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Corpus Christi

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

Clear

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 72°F

Observed 3:56 PM · CORPUS CHRISTI NAS (1 mi)

Wind

9mph

From ENE (70°)

Temperature

73°F

High 73° · Low 62° so far today

Humidity

48%

Dew point 52°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.23 in1023.8 mb▼ Falling

−0.07 in over 3 hours · changing fast
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.2330.3030.37−24h−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

Pressure just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

This Afternoon: High 76° · 1% rain

Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 9 mph.

Tonight: Low 70° · 5% rain

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:31 AM / 6:57 PM
Moonrise / moonset
2:33 PM / 12:11 AM
Moon
First Quarter, 50%
Minor period
12:00 AM–12:41 AM
Major period
6:25 AM–8:25 AM
Minor period
2:03 PM–3:03 PM
Major period
6:50 PM–8:50 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sun, Oct 186 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 206 AM12 PMclouds57% cloud cover57% cloud cover62% cloud cover56% cloud cover74% cloud cover74% cloud cover64% cloud cover71% cloud cover56% cloud cover56% cloud cover68% cloud cover56% cloud cover75% cloud cover70% cloud cover66% cloud cover79% cloud cover74% cloud cover69% cloud cover58% cloud cover72% cloud cover78% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover73% cloud cover77% cloud cover65% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover35% cloud cover32% cloud cover34% cloud cover20% cloud cover16% cloud cover18% cloud cover9% cloud cover7% cloud cover6% cloud cover11% cloud cover13% cloud cover13% cloud cover18% cloud cover14% cloud cover10% cloud cover11% cloud cover11% cloud cover12% cloud cover11% cloud cover9% cloud cover55°60°65°70°75°80°85°75737172717075798178767674737881rain1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance5% chance8% chance9% chance9% chance9% chance10% chance11% chance15% chance13% chance11% chance12% chance11% chance10% chance5% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance4% chance5% chance4% chance4% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance4% chance4% chancewind01020mphNE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 5 mph, gusts 7ENE 6 mph, gusts 8NE 3 mph, gusts 6NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 6 mph, gusts 8NNE 7 mph, gusts 9NNE 9 mph, gusts 13NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 17ENE 12 mph, gusts 15ENE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 9 mph, gusts 13ENE 7 mph, gusts 9ENE 7 mph, gusts 9NE 8 mph, gusts 10NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 15 mph, gusts 20NE 16 mph, gusts 21
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 4 PM75°75°57°54%57%1%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°58°54%57%1%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°61°62%62%1%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°57°57%56%4%–NE 91210+ mi
Sun 8 PM73°73°58°59%74%4%–ENE 5710+ mi
Sun 9 PM71°71°59°66%74%4%–ENE 3610+ mi
Sun 10 PM71°71°60°68%64%4%–ENE 6810+ mi
Sun 11 PM72°72°61°68%71%4%–NE 3610+ mi
Mon 12 AM72°72°61°68%56%5%–NE 3610+ mi
Mon 1 AM72°72°62°71%56%5%–NE 2310+ mi
Mon 2 AM71°71°62°73%68%5%–NNE 6810+ mi
Mon 3 AM71°71°63°76%56%5%–NE 5710+ mi
Mon 4 AM71°71°64°79%75%5%–NNE 6810+ mi
Mon 5 AM70°70°65°84%70%5%–NNE 6810+ mi
Mon 6 AM71°71°64°79%66%5%–NNE 7910+ mi
Mon 7 AM70°70°63°78%79%8%–NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 8 AM71°71°63°76%74%9%–NNE 91310+ mi
Mon 9 AM73°73°63°71%69%9%–NNE 101410+ mi
Mon 10 AM75°75°64°69%58%9%–NNE 121510+ mi
Mon 11 AM76°76°65°69%72%10%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 12 PM77°77°66°69%78%11%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°67°67%73%15%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°68°69%73%13%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 3 PM80°83°69°69%73%11%–NE 141710+ mi
Mon 4 PM81°85°70°69%77%12%–NE 141710+ mi
Mon 5 PM79°79°71°77%65%11%–NE 141710+ mi
Mon 6 PM79°79°72°79%61%10%–NE 141710+ mi
Mon 7 PM78°78°70°76%61%5%–ENE 131610+ mi
Mon 8 PM77°77°71°82%35%5%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 9 PM76°76°71°85%32%4%–ENE 121510+ mi
Mon 10 PM76°76°72°87%34%4%–ENE 101410+ mi
Mon 11 PM76°76°72°87%20%4%–ENE 91310+ mi
Tue 12 AM76°76°71°85%16%4%–ENE 91310+ mi
Tue 1 AM76°76°71°85%18%4%–ENE 7910+ mi
Tue 2 AM76°76°71°85%9%4%–ENE 79–
Tue 3 AM75°75°71°87%7%4%–ENE 79–
Tue 4 AM74°74°71°90%6%5%–ENE 79–
Tue 5 AM74°74°71°90%11%4%–NE 79–
Tue 6 AM73°73°71°93%13%4%–NE 810–
Tue 7 AM73°73°70°90%13%3%–NE 913–
Tue 8 AM74°74°70°87%18%3%–NE 1014–
Tue 9 AM76°76°70°82%14%3%–NE 1316–
Tue 10 AM78°78°71°79%10%3%–NE 1417–
Tue 11 AM80°83°71°74%11%3%–NE 1520–
Tue 12 PM81°85°71°72%11%3%–NE 1520–
Tue 1 PM81°85°71°72%12%4%–NE 1520–
Tue 2 PM82°86°71°69%11%4%–NE 1621–
Tue 3 PM82°86°71°69%9%4%–ENE 1621–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Sunny

