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Corpus Christi

27.700°, -97.300° · tides: Corpus Christi Naval Air Station

Mostly Clear

Cloud cover 19% · Feels like 72°F

Observed 12:10 AM · Packery Channel (6 mi) · sky & visibility from CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (14 mi)

Wind

11mph

From ENE (73°)

9 kt on the water

Gusts 13 mph (12 kt)

Measured at Packery Channel

Temperature

76°F

High 72° · Low 72° so far today

Humidity

78%

Dew point 64°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.16 in1021.3 mb● Steady

+0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1230.1430.16−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Nearest NWS weather station, hourly readings

Fishing by pressure trend

  • risingVery good. Bite may slow as pressure levels off.
  • stableNormal activity.
  • fallingGood at first, then turning poor.

Fishing conditions now

very goodgoodpoor

Steady pressure. Expect normal activity.

Today

Overnight: Low 72° · 3% rain

Clear, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 9 mph.

Tuesday: High 83° · 2% rain

Sunny, with a high near 83. Heat index values as high as 84. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:32 AM / 6:55 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:43 PM / 2:04 AM
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 65%
Minor period
1:34 AM–2:34 AM
Major period
7:55 AM–9:55 AM
Minor period
3:13 PM–4:13 PM
Major period
8:20 PM–10:20 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Tue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PM6 PMThu, Oct 22clouds8% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover19% cloud cover13% cloud cover5% cloud cover4% cloud cover6% cloud cover5% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover3% cloud cover3% cloud cover2% cloud cover2% cloud cover5% cloud cover16% cloud cover20% cloud cover33% cloud cover20% cloud cover57% cloud cover68% cloud cover54% cloud cover34% cloud cover47% cloud cover44% cloud cover43% cloud cover44% cloud cover45% cloud cover5% cloud cover22% cloud cover38% cloud cover42% cloud cover46% cloud cover50% cloud cover47% cloud cover43% cloud cover40% cloud cover38% cloud cover37% cloud cover35% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover30% cloud cover28% cloud cover26% cloud cover65°70°75°80°85°75737275788179767573737580827976rain2% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance2% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance8% chance25% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance26% chance28% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance39% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance25% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance2% chancewind01020mphE 7 mph, gusts 10E 7 mph, gusts 10ENE 8 mph, gusts 10ENE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 12ENE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 9 mph, gusts 12NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 13 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17E 15 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 18E 13 mph, gusts 17E 10 mph, gusts 14E 8 mph, gusts 12
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Tue 1 AM75°75°71°87%8%2%–E 71010+ mi
Tue 2 AM75°75°71°87%3%3%–E 6810+ mi
Tue 3 AM74°74°72°93%3%3%–E 71010+ mi
Tue 4 AM73°73°71°93%5%3%–E 7910+ mi
Tue 5 AM73°73°71°93%2%3%–ENE 81010+ mi
Tue 6 AM73°73°71°93%19%2%–ENE 81010+ mi
Tue 7 AM72°72°71°97%13%1%–ENE 91310+ mi
Tue 8 AM72°72°71°97%5%1%–NE 101310+ mi
Tue 9 AM73°73°72°97%4%1%–NE 101410+ mi
Tue 10 AM75°75°72°90%6%1%–NE 131610+ mi
Tue 11 AM77°77°71°82%5%1%–NE 141710+ mi
Tue 12 PM78°78°71°79%2%1%–NE 141710+ mi
Tue 1 PM78°78°70°76%2%1%–NE 141710+ mi
Tue 2 PM80°83°70°72%3%1%–ENE 141710+ mi
Tue 3 PM80°83°70°72%3%1%–ENE 131710+ mi
Tue 4 PM81°84°69°67%2%1%–ENE 131610+ mi
Tue 5 PM81°84°68°65%2%0%–ENE 131610+ mi
Tue 6 PM79°79°68°69%5%1%–ENE 131610+ mi
Tue 7 PM79°79°72°79%16%3%–ENE 121510+ mi
Tue 8 PM78°78°73°85%20%3%–ENE 121510+ mi
Tue 9 PM77°77°73°88%33%4%–ENE 101410+ mi
Tue 10 PM76°76°73°90%20%5%–ENE 91310+ mi
Tue 11 PM75°75°73°94%57%5%–ENE 91210+ mi
Wed 12 AM75°75°74°97%68%8%–ENE 81010+ mi
Wed 1 AM75°75°74°97%54%25%–ENE 8109.8 mi
Wed 2 AM74°74°74°100%34%26%–NE 7910+ mi
Wed 3 AM74°74°74°100%47%26%–NE 81010+ mi
Wed 4 AM73°73°73°100%44%26%–NE 8109.5 mi
Wed 5 AM73°73°73°100%43%26%–NE 9129.3 mi
Wed 6 AM73°73°73°100%44%28%–NE 10139.1 mi
Wed 7 AM73°73°73°100%45%39%–NE 10149.0 mi
Wed 8 AM73°73°73°100%5%39%–NE 1014–
Wed 9 AM74°74°73°97%22%39%–NE 1215–
Wed 10 AM75°75°74°97%38%39%–NE 1316–
Wed 11 AM76°76°74°94%42%39%–ENE 1317–
Wed 12 PM78°78°73°85%46%39%–ENE 1417–
Wed 1 PM80°84°73°79%50%25%–ENE 1417–
Wed 2 PM81°86°73°77%47%25%–ENE 1418–
Wed 3 PM82°87°72°72%43%25%–E 1518–
Wed 4 PM82°87°72°72%40%25%–E 1520–
Wed 5 PM82°87°73°74%38%25%–E 1518–
Wed 6 PM81°86°73°77%37%25%–E 1417–
Wed 7 PM79°79°74°85%35%2%–E 1317–
Wed 8 PM78°78°74°88%33%2%–E 1316–
Wed 9 PM77°77°74°90%32%2%–E 1014–
Wed 10 PM76°76°74°94%30%2%–E 913–
Wed 11 PM76°76°74°94%28%2%–E 812–
Thu 12 AM75°75°74°97%26%2%–E 710–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

