Port Mansfield · Willacy County · Texas
Port Mansfield Jetties Surf Report & Forecast, Texas
Port Mansfield Jetties, Texas: 2–3 ft, waist high, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 3.8 ft at 6 seconds from the east, with a 15 mph onshore wind from the east-southeast, gusting 25 mph. Water is about 76°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 3.3 ft at 4:52 pm.
2–3 ft
waist high · occasional 4 ft
- Swell
- 3.8 ft · 6 s · Eplus 0.7 ft · 6 s · ENE
- Wind
- 15 mph (ESE), gusts 25onshore
- Tide
- 2.9 ft risinghigh 3.3 ft at 4:52 pm
- Water
- 76°Frashguard
- Air
- 76°Ffeels like 74°F
- Sun
- rise 6:44 amset 5:42 pm
Port Mansfield Jetties surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Port Mansfield Jetties: 2 pm, Poor, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Port Mansfield Jetties: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 3 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 1.6 ft |
| 7 am | 3 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 1.4 ft |
| 8 am | 3 ft | Poor | 16 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 1.4 ft |
| 9 am | 3 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 1.4 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 1.6 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 1.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 2.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 15 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 24 | 2.6 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 3 ft | Poor | 14 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 21 | 2.9 ft |
| 3 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 19 | 3.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 12 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 18 | 3.2 ft |
| 5 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (E), gusts 18 | 3.3 ft |
| 6 pm | 2–3 ft | Poor | 13 mph onshore (E), gusts 18 | 3.2 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.3 ft |
| 7 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW) | 1.0 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.9 ft |
| 9 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 14 | 0.9 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 8 mph offshore (NW), gusts 13 | 1.0 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 1.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 11 | 1.5 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | 1.9 ft |
| 2 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 2.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 2.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 2.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.0 ft |
| 6 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (N) | 3.0 ft |
Port Mansfield Jetties beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Port Mansfield Jetties arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 2.9 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 10 s
- Lulls
- about 28 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 37% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 2.1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Port Mansfield Jetties surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Port Mansfield Jetties: the biggest day is Monday, Nov 9 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Poor). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 2–3 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Port Mansfield Jetties are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 4.7 ft · 6 s · E | 16 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 25 | 14 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 21 | 2 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 5 s · ENE | 7 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 12 | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.5 ft · 5 s · E | 10 mph offshore (NW), gusts 15 | 13 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 20 | 6 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 3 s · NNE | 13 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 18 | 15 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 22 | 4 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.6 ft · 5 s · NE | 10 mph cross-shore (N) | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 13 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 0.6 ft · 4 s · ENE | 16 mph onshore (SE), gusts 22 | 19 mph onshore (SE), gusts 25 | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 13 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 22 | 20 mph onshore (E), gusts 30 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 2–3 ft | Poor | 2.8 ft · 6 s · ENE | 14 mph cross-shore (NNE), gusts 21 | 16 mph onshore (ENE), gusts 24 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 11 mph onshore (ESE) | 12 mph onshore (ESE), gusts 17 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 17 mph onshore (SE), gusts 24 | 18 mph onshore (SE), gusts 25 | 6 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Port Mansfield Jetties are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Port Mansfield Jetties tide chart and tide times
Tides at Port Mansfield Jetties today, Monday, Nov 9: low 1.4 ft at 7:58 am and high 3.3 ft at 4:52 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.9 ft and rising.
Port Mansfield Jetties tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 1.4 ft at 7:58 amHigh 3.3 ft at 4:52 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.9 ft at 8:36 amHigh 3.0 ft at 6:12 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.9 ft at 9:08 amHigh 3.0 ft at 7:10 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 9:45 amHigh 2.9 ft at 8:21 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.8 ft at 10:33 amHigh 2.7 ft at 9:04 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.8 ft at 11:05 amHigh 2.6 ft at 9:31 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.9 ft at 11:50 amHigh 2.5 ft at 10:44 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.3 ft at 12:35 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.5 ft at 1:27 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Port Mansfield Jetties water temperature
The water temperature at Port Mansfield Jetties is about 76°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 74°F and a 15 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 75 and 76°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Port Mansfield Jetties
- South Padre Island32 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- South Padre Island - Isla Blanca Jetties35 mi SSE · 2 ft · Poor
- Boca Chica35 mi SSE · 2–3 ft · Poor
- Padre Island Seashore44 mi N · 3–4 ft · Poor
- Bob Hall Pier71 mi N · 3 ft · Poor
- Condos72 mi N · 3 ft · Poor
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About Port Mansfield Jetties
Port Mansfield Jetties is a jetty in Port Mansfield, Willacy County, Texas, facing east. Also called Mansfield Channel and Mansfield Cut.
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