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Corpus Christi

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

⚠ Wind Advisory · until Sat 1:00 AM

* WHAT...North winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE...Bee, Coastal Aransas, Coastal Calhoun, Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces, Coastal Refugio, Coastal San Patricio, Goliad, Inland Calhoun, Inland Kleberg, Inland Nueces, Inland Refugio, Inland San Patricio, Jim Wells, and Victoria Counties. * WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

Clear and Breezy

Cloud cover 0% · Feels like 69°F

Observed 8:56 PM · CORPUS CHRISTI NAS (1 mi)

Wind

30mph

From N (10°)

Gusts 43 mph

Temperature

71°F

High 79° · Low 71° so far today

Humidity

34%

Dew point 41°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.28 in1025.5 mb▲ Rising

+0.09 in over 3 hours · changing fast
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9530.1230.28−24h−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

Rising pressure. Bite may slow as it levels off.

Today

Tonight: Low 60° · 1% rain

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Saturday: High 75° · 1% rain

Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:59 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:06 PM / 11:16 PM
Moon
Waxing Crescent, 32%
Major period
4:45 AM–6:45 AM
Minor period
12:36 PM–1:36 PM
Major period
5:10 PM–7:10 PM
Minor period
10:46 PM–11:46 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Fri, Oct 16Sat, Oct 176 AM12 PM6 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMclouds24% cloud cover29% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover30% cloud cover33% cloud cover14% cloud cover27% cloud cover27% cloud cover48% cloud cover47% cloud cover41% cloud cover33% cloud cover32% cloud cover27% cloud cover16% cloud cover16% cloud cover29% cloud cover35% cloud cover28% cloud cover29% cloud cover30% cloud cover41% cloud cover39% cloud cover49% cloud cover55% cloud cover44% cloud cover20% cloud cover12% cloud cover14% cloud cover20% cloud cover29% cloud cover8% cloud cover9% cloud cover8% cloud cover14% cloud cover16% cloud cover17% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover21% cloud cover23% cloud cover26% cloud cover28% cloud cover32% cloud cover37% cloud cover41% cloud cover44% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°71676461626873736966636165737775rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind0102030mphN 29 mph, gusts 37N 28 mph, gusts 36N 25 mph, gusts 35N 24 mph, gusts 33N 23 mph, gusts 31N 23 mph, gusts 30N 24 mph, gusts 28N 21 mph, gusts 26N 16 mph, gusts 21N 14 mph, gusts 20N 14 mph, gusts 17N 10 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 15N 9 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 18NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 12 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14ENE 8 mph, gusts 13
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 9 PM71°71°48°44%24%0%–N 293710+ mi
Fri 10 PM70°70°48°46%29%0%–N 283610+ mi
Fri 11 PM68°68°48°49%36%0%–N 283610+ mi
Sat 12 AM67°67°48°50%36%0%–N 253510+ mi
Sat 1 AM66°66°48°52%30%1%–N 253510+ mi
Sat 2 AM65°65°48°54%33%1%–N 243310+ mi
Sat 3 AM64°64°48°56%14%1%–N 243310+ mi
Sat 4 AM62°62°49°62%27%1%–N 233210+ mi
Sat 5 AM62°62°48°60%27%1%–N 233110+ mi
Sat 6 AM61°61°48°62%48%1%–N 233110+ mi
Sat 7 AM60°60°48°64%47%1%–N 233010+ mi
Sat 8 AM61°61°48°62%41%1%–N 232910+ mi
Sat 9 AM62°62°49°62%33%0%–N 242810+ mi
Sat 10 AM64°64°49°58%32%0%–N 232610+ mi
Sat 11 AM66°66°49°54%27%0%–N 212610+ mi
Sat 12 PM68°68°48°49%16%0%–N 182410+ mi
Sat 1 PM71°71°48°44%16%0%–N 162110+ mi
Sat 2 PM72°72°47°41%29%0%–N 152110+ mi
Sat 3 PM73°73°47°40%35%0%–N 142010+ mi
Sat 4 PM74°74°46°37%28%0%–N 141810+ mi
Sat 5 PM73°73°45°37%29%0%–N 141710+ mi
Sat 6 PM73°73°46°38%30%0%–N 131710+ mi
Sat 7 PM72°72°46°39%41%0%–N 101510+ mi
Sat 8 PM70°70°47°44%39%0%–N 91410+ mi
Sat 9 PM69°69°48°47%49%0%–N 81410+ mi
Sat 10 PM68°68°48°49%55%0%–N 81410+ mi
Sat 11 PM67°67°49°52%44%0%–NNE 81410+ mi
Sun 12 AM66°66°50°56%20%0%–NNE 81510+ mi
Sun 1 AM65°65°50°58%12%0%–NNE 81510+ mi
Sun 2 AM65°65°51°60%14%0%–N 81610+ mi
Sun 3 AM63°63°51°65%20%0%–N 91710+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°51°65%29%0%–N 121810+ mi
Sun 5 AM63°63°51°65%8%0%–N 121810+ mi
Sun 6 AM61°61°52°72%9%0%–N 122010+ mi
Sun 7 AM62°62°52°70%8%0%–N 131810+ mi
Sun 8 AM63°63°52°67%14%0%–N 1318–
Sun 9 AM65°65°52°63%16%0%–N 1418–
Sun 10 AM68°68°53°59%17%0%–N 1417–
Sun 11 AM71°71°53°53%18%0%–NNE 1417–
Sun 12 PM73°73°54°51%20%0%–NNE 1316–
Sun 1 PM75°75°54°48%21%0%–NNE 1216–
Sun 2 PM77°77°54°45%23%0%–NE 1215–
Sun 3 PM77°77°54°45%26%0%–NE 1215–
Sun 4 PM77°77°54°45%28%0%–NE 1214–
Sun 5 PM76°76°54°46%32%0%–NE 1014–
Sun 6 PM75°75°55°50%37%0%–ENE 913–
Sun 7 PM74°74°55°51%41%0%–ENE 813–
Sun 8 PM73°73°55°53%44%0%–ENE 712–

