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Port Mansfield

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

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Today

Overnight: Low 66° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph.

Thursday: High 75° · 1% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind around 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:46 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
9:55 AM / 8:11 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 9%
Major period
1:35 AM–3:35 AM
Minor period
9:25 AM–10:25 AM
Major period
2:05 PM–4:05 PM
Minor period
7:41 PM–8:41 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Thu, Nov 126 AM12 PM6 PMFri, Nov 136 AM12 PM6 PMSat, Nov 14clouds88% cloud cover87% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover85% cloud cover89% cloud cover88% cloud cover84% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover87% cloud cover86% cloud cover86% cloud cover79% cloud cover80% cloud cover82% cloud cover83% cloud cover83% cloud cover70% cloud cover68% cloud cover48% cloud cover44% cloud cover35% cloud cover22% cloud cover20% cloud cover17% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover6% cloud cover7% cloud cover0% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover1% cloud cover3% cloud cover4% cloud cover0% cloud cover0% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover9% cloud cover15% cloud cover19% cloud cover22% cloud cover26% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°68676771747372706866667475757272rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind01020mphNW 8 mph, gusts 12NW 10 mph, gusts 15NW 12 mph, gusts 17NNW 12 mph, gusts 17NNW 13 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 20N 12 mph, gusts 17N 10 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 16N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 10N 6 mph, gusts 9N 8 mph, gusts 12N 8 mph, gusts 12N 7 mph, gusts 12NNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 7 mph, gusts 12ENE 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 8 mph, gusts 13SE 9 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Thu 1 AM68°69°67°94%88%1%–NW 812–
Thu 2 AM68°68°66°96%87%1%–NW 913–
Thu 3 AM67°67°66°97%83%1%–NW 1015–
Thu 4 AM67°67°66°96%81%1%–NW 1216–
Thu 5 AM66°66°66°98%85%1%–NW 1217–
Thu 6 AM67°67°65°96%89%1%–NW 1217–
Thu 7 AM67°67°66°96%88%1%–NNW 1217–
Thu 8 AM68°68°66°96%84%1%–NNW 1217–
Thu 9 AM69°69°67°94%80%1%–NNW 1318–
Thu 10 AM71°71°68°90%82%1%–NNW 1318–
Thu 11 AM72°72°68°88%86%1%–N 1320–
Thu 12 PM73°73°68°85%86%1%–N 1320–
Thu 1 PM74°74°68°82%87%1%–N 1217–
Thu 2 PM74°74°67°80%86%1%–N 1217–
Thu 3 PM74°74°67°80%86%1%–N 1016–
Thu 4 PM73°73°67°81%79%1%–N 1017–
Thu 5 PM72°72°67°83%80%1%–N 1016–
Thu 6 PM72°72°67°83%82%1%–N 1015–
Thu 7 PM72°72°66°83%83%1%–N 914–
Thu 8 PM72°72°66°82%83%1%–N 813–
Thu 9 PM71°71°65°82%70%0%–N 812–
Thu 10 PM70°70°64°81%68%0%–N 710–
Thu 11 PM69°69°63°82%48%0%–N 710–
Fri 12 AM69°69°62°80%44%0%–N 69–
Fri 1 AM68°68°61°79%35%0%–N 69–
Fri 2 AM67°67°61°81%22%0%–N 710–
Fri 3 AM66°67°60°80%20%0%–N 812–
Fri 4 AM66°66°60°81%17%0%–N 812–
Fri 5 AM66°66°60°81%8%0%–N 812–
Fri 6 AM66°66°59°80%5%0%–N 812–
Fri 7 AM66°66°59°81%6%0%–N 712–
Fri 8 AM67°67°61°81%7%0%–NNE 710–
Fri 9 AM71°71°63°76%0%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 10 AM74°74°63°70%1%0%–NE 710–
Fri 11 AM75°75°63°66%2%0%–NE 712–
Fri 12 PM76°76°62°64%2%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 1 PM75°75°62°64%1%0%–ENE 710–
Fri 2 PM76°76°62°63%3%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 3 PM75°75°62°64%4%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 4 PM75°75°62°65%0%0%–E 813–
Fri 5 PM74°74°63°69%0%0%–E 712–
Fri 6 PM72°72°63°73%3%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°72%2%0%–E 710–
Fri 8 PM72°72°63°73%9%0%–ESE 712–
Fri 9 PM72°72°64°75%15%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 10 PM72°72°64°76%19%0%–ESE 813–
Fri 11 PM71°71°64°77%22%0%–SE 914–
Sat 12 AM71°71°64°77%26%1%–SE 914–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Cloudy

