What is the tide doing in Corpus Christi today?

At Corpus Christi Naval Air Station the tide is rising. Today's tides: high 1.1 ft at 7:36 AM, low 0.4 ft at 8:55 PM.

Is it a good day to fish Corpus Christi?

Choppy seas: 2 to 3 feet. Bumpy in a bay boat; bigger boats are fine. Moon and tide activity: Low. Choppy but fishable in a bigger boat. Pick your window.

What are the best fishing times in Corpus Christi today?

Solunar periods: minor 12:38 AM–1:38 AM, major 7:10 AM–9:10 AM, minor 2:40 PM–3:40 PM, major 7:35 PM–9:35 PM. Sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 6:56 PM.

Corpus Christi Fishing Conditions Today

Monday, October 19, 2026 · updates through the day

Bay fishing

Good

Light wind (8 kt or less): open bays, flats and reefs are all fishable.

Wind from the live station and the next 6 hours over Corpus Christi & Redfish Bays

Offshore run

Choppy

2 to 3 feet. Bumpy in a bay boat; bigger boats are fine.

Buoy PHCT2, 15 nm out: 2.6 ft @ 7s

Next best fishing window

Tomorrow 1:45 AM–2:45 AM

In 3h 28m · minor solunar, incoming tide

Solunar period, dawn or dusk, and moving tide lining up

Wind

8 kt

From ENE

Tide

↗ Rising

High 1.0 ft tmrw 7:46 AM

Running 0.8 ft above predicted

Water temp

77°F

USS Lexington, Corpus Christi Bay

Seas

2.6 ft

Choppy

Barometer

–

Moon

🌔 64%

Waxing Gibbous · activity low

75°F, · Observed at Packery Channel (6 mi)

Marine forecast

National Weather Service, by period

Bays

Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays

This Afternoon	10–15kt Northeast
Tonight	10–15kt East · g20
Tuesday	10–15kt Northeast
Tuesday Night	10–15kt Northeast · g20 A slight chance of showers after midnight
Wednesday	10–15kt Northeast · g20 A chance of showers
Wednesday Night	10–15kt East · g20

Full NWS text

This Afternoon: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Tonight: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Tuesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Tuesday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight.

Wednesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers.

Wednesday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Thursday: Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Thursday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Friday: East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Friday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Source: NWS ↗

Nearshore, out to 20 nm

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

This Afternoon	10–15kt Northeast · g20 Seas 3–5 ft · A slight chance of showers
Tonight	10–15kt East · g20 Seas 4–5 ft
Tuesday	10–15kt Northeast Seas 3–4 ft
Tuesday Night	10–15kt Northeast Seas 4–5 ft · A chance of showers after midnight
Wednesday	10–15kt Northeast · g20 Seas 4 ft · Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon
Wednesday Night	10–15kt East · g20 Seas 3–4 ft

Full NWS text

This Afternoon: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Tonight: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.

Tuesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.

Tuesday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.

Wednesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 8 seconds.

Thursday: East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Thursday Night: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Friday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

Friday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Source: NWS ↗

Offshore, 20–60 nm

Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM

⚠ Small craft should exercise caution

This Afternoon	15–20kt East Seas 4–6 ft · A slight chance of showers
Tonight	15–20kt East Seas 4–6 ft
Tuesday	10–15kt Northeast Seas 4–5 ft · A slight chance of showers in the afternoon
Tuesday Night	15–20kt Northeast Seas 4–6 ft · A slight chance of thunderstorms
Wednesday	10–15kt East · g20 Seas 4–5 ft · A slight chance of thunderstorms
Wednesday Night	10–15kt East Seas 3–5 ft

Full NWS text

This Afternoon: East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers.

Tonight: East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 8 seconds.

Tuesday: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

Wednesday: East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.

Wednesday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds.

Thursday: East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Thursday Night: East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Friday: East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Friday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Source: NWS ↗

What's biting nearby

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Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi-area bays

Oct 15, 2026

Black drum
Redfish

Crew had a limit of black drum boated by mid-morning, with some redfish mixed in.

Hondo's Guide Service (Capt. Alejandro Perez) · FishingBooker ↗

Corpus Christi · Upper Laguna Madre and passes

≈ Oct 8, 2026

Redfish
Speckled trout
Flounder

Schooling reds in the passes, trout in heavy grass near deep water, and a late bite along the King Ranch shoreline for limits.

Bait: Gold spoon
Conditions: Strong wind, high tides

Kevin G. · Captain Experiences ↗

Corpus Christi · Corpus Christi Bay

≈ Oct 7, 2026

Black drum
Redfish

Good bite on drum and reds.

Shayne M. · Captain Experiences ↗

Corpus Christi · Baffin Bay

Sep 26, 2026

Speckled trout

Filled the box with nice trout.

FishingBooker ↗

Corpus Christi · Passes and grass flats

≈ Sep 14, 2026

Redfish
Speckled trout

Bull reds gathering and moving through the passes; keeper trout in 2–3 ft around grassy potholes.

Conditions: Look for moving water and bait

Kevin G. · Captain Experiences ↗

Tides, weather & fishing times

Corpus Christi Naval Air Station · Monday, October 19 · NOAA 8775421 · Station page

Tide is rising

Next high 1.0 ft at 7:46 AM tomorrow · in 9h 29m

Observed vs predicted

–

No live water-level sensor here.

