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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°

Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
6:47 AM / 5:40 PM
Moonrise / moonset
10:43 AM / 9:06 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 18%
Major period
2:30 AM–4:30 AM
Minor period
10:13 AM–11:13 AM
Major period
2:55 PM–4:55 PM
Minor period
8:36 PM–9:36 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Nov 136 PMSat, Nov 146 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Nov 156 AMclouds1% cloud cover1% cloud cover2% cloud cover6% cloud cover2% cloud cover0% cloud cover5% cloud cover25% cloud cover22% cloud cover13% cloud cover11% cloud cover17% cloud cover44% cloud cover58% cloud cover69% cloud cover46% cloud cover31% cloud cover15% cloud cover26% cloud cover10% cloud cover16% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover19% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover39% cloud cover43% cloud cover51% cloud cover67% cloud cover63% cloud cover40% cloud cover33% cloud cover24% cloud cover14% cloud cover43% cloud cover42% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover38% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover30% cloud cover26% cloud cover22% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover23% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°74747272717071747673747574737376rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance7% chance17% chance15% chance7% chance5% chance4% chance6% chance5% chance3% chance2% chance4% chance6% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chancewind01020mphNNE 6 mph, gusts 9NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 7 mph, gusts 12E 7 mph, gusts 10ESE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 12SE 7 mph, gusts 12SE 8 mph, gusts 14SE 10 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16SE 12 mph, gusts 16ESE 16 mph, gusts 22SE 17 mph, gusts 24ESE 17 mph, gusts 25ESE 17 mph, gusts 26ESE 16 mph, gusts 25SE 18 mph, gusts 26SE 20 mph, gusts 29SE 21 mph, gusts 29SE 20 mph, gusts 26SE 17 mph, gusts 25SE 16 mph, gusts 24SE 17 mph, gusts 23SE 18 mph, gusts 24
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 12 PM74°74°61°63%1%0%–NNE 69–
Fri 1 PM74°74°61°63%1%0%–NE 69–
Fri 2 PM75°75°61°61%2%0%–NE 610–
Fri 3 PM74°74°60°63%6%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 4 PM73°73°61°65%2%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 5 PM72°72°61°69%0%0%–ENE 712–
Fri 6 PM72°72°62°72%5%0%–E 710–
Fri 7 PM72°72°63°72%25%0%–E 710–
Fri 8 PM72°72°63°73%22%0%–ESE 712–
Fri 9 PM72°72°63°75%13%0%–ESE 812–
Fri 10 PM72°72°63°74%11%0%–SE 812–
Fri 11 PM71°71°64°78%17%1%–SE 812–
Sat 12 AM71°71°64°79%44%1%–SE 712–
Sat 1 AM70°70°63°78%58%1%–SE 812–
Sat 2 AM70°70°63°79%69%1%–SE 814–
Sat 3 AM70°70°63°79%46%1%–SE 1015–
Sat 4 AM70°70°63°79%31%1%–SE 1016–
Sat 5 AM70°70°64°79%15%1%–SE 1216–
Sat 6 AM71°71°64°79%26%2%–SE 1216–
Sat 7 AM71°71°64°79%10%2%–SE 1216–
Sat 8 AM73°73°65°78%16%3%–SE 1216–
Sat 9 AM74°75°66°74%13%3%–ESE 1318–
Sat 10 AM74°75°66°74%13%7%–ESE 1622–
Sat 11 AM75°75°67°76%19%17%–E 1723–
Sat 12 PM76°76°67°74%28%15%–SE 1724–
Sat 1 PM74°74°67°78%29%7%–ESE 1624–
Sat 2 PM74°74°67°80%39%5%–ESE 1725–
Sat 3 PM73°73°68°82%43%4%–SE 1725–
Sat 4 PM72°72°68°86%51%6%–ESE 1726–
Sat 5 PM72°72°68°88%67%5%–SE 1725–
Sat 6 PM74°74°69°85%63%3%–ESE 1625–
Sat 7 PM74°74°70°85%40%2%–SE 1725–
Sat 8 PM75°75°70°84%33%0%–SE 1826–
Sat 9 PM75°75°70°85%24%0%–SE 2028–
Sat 10 PM74°74°70°86%14%4%–SE 2029–
Sat 11 PM74°74°70°88%43%6%–SE 2130–
Sun 12 AM74°74°70°89%42%3%–SE 2129–
Sun 1 AM73°73°70°90%41%3%–SE 2028–
Sun 2 AM73°73°70°90%39%3%–SE 2026–
Sun 3 AM73°73°70°90%38%3%–SE 1825–
Sun 4 AM73°73°70°91%35%3%–SE 1725–
Sun 5 AM73°73°70°92%33%3%–SE 1624–
Sun 6 AM73°73°71°93%30%5%–SE 1624–
Sun 7 AM74°74°72°93%26%5%–SE 1623–
Sun 8 AM74°75°73°94%22%5%–SE 1723–
Sun 9 AM76°76°74°94%18%5%–SE 1723–
Sun 10 AM76°76°74°92%20%5%–SE 1824–
Sun 11 AM77°77°74°91%23%5%–SE 1825–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

76° / 70°

1% rain

NE 6–8 mph · gusts 12

Sat, Nov 14

Slight Chance Rain Showers

77° / 72°

17% rain

ESE 7–21 mph · gusts 30

Sun, Nov 15

Sunny then Chance Rain Showers

80° / 67°

70% rain · 0.18"

