 6:32 AM
★★★★c75
best
26
100% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 7:08 AM
★★★★c62
Full Moon · Snow Moon
27
99% lit
↑ 7:34 PM
↓ 7:39 AM
★★★★c54
28
96% lit
↑ 8:25 PM
↓ 8:09 AM
★★★☆c47
Moon crosses the equator

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Feb 1 · 3:00 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, Feb 2 · 11:00 PM — Apogee · 404,609 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Fri, Feb 4 · 9:00 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, Feb 8 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.1°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 12 · 7:58 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 14 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 363,918 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Feb 15 · 11:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Feb 19 · 12:31 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Feb 21 · 7:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Feb 26 · 11:50 AM — Full Moon · Snow MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Feb 28 · 9:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Thu, Feb 10 · Fri, Feb 11 · Sat, Feb 12 · Sun, Feb 13 · Fri, Feb 25

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

Moon distance

363,961 km closest · 404,455 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 9:00 PM.