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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Veterans Day: High 74° · 13% rain

Cloudy, with a high near 74. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

Tonight: Low 66° · 4% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:41 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:03 AM / 7:19 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 6%
Major period
12:45 AM–2:45 AM
Minor period
8:33 AM–9:33 AM
Major period
1:10 PM–3:10 PM
Minor period
6:49 PM–7:49 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Wed, Nov 116 PMThu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PMclouds88% cloud cover89% cloud cover89% cloud cover86% cloud cover83% cloud cover90% cloud cover90% cloud cover92% cloud cover87% cloud cover88% cloud cover89% cloud cover91% cloud cover90% cloud cover89% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover85% cloud cover88% cloud cover88% cloud cover86% cloud cover78% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover79% cloud cover83% cloud cover91% cloud cover89% cloud cover85% cloud cover84% cloud cover90% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover72% cloud cover68% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover51% cloud cover40% cloud cover30% cloud cover27% cloud cover23% cloud cover20% cloud cover15% cloud cover10% cloud cover5% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover6% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°70707069686767717373717068666774rain14% chance14% chance14% chance16% chance15% chance6% chance6% chance6% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNNW 7 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 8 mph, gusts 13NNW 7 mph, gusts 10NNW 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 7 mph, gusts 12NNW 8 mph, gusts 12NNW 10 mph, gusts 15NNW 12 mph, gusts 16NNW 12 mph, gusts 16NNW 12 mph, gusts 16N 13 mph, gusts 18N 12 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 17N 9 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 9 mph, gusts 13N 9 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Wed 1 PM70°70°70°100%88%14%–NNW 713–
Wed 2 PM70°70°70°100%89%14%–NNW 813–
Wed 3 PM70°70°70°100%89%14%–NNW 813–
Wed 4 PM70°70°70°100%86%16%–NNW 813–
Wed 5 PM70°70°70°100%83%15%–NNW 813–
Wed 6 PM70°70°70°100%90%6%–NNW 712–
Wed 7 PM70°70°70°100%90%6%–NNW 710–
Wed 8 PM70°70°70°100%92%6%–NNW 710–
Wed 9 PM70°70°70°100%87%4%–NNW 712–
Wed 10 PM69°69°69°100%88%4%–NNW 712–
Wed 11 PM69°69°69°100%89%4%–NNW 712–
Thu 12 AM68°69°68°100%91%3%–NNW 812–
Thu 1 AM68°69°68°100%90%2%–NNW 812–
Thu 2 AM68°68°68°100%89%2%–NNW 914–
Thu 3 AM68°68°68°100%87%2%–NNW 1015–
Thu 4 AM67°67°67°100%86%2%–NNW 1216–
Thu 5 AM67°67°67°100%85%2%–NNW 1216–
Thu 6 AM67°67°66°98%88%1%–NNW 1217–
Thu 7 AM67°67°67°99%88%1%–NNW 1216–
Thu 8 AM68°68°68°99%86%0%–NNW 1015–
Thu 9 AM70°70°68°95%78%0%–NNW 1216–
Thu 10 AM71°71°68°92%81%0%–N 1217–
Thu 11 AM72°72°69°91%85%0%–N 1318–
Thu 12 PM73°73°69°87%79%0%–N 1318–
Thu 1 PM73°73°68°85%83%0%–N 1217–
Thu 2 PM72°73°67°84%91%0%–N 1217–
Thu 3 PM74°74°67°81%89%0%–N 1217–
Thu 4 PM73°73°67°82%85%0%–N 1217–
Thu 5 PM72°72°67°83%84%0%–N 915–
Thu 6 PM72°72°66°82%90%0%–NNE 914–
Thu 7 PM71°71°66°83%70%0%–N 813–
Thu 8 PM71°71°65°83%71%0%–N 812–
Thu 9 PM70°70°65°83%72%0%–N 812–
Thu 10 PM70°70°64°83%68%0%–N 812–
Thu 11 PM69°69°63°82%65%0%–N 712–
Fri 12 AM68°69°62°81%61%0%–N 712–
Fri 1 AM68°68°62°81%51%0%–N 812–
Fri 2 AM67°67°62°82%40%0%–N 813–
Fri 3 AM66°67°61°83%30%0%–N 913–
Fri 4 AM66°66°60°83%27%0%–N 913–
Fri 5 AM65°65°60°83%23%0%–N 913–
Fri 6 AM66°66°60°83%20%0%–N 913–
Fri 7 AM67°67°62°82%15%0%–N 812–
Fri 8 AM70°70°63°80%10%0%–NNE 710–
Fri 9 AM72°72°65°78%5%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 10 AM74°74°65°74%5%0%–NNE 610–
Fri 11 AM75°75°64°70%6%0%–NE 712–
Fri 12 PM76°76°64°67%6%0%–ENE 813–