75° / 66°

1% rain

NNW 7–13 mph · gusts 20

Fri, Nov 13

Sunny

76° / 69°

1% rain

NE 6–9 mph · gusts 14

Sat, Nov 14

Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

77° / 72°

58% rain · 0.24"

SE 9–18 mph · gusts 26

⚡ Storms

Sun, Nov 15

Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

79° / 70°

30% rain

ESE 8–18 mph · gusts 25

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers

74° / 65°

31% rain

N 8–21 mph · gusts 30

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

71° / 68°

14% rain

NNE 9–18 mph · gusts 25

Wed, Nov 18

Partly Sunny

76° / 69°

10% rain

NE 9–10 mph · gusts 17

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northwest wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. North northwest wind around 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 6 to 10 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 69. East southeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Saturday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
  • Sunday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. East southeast wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. North wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68.
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 126 PM 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.


GMZ130-132-135-120815-
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-
126 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Light chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers early this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay, increasing
to a moderate chop early in the morning. 
.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...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
10 to 15 knots early in the morning. Light chop on the bay,
increasing to a moderate chop early in the morning. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A slight chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. 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 showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on the
bay. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
early in the morning. Light chop on the bay. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms. 

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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

GMZ150 · 126 PM 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.


GMZ150-155-120815-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
126 PM CST Wed Nov 11 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of showers. 
.TONIGHT...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and north 1 foot at 3 seconds. 
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Northeast 3 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 showers in the morning. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms
in the evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers in the
morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming
northeast early in the morning. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to
9 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms. 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 · May 2090

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
4% lit
↑ 8:24 AM
↓ 9:57 PM
★★★★c87
2
9% lit
↑ 9:13 AM
↓ 10:53 PM
★★★★c89
3
16% lit
↑ 10:06 AM
↓ 11:47 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
4
25% lit
↑ 11:03 AM
↓ –
★★★★c89
5
35% lit
↑ 12:02 PM
↓ 12:40 AM
★★★★c87
6
46% lit
↑ 1:02 PM
↓ 1:30 AM
★★★☆c82
First Quarter
7
58% lit
↑ 2:04 PM
↓ 2:17 AM
★★★☆c72
8
69% lit
↑ 3:06 PM
↓ 3:02 AM
★★☆☆c54
9
79% lit
↑ 4:09 PM
↓ 3:46 AM
★★☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
10
88% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★★☆c56
Perigee · 366,933 km
11
94% lit
↑ 6:14 PM
↓ 5:13 AM
★★★★c73
12
98% lit
↑ 7:17 PM
↓ 5:57 AM
★★★★c85
best
13
100% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 6:44 AM
★★★★c93
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
14
99% lit
↑ 9:17 PM
↓ 7:33 AM
★★★★c94
best
15
95% lit
↑ 10:14 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★★★c94
16
90% lit
↑ 11:06 PM
↓ 9:17 AM
★★★★c91
Moon farthest south (-18.3°)
17
83% lit
↑ 11:54 PM
↓ 10:10 AM
★☆☆☆c85
18
75% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:03 AM
★★★★c80
19
66% lit
↑ 12:38 AM
↓ 11:56 AM
★★★☆c72
20
57% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 12:47 PM
★★☆☆c63
21
47% lit
↑ 1:56 AM
↓ 1:38 PM
★★☆☆c52
Last Quarter
22
38% lit
↑ 2:32 AM
↓ 2:28 PM
★★☆☆c38
Apogee · 404,185 km
23
29% lit
↑ 3:06 AM
↓ 3:19 PM
★★☆☆c36
Moon crosses the equator
24
21% lit
↑ 3:41 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★★☆☆c43
25
13% lit
↑ 4:17 AM
↓ 5:02 PM
★★★☆c58
26
7% lit
↑ 4:55 AM
↓ 5:56 PM
★★★★c71
27
3% lit
↑ 5:35 AM
↓ 6:51 PM
★★★★c82
28
1% lit
↑ 6:19 AM
↓ 7:48 PM
★★★★c91
best
29
0% lit
↑ 7:07 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon
best
30
3% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 9:42 PM
★★★★c100
Moon farthest north (18.4°)
31
7% lit
↑ 8:56 AM
↓ 10:36 PM
★★★★c100

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 3 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sat, May 6 · 7:38 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Tue, May 9 · 5:00 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, May 10 · 1:00 AM — Perigee · 366,933 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, May 13 · 2:00 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 16 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-18.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Sun, May 21 · 4:43 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, May 22 · 1:00 AM — Apogee · 404,185 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, May 23 · 7:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, May 29 · 2:29 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, May 30 · 11:00 PM — Moon farthest north (18.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Fri, May 12 · Sat, May 13 · Sun, May 14 · Sun, May 28 · Mon, May 29

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

Moon distance

367,047 km closest · 404,046 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 12:30 AM.