83° / 72°

5% rain

NE 6–14 mph · gusts 17

Wed, Oct 21

Chance Rain Showers

84° / 73°

39% rain

ENE 7–15 mph · gusts 20

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

83° / 72°

2% rain

ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

81° / 75°

1% rain

ESE 6–15 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Mostly Sunny

82° / 75°

3% rain

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 21

Sun, Oct 25

Partly Sunny

81° / 73°

25% rain

E 13–17 mph · gusts 21

Mon, Oct 26

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

80° / 74°

29% rain · 0.18"

E 12–16 mph · gusts 20

⚡ Storms

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Clear, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 9 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Heat index values as high as 84. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Heat index values as high as 87. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
  • Wednesday Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East wind 6 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East southeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East southeast wind 6 to 15 mph.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East southeast wind 10 to 15 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 75.
  • Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 73. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Monday: A chance of rain showers before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.

Weather map

Live readings from nearby stations, radar, clouds, warnings, and storms. Tap a station for details.

Marine forecast

Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays

GMZ232 · 150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ231-232-200715-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.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.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship
channel out to 60 nautical miles.
 
Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest
1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average
highest 10 percent of the waves. 
 


GMZ250-200715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
150 PM CDT Mon Oct 19 2026

.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.

Moon calendar · September 2022

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
28% lit
↑ 12:05 PM
↓ 11:10 PM
★☆☆☆c64
2
38% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ 11:52 PM
★☆☆☆c82
3
50% lit
↑ 2:16 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c91
First Quarter
4
61% lit
↑ 3:22 PM
↓ 12:42 AM
★☆☆☆c95
5
72% lit
↑ 4:27 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★☆☆c97
Moon farthest south (-27.3°)
6
82% lit
↑ 5:25 PM
↓ 2:44 AM
★★☆☆c98
7
90% lit
↑ 6:17 PM
↓ 3:53 AM
★☆☆☆c97
Perigee · 364,494 km
8
96% lit
↑ 7:01 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★☆c95
best
9
99% lit
↑ 7:40 PM
↓ 6:12 AM
★★★☆c88
best
10
100% lit
↑ 8:15 PM
↓ 7:18 AM
★★★☆c74
Full Moon · Corn Moon
best
11
98% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:21 AM
★★★☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
12
93% lit
↑ 9:21 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c32
13
87% lit
↑ 9:54 PM
↓ 10:21 AM
★★☆☆c52
14
80% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 11:20 AM
★★☆☆c73
15
71% lit
↑ 11:07 PM
↓ 12:19 PM
★☆☆☆c83
16
62% lit
↑ 11:49 PM
↓ 1:17 PM
★☆☆☆c84
17
52% lit
↑ –
↓ 2:13 PM
★☆☆☆c84
Last Quarter
18
43% lit
↑ 12:36 AM
↓ 3:06 PM
★☆☆☆c79
Moon farthest north (27.2°)
19
33% lit
↑ 1:26 AM
↓ 3:55 PM
★☆☆☆c74
Apogee · 404,557 km
20
25% lit
↑ 2:20 AM
↓ 4:40 PM
★★☆☆c71
21
17% lit
↑ 3:15 AM
↓ 5:20 PM
★★☆☆c70
22
10% lit
↑ 4:12 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★☆☆☆c69
23
5% lit
↑ 5:09 AM
↓ 6:30 PM
★★★☆c67
24
2% lit
↑ 6:05 AM
↓ 7:01 PM
★★★☆c58
best
25
0% lit
↑ 7:02 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★☆c42
New Moon
best
26
1% lit
↑ 7:59 AM
↓ 8:02 PM
★★★☆c24
Moon crosses the equator
27
4% lit
↑ 8:57 AM
↓ 8:35 PM
★★☆☆c54
28
9% lit
↑ 9:59 AM
↓ 9:11 PM
★☆☆☆c67
29
16% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 9:51 PM
★★☆☆c87
30
25% lit
↑ 12:09 PM
↓ 10:38 PM
★★☆☆c97

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Sep 3 · 1:07 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Sep 5 · 5:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.3°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Sep 7 · 1:00 PM — Perigee · 364,494 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sat, Sep 10 · 4:58 AM — Full Moon · Corn MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Sep 11 · 3:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sat, Sep 17 · 4:51 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Sep 18 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest north (27.2°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Sep 19 · 10:00 AM — Apogee · 404,557 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Sep 25 · 4:54 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Sep 26 · 2:00 AM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Thu, Sep 8 · Fri, Sep 9 · Sat, Sep 10 · Sat, Sep 24 · Sun, Sep 25

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

Moon distance

364,496 km closest · 404,552 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 Corpus Christi Naval Air StationSurf report: Mustang Island State ParkOffshore 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 Mon 11:36 PM.