7-day forecast

Today

Cloudy

74° / 66°

16% rain

NNW 7–8 mph · gusts 13

Thu, Nov 12

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 64°

3% rain

NNW 7–13 mph · gusts 18

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 69°

1% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 13

Sat, Nov 14

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

78° / 73°

51% rain · 0.06"

ESE 8–17 mph · gusts 24

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

80° / 72°

18% rain

SE 9–17 mph · gusts 24

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

76° / 67°

28% rain

NNE 7–16 mph · gusts 25

Tue, Nov 17

Mostly Sunny

72° / 69°

9% rain

NNE 9–16 mph · gusts 22

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Veterans Day: Cloudy, with a high near 74. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. North wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. East southeast wind 12 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
  • Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Southeast wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind 9 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 69.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 222 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ130-132-135-112130-
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-
222 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the bay. 
A slight chance of showers this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. A light chop on the 
bay.
.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 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. A light chop on the bay. 
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of
showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop
on the bay. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A
slight chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
early in the morning. A light chop on the bay. A slight 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 · 222 AM CST Wed Nov 11 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.


GMZ150-155-112130-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
222 AM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · October 2084

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 9:06 AM
↓ 8:13 PM
★★★★c82
2
9% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 8:58 PM
★★★★c88
3
17% lit
↑ 11:12 AM
↓ 9:50 PM
★★★★c91
4
26% lit
↑ 12:16 PM
↓ 10:47 PM
★★★★c91
5
36% lit
↑ 1:16 PM
↓ 11:50 PM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-25.0°)
6
47% lit
↑ 2:11 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c88
First Quarter
7
59% lit
↑ 3:00 PM
↓ 12:55 AM
★★★☆c86
8
70% lit
↑ 3:44 PM
↓ 2:01 AM
★★★★c77
Perigee · 369,618 km
9
80% lit
↑ 4:23 PM
↓ 3:06 AM
★★★☆c64
10
88% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 4:09 AM
★★☆☆c51
11
94% lit
↑ 5:36 PM
↓ 5:11 AM
★★☆☆c39
Moon crosses the equator
12
98% lit
↑ 6:12 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★★c57
13
100% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★★c71
Full Moon · Hunter's Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 7:29 PM
↓ 8:13 AM
★★★★c85
best
15
96% lit
↑ 8:12 PM
↓ 9:14 AM
★★★★c87
16
91% lit
↑ 8:58 PM
↓ 10:13 AM
★★★★c87
17
85% lit
↑ 9:48 PM
↓ 11:09 AM
★★★★c85
18
77% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 12:01 PM
★★★★c80
Moon farthest north (25.5°)
19
69% lit
↑ 11:34 PM
↓ 12:49 PM
★★★★c75
20
59% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c70
21
50% lit
↑ 12:28 AM
↓ 2:11 PM
★★★☆c68
Apogee · 404,207 km
Last Quarter
22
41% lit
↑ 1:21 AM
↓ 2:46 PM
★★☆☆c60
23
31% lit
↑ 2:14 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★☆☆c51
24
23% lit
↑ 3:07 AM
↓ 3:51 PM
★★☆☆c40
25
15% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 4:23 PM
★★☆☆c32
Moon crosses the equator
26
9% lit
↑ 4:56 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★★☆c46
27
4% lit
↑ 5:53 AM
↓ 5:30 PM
★★★★c62
28
1% lit
↑ 6:52 AM
↓ 6:09 PM
★★★★c86
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★★★c97
New Moon
best
30
2% lit
↑ 9:00 AM
↓ 7:43 PM
★★★★c103
best
31
7% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 8:40 PM
★★★★c104

Lunar events this month

  • Thu, Oct 5 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-25.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Oct 6 · 5:41 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Oct 8 · 4:00 AM — Perigee · 369,618 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Oct 11 · 5:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Oct 13 · 3:12 PM — Full Moon · Hunter's MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Wed, Oct 18 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.5°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, Oct 21 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,207 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Oct 21 · 11:49 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, Oct 29 · 4:46 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Fri, Oct 13 · Sat, Oct 14 · Sat, Oct 28 · Sun, Oct 29 · Mon, Oct 30

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

Moon distance

369,348 km closest · 404,088 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 Wed 12:00 PM.