76° / 70°

5% rain

NE 3–9 mph · gusts 13

Mon, Oct 19

Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 73°

15% rain

NE 2–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny

83° / 73°

10% rain

NE 7–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Slight Chance Rain Showers

83° / 75°

16% rain

ENE 6–15 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

81° / 76°

Dry

ENE 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 78°

Dry

ESE 6–15 mph · gusts 17

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 78°

2% rain

ESE 10–17 mph · gusts 20

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 70. Northeast wind 2 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 85. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
  • Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers between 7am and 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. East northeast wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 75. East wind 6 to 15 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 76.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 78.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 78.

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 · 141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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. 
 


GMZ231-232-190730-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.REST OF TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth to slightly choppy. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 with gusts up to
20 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. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 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. 
 


GMZ250-190730-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
141 PM CDT Sun Oct 18 2026

.REST OF TODAY...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 7 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast 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 showers in the
evening. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the
morning. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to
5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at
8 seconds. 
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. 
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Moon calendar · May 2024

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
48% lit
↑ 2:36 AM
↓ 1:19 PM
★☆☆☆c80
Last Quarter
2
36% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 2:25 PM
★☆☆☆c71
3
26% lit
↑ 3:54 AM
↓ 3:31 PM
★☆☆☆c55
4
16% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 4:36 PM
★☆☆☆c35
Moon crosses the equator
5
8% lit
↑ 5:02 AM
↓ 5:41 PM
★★☆☆c44
Perigee · 363,165 km
6
3% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 6:48 PM
★★★☆c70
7
0% lit
↑ 6:14 AM
↓ 7:57 PM
★★★☆c86
New Moon
best
8
1% lit
↑ 6:56 AM
↓ 9:06 PM
★★★★c96
best
9
3% lit
↑ 7:44 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★★☆c99
best
10
9% lit
↑ 8:37 AM
↓ 11:18 PM
★★★☆c99
11
16% lit
↑ 9:35 AM
↓ –
★★☆☆c95
Moon farthest north (28.3°)
12
24% lit
↑ 10:35 AM
↓ 12:14 AM
★★☆☆c89
13
33% lit
↑ 11:36 AM
↓ 1:02 AM
★☆☆☆c81
14
43% lit
↑ 12:34 PM
↓ 1:43 AM
★☆☆☆c73
15
52% lit
↑ 1:30 PM
↓ 2:18 AM
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
16
62% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★☆☆☆c54
17
71% lit
↑ 3:15 PM
↓ 3:17 AM
★☆☆☆c42
Apogee · 404,639 km
18
79% lit
↑ 4:07 PM
↓ 3:44 AM
★☆☆☆c41
Moon crosses the equator
19
86% lit
↑ 4:59 PM
↓ 4:10 AM
★★☆☆c49
20
92% lit
↑ 5:53 PM
↓ 4:38 AM
★★☆☆c59
21
96% lit
↑ 6:49 PM
↓ 5:08 AM
★★★☆c68
22
99% lit
↑ 7:48 PM
↓ 5:42 AM
★★★☆c77
23
100% lit
↑ 8:50 PM
↓ 6:21 AM
★★★★c84
Full Moon · Flower Moon
best
24
98% lit
↑ 9:52 PM
↓ 7:07 AM
★★★☆c88
best
25
95% lit
↑ 10:52 PM
↓ 8:00 AM
★★★☆c90
Moon farthest south (-28.5°)
26
89% lit
↑ 11:46 PM
↓ 9:00 AM
★★★☆c91
27
81% lit
↑ –
↓ 10:05 AM
★★☆☆c91
28
72% lit
↑ 12:34 AM
↓ 11:11 AM
★★☆☆c89
29
62% lit
↑ 1:17 AM
↓ 12:18 PM
★☆☆☆c82
30
50% lit
↑ 1:54 AM
↓ 1:22 PM
★☆☆☆c67
Last Quarter
31
39% lit
↑ 2:29 AM
↓ 2:26 PM
★☆☆☆c48

Lunar events this month

  • Wed, May 1 · 6:27 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, May 4 · 4:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Sun, May 5 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 363,165 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, May 7 · 10:22 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 11 · 4:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, May 15 · 6:48 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Fri, May 17 · 2:00 PM — Apogee · 404,639 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, May 18 · 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.
  • Thu, May 23 · 8:53 AM — Full Moon · Flower MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, May 25 · 3:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-28.5°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, May 30 · 12:13 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.

Best fishing days

Tue, May 7 · Wed, May 8 · Thu, May 9 · Thu, May 23 · Fri, May 24

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

Moon distance

363,196 km closest · 404,635 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 Sun 3:21 PM.