Water temp

–

No water-temperature sensor here.

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Major periodMinor periodNightNOAA 6-minute predictions · Heights in feet above MLLW

Tides

▲ High	7:36 AM	1.06 ft
▼ Low	8:55 PM	0.38 ft

Tidal range today: 0.67 ft

Sun & Moon

Sunrise: 7:31 AM
Sunset: 6:56 PM
Moonrise: 3:10 PM
Moonset: 1:08 AM

🌔

Waxing Gibbous

64% illuminated

Fishing Times

Low

Minor12:38 AM–1:38 AM
Major7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor2:40 PM–3:40 PM
Major7:35 PM–9:35 PM

Estimate from moon phase, solunar periods, and tidal range.

Tides for Corpus Christi Naval Air Station, week of October 18

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Day	Moon	Sun	1st tide	2nd tide	3rd tide	4th tide	Coefficient
18 Sun	🌓	▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 6:56 PM	7:12 AM ▲ 1.1 ft	8:01 PM ▼ 0.4 ft			71high
19 MonToday	🌔	▲ 7:31 AM ▼ 6:56 PM	7:36 AM ▲ 1.1 ft	8:55 PM ▼ 0.4 ft			70high
20 Tue	🌔	▲ 7:32 AM ▼ 6:55 PM	7:46 AM ▲ 1.0 ft	9:42 PM ▼ 0.4 ft			66average
21 Wed	🌔	▲ 7:32 AM ▼ 6:54 PM	7:39 AM ▲ 1.0 ft	10:26 PM ▼ 0.5 ft			58average
22 Thu	🌔	▲ 7:33 AM ▼ 6:53 PM	7:03 AM ▲ 0.9 ft	12:35 PM ▼ 0.8 ft	3:24 PM ▲ 0.8 ft	11:12 PM ▼ 0.6 ft	44low
23 Fri	🌔	▲ 7:34 AM ▼ 6:52 PM	5:49 AM ▲ 0.8 ft	12:13 PM ▼ 0.6 ft	6:50 PM ▲ 0.8 ft		28low
24 Sat	🌔	▲ 7:34 AM ▼ 6:51 PM	12:08 AM ▼ 0.8 ft	4:35 AM ▲ 0.8 ft	12:25 PM ▼ 0.5 ft	9:42 PM ▲ 0.9 ft	60average

Coefficient compares each day's tidal swing with this station's weak and strong tides over the surrounding month (about 45 = weak, 95 = strong). Bigger swings move more water and bait.

Current conditions

· Packery Channel (6 mi)

Wind

10mph

From ENE (66°)

8 kt on the water

Gusts 11 mph (10 kt)

Measured at Packery Channel

Temperature

75°F

Humidity

—%

Visibility

—mi

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Satellite map, currents & salinity

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Salinity (PSU ≈ parts per thousand)

0816243240

Fresh river waterGulf seawater ≈ 35

Shading and arrows: NOAA NGOFS2 model surface salinity and currents for Oct 19, 10:00 PM (run 21z 2026-10-19 UTC). Arrow length shows current speed. Labeled dots are measured sensor readings; open circles are model forecast points (click one to see its forecast below).

No salinity sensors near this station reported in the past week.

Model: NOAA Northern Gulf Operational Forecast System (NGOFS2). Sensors: Texas Water Development Board. Imagery: USDA/USGS The National Map.

Currents & salinity forecast

NOAA NGOFS2 model · 48 hours

Model point

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Today in plain English

Right now in Corpus Christi: 75°F, wind ENE 8 knots (observed at Packery Channel (6 mi)). The tide at Corpus Christi Naval Air Station is rising, with a high of 1.0 ft at 7:46 AM. Offshore buoy PHCT2 reports 2.6 ft seas. Moon: waxing gibbous (64% lit); moon and tide activity rated low. Major solunar feeding periods: 7:10 AM–9:10 AM and 7:35 PM–9:35 PM. Sea state: choppy. Choppy but fishable in a bigger boat. Pick your window. Recently reported biting nearby: black drum, redfish, speckled trout, flounder.

Common questions

What is the tide doing in Corpus Christi today?: At Corpus Christi Naval Air Station the tide is rising. Today's tides: high 1.1 ft at 7:36 AM, low 0.4 ft at 8:55 PM.
Is it a good day to fish Corpus Christi?: Choppy seas: 2 to 3 feet. Bumpy in a bay boat; bigger boats are fine. Moon and tide activity: Low. Choppy but fishable in a bigger boat. Pick your window.
What are the best fishing times in Corpus Christi today?: Solunar periods: minor 12:38 AM–1:38 AM, major 7:10 AM–9:10 AM, minor 2:40 PM–3:40 PM, major 7:35 PM–9:35 PM. Sunrise 7:31 AM, sunset 6:56 PM.
What's biting in Corpus Christi right now?: Oct 15: Crew had a limit of black drum boated by mid-morning, with some redfish mixed in. Oct 8: Schooling reds in the passes, trout in heavy grass near deep water, and a late bite along the King Ranch shoreline for limits. Oct 7: Good bite on drum and reds.

More for Corpus Christi

Data: NOAA CO-OPS tides, National Weather Service observations and marine forecasts, NOAA NDBC buoys; moon and solunar times computed for Corpus Christi. Not for navigation. Machine-readable: JSON.