SE 8–21 mph · gusts 29

⚡ Storms

Mon, Nov 16

Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

71° / 63°

70% rain · 0.06"

N 9–25 mph · gusts 32

⚡ Storms

Tue, Nov 17

Partly Sunny

72° / 68°

13% rain

N 8–20 mph · gusts 26

Wed, Nov 18

Mostly Sunny

76° / 72°

15% rain

NE 6–8 mph · gusts 14

Thu, Nov 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

78° / 73°

22% rain

E 6–12 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Today: Sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East southeast wind 7 to 12 mph.
  • Saturday: A slight chance of rain showers between 11am and 1pm. Mostly sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. East southeast wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Southeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
  • Sunday: A chance of rain showers after noon. Sunny. High near 80, with temperatures falling to around 76 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. East wind 8 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before noon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. North wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. North northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73.

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Marine forecast

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

GMZ135 · 148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ130-132-135-132030-
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-
148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...North winds around 5 knots becoming northeast this
afternoon. Smooth on the bay becoming light chop this afternoon. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming a
moderate chop after midnight. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. A moderate chop on
the bay. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the
bay. A slight chance of showers in the evening. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Light chop on the bay becoming
choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in
the evening, then showers likely with a slight chance of
thunderstorms after midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Rough on the bay. A chance of showers in the morning. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Choppy on the bay. A
slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Choppy on the bay becoming a moderate
chop in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. A moderate chop on the bay becoming
light chop 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 · 148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 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.


GMZ150-155-132030-
Gulf waters from Port Mansfield to the Rio Grande out 20 nm-
Gulf waters from Baffin Bay to Port Mansfield out 20 nm-
148 AM CST Fri Nov 13 2026

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots becoming east this
afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots becoming southeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet building to 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet
after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas
up to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots becoming
northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in
the evening. Showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight. 
.MONDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, with occasional seas up to 8 feet. A chance of
showers in the morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A
slight chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet,
with occasional seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms. 
.TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots decreasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional seas
up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots decreasing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 6 to 8 feet, with occasional
seas up to 9 feet. A slight chance of showers. 

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Moon calendar · September 2105

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 12:21 AM
↓ 2:18 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter
2
36% lit
↑ 1:19 AM
↓ 3:16 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (21.6°)
3
26% lit
↑ 2:19 AM
↓ 4:10 PM
★☆☆☆
4
17% lit
↑ 3:21 AM
↓ 4:59 PM
★☆☆☆
5
9% lit
↑ 4:23 AM
↓ 5:43 PM
★☆☆☆
6
4% lit
↑ 5:24 AM
↓ 6:24 PM
★☆☆☆
7
1% lit
↑ 6:23 AM
↓ 7:02 PM
★☆☆☆
best
8
0% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 7:38 PM
★☆☆☆
New Moon
Moon crosses the equator
best
9
2% lit
↑ 8:16 AM
↓ 8:14 PM
★☆☆☆
best
10
5% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 8:50 PM
★☆☆☆
11
10% lit
↑ 10:04 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★☆☆☆
12
17% lit
↑ 10:58 AM
↓ 10:06 PM
★☆☆☆
13
25% lit
↑ 11:51 AM
↓ 10:48 PM
★☆☆☆
14
33% lit
↑ 12:42 PM
↓ 11:32 PM
★☆☆☆
Apogee · 404,406 km
15
42% lit
↑ 1:32 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest south (-21.2°)
16
52% lit
↑ 2:21 PM
↓ 12:20 AM
★☆☆☆
First Quarter
17
61% lit
↑ 3:07 PM
↓ 1:10 AM
★☆☆☆
18
71% lit
↑ 3:50 PM
↓ 2:03 AM
★☆☆☆
19
79% lit
↑ 4:32 PM
↓ 2:57 AM
★☆☆☆
20
87% lit
↑ 5:11 PM
↓ 3:54 AM
★☆☆☆
21
93% lit
↑ 5:50 PM
↓ 4:51 AM
★☆☆☆
22
98% lit
↑ 6:29 PM
↓ 5:50 AM
★☆☆☆
23
100% lit
↑ 7:08 PM
↓ 6:50 AM
★☆☆☆
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
24
99% lit
↑ 7:50 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★☆☆☆
best
25
96% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 8:57 AM
★☆☆☆
26
90% lit
↑ 9:23 PM
↓ 10:02 AM
★☆☆☆
Perigee · 365,112 km
27
82% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 11:07 AM
★☆☆☆
28
73% lit
↑ 11:14 PM
↓ 12:11 PM
★☆☆☆
29
62% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:11 PM
★☆☆☆
Moon farthest north (21.4°)
30
50% lit
↑ 12:14 AM
↓ 2:07 PM
★☆☆☆
Last Quarter

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Sep 1 · 6:32 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 2 · 1:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Tue, Sep 8 · 7:21 AM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Sep 8 · 10:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Sep 14 · 7:00 PM — Apogee · 404,406 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Sep 15 · 6:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-21.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 16 · 7:27 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Sep 23 · 1:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Wed, Sep 23 · 7:24 PM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Sep 26 · 3:00 PM — Perigee · 365,112 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Sep 29 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (21.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 30 · 12:33 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Sep 7 · Tue, Sep 8 · Wed, Sep 9 · Wed, Sep 23 · Thu, Sep 24

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

Moon distance

365,122 km closest · 404,355 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 Fri 12:00 PM.