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Moon & Weather

Corpus Christi

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

Mostly Clear

Cloud cover 19% · Feels like 81°F

Observed 4:35 PM · Packery Channel (6 mi) · sky & visibility from Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi International Airport

Wind

12mph

From ENE (65°)

Gusts 14 mph

Measured at Packery Channel

Temperature

77°F

High 82° · Low 75° so far today

Humidity

48%

Dew point 59°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.11 in1019.7 mb▼ Falling

−0.02 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1130.1830.24−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Barometer at Packery Channel, 6-minute 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

Pressure has been falling for hours. The bite usually slows.

Today

This Afternoon: High 81° · 9% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 14 mph.

Tonight: Low 72° · 9% rain

Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 14 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:56 PM
Moonrise / moonset
3:10 PM / 1:08 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 60%
Minor period
12:38 AM–1:38 AM
Major period
7:10 AM–9:10 AM
Minor period
2:40 PM–3:40 PM
Major period
7:35 PM–9:35 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Mon, Oct 19Tue, Oct 206 AM12 PM6 PMWed, Oct 216 AM12 PMclouds29% cloud cover42% cloud cover42% cloud cover27% cloud cover17% cloud cover14% cloud cover3% cloud cover8% 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 cover65°70°75°80°85°78767574737378807977757473747882rain9% chance5% chance6% chance4% chance2% chance2% chance3% chance2% 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% chancewind01020mphE 14 mph, gusts 17E 12 mph, gusts 15E 12 mph, gusts 15E 9 mph, gusts 12E 6 mph, gusts 8E 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 13 mph, gusts 16ENE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 14 mph, gusts 18E 15 mph, gusts 20
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Mon 6 PM78°78°68°71%29%9%–E 141710+ mi
Mon 7 PM77°77°71°82%42%5%–E 131610+ mi
Mon 8 PM77°77°72°85%42%6%–E 121510+ mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°72°87%27%4%–E 101410+ mi
Mon 10 PM75°75°71°87%17%2%–E 121510+ mi
Mon 11 PM75°75°71°87%14%2%–E 101310+ mi
Tue 12 AM75°75°71°87%3%3%–E 91210+ mi
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 81010+ mi
Wed 2 AM74°74°74°100%34%26%–NE 79–
Wed 3 AM74°74°74°100%47%26%–NE 810–
Wed 4 AM73°73°73°100%44%26%–NE 810–
Wed 5 AM73°73°73°100%43%26%–NE 912–
Wed 6 AM73°73°73°100%44%28%–NE 1013–
Wed 7 AM73°73°73°100%45%39%–NE 1014–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

81° / 72°

9% rain

ENE 10–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

83° / 73°

26% 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

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind around 14 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East wind 6 to 14 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. 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.
  • 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.

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 · April 2023

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
82% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 5:01 AM
★★☆☆c66
2
88% lit
↑ 4:54 PM
↓ 5:34 AM
★★☆☆c61
3
94% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 6:05 AM
★★☆☆c52
4
98% lit
↑ 6:42 PM
↓ 6:34 AM
★★☆☆c36
5
100% lit
↑ 7:38 PM
↓ 7:02 AM
★★★☆c30
Moon crosses the equator
Full Moon · Pink Moon
6
100% lit
↑ 8:35 PM
↓ 7:32 AM
★★★☆c44
best
7
98% lit
↑ 9:34 PM
↓ 8:03 AM
★★★☆c62
8
93% lit
↑ 10:37 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★☆☆c76
9
87% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 9:18 AM
★★☆☆c85
10
78% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:05 AM
★★☆☆c90
11
69% lit
↑ 12:47 AM
↓ 11:00 AM
★★☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-27.9°)
12
58% lit
↑ 1:51 AM
↓ 12:02 PM
★☆☆☆c89
13
46% lit
↑ 2:48 AM
↓ 1:09 PM
★☆☆☆c89
Last Quarter
14
35% lit
↑ 3:40 AM
↓ 2:17 PM
★☆☆☆c87
15
24% lit
↑ 4:24 AM
↓ 3:26 PM
★★☆☆c79
Perigee · 367,969 km
16
15% lit
↑ 5:03 AM
↓ 4:32 PM
★★☆☆c64
17
8% lit
↑ 5:38 AM
↓ 5:36 PM
★★☆☆c47
18
3% lit
↑ 6:12 AM
↓ 6:39 PM
★★☆☆c34
Moon crosses the equator
19
0% lit
↑ 6:45 AM
↓ 7:41 PM
★★★☆c54
New Moon
best
20
0% lit
↑ 7:19 AM
↓ 8:44 PM
★★★☆c80
best
21
3% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 9:47 PM
★★★☆c92
best
22
7% lit
↑ 8:36 AM
↓ 10:49 PM
★★★☆c97
best
23
14% lit
↑ 9:20 AM
↓ 11:49 PM
★★☆☆c98
24
21% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c94
25
30% lit
↑ 11:02 AM
↓ 12:45 AM
★★☆☆c87
Moon farthest north (27.6°)
26
39% lit
↑ 11:57 AM
↓ 1:35 AM
★☆☆☆c79
27
48% lit
↑ 12:53 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★☆☆☆c74
First Quarter
28
58% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 2:59 AM
★☆☆☆c70
Apogee · 404,299 km
29
67% lit
↑ 2:44 PM
↓ 3:33 AM
★☆☆☆c65
30
76% lit
↑ 3:38 PM
↓ 4:05 AM
★☆☆☆c57

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, Apr 5 · 4:00 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, Apr 5 · 11:35 PM — Full Moon · Pink MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-27.9°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 13 · 4:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Apr 15 · 9:00 PM — Perigee · 367,969 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Apr 18 · 4:00 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, Apr 19 · 11:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Apr 25 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (27.6°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Apr 27 · 4:19 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, Apr 28 · 2:00 AM — Apogee · 404,299 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Thu, Apr 6 · Wed, Apr 19 · Thu, Apr 20 · Fri, Apr 21 · Sat, Apr 22

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

Moon distance

368,032 km closest · 404,179 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 1:46 PM.