7-day forecast

Today

Partly Cloudy

71° / 60°

1% rain

N 28–29 mph · gusts 37

Sat, Oct 17

Mostly Sunny

75° / 61°

1% rain

N 8–25 mph · gusts 35

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

77° / 66°

Dry

NNE 5–14 mph · gusts 20

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny

80° / 72°

6% rain

NE 5–14 mph · gusts 17

Tue, Oct 20

Mostly Sunny

80° / 74°

11% rain

ENE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

81° / 74°

11% rain

E 8–15 mph · gusts 17

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 76°

2% rain

E 6–13 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
  • Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 76.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

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 · 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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. 
 


GMZ231-232-170815-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Bay and inland
waters rough to occasionally very rough. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters
rough to occasionally very rough. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots,
becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East 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 · 231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 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. 
 


GMZ250-170815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
231 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.REST OF TODAY...North winds around 30 knots. Seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet. Wave Detail: North 8 feet at 6 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds around 30 knots with gusts up to 40 knots.
Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 6 feet at 5 seconds. 
.SATURDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to
14 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north
5 feet at 5 seconds, becoming northeast 8 feet at 9 seconds and
north 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at
4 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.

Moon calendar · July 2026

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
97% lit
↑ 10:05 PM
↓ 7:53 AM
★★★☆c85
2
93% lit
↑ 10:40 PM
↓ 8:50 AM
★★★☆c85
3
88% lit
↑ 11:12 PM
↓ 9:46 AM
★★☆☆c83
4
80% lit
↑ 11:42 PM
↓ 10:42 AM
★★☆☆c73
5
72% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:38 AM
★☆☆☆c55
Moon crosses the equator
6
62% lit
↑ 12:12 AM
↓ 12:35 PM
★☆☆☆c32
7
51% lit
↑ 12:42 AM
↓ 1:34 PM
★☆☆☆c41
Last Quarter
8
40% lit
↑ 1:15 AM
↓ 2:36 PM
★☆☆☆c65
9
29% lit
↑ 1:52 AM
↓ 3:42 PM
★★☆☆c82
10
19% lit
↑ 2:35 AM
↓ 4:52 PM
★★☆☆c92
11
11% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 6:03 PM
★★★☆c98
12
4% lit
↑ 4:28 AM
↓ 7:11 PM
★★☆☆c101
Moon farthest north (28.1°)
13
1% lit
↑ 5:37 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c103
Perigee · 359,114 km
best
14
0% lit
↑ 6:50 AM
↓ 9:04 PM
★★★★c103
New Moon (supermoon)
best
15
3% lit
↑ 8:02 AM
↓ 9:48 PM
★★★☆c101
best
16
7% lit
↑ 9:10 AM
↓ 10:25 PM
★★★☆c93
17
15% lit
↑ 10:14 AM
↓ 10:58 PM
★★☆☆c77
18
23% lit
↑ 11:14 AM
↓ 11:29 PM
★☆☆☆c52
Moon crosses the equator
19
33% lit
↑ 12:12 PM
↓ 12:00 AM
★☆☆☆c25
20
43% lit
↑ 1:09 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c47
21
53% lit
↑ 2:05 PM
↓ 12:30 AM
★☆☆☆c64
First Quarter
22
62% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 1:03 AM
★☆☆☆c73
23
71% lit
↑ 3:59 PM
↓ 1:39 AM
★★☆☆c76
24
79% lit
↑ 4:55 PM
↓ 2:20 AM
★★☆☆c76
25
86% lit
↑ 5:48 PM
↓ 3:05 AM
★★☆☆c75
Apogee · 405,550 km
26
92% lit
↑ 6:39 PM
↓ 3:55 AM
★★☆☆c75
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
27
97% lit
↑ 7:24 PM
↓ 4:49 AM
★★★☆c77
28
99% lit
↑ 8:05 PM
↓ 5:46 AM
★★★☆c80
best
29
100% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 6:43 AM
★★★★c81
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
30
99% lit
↑ 9:15 PM
↓ 7:41 AM
★★★☆c80
31
96% lit
↑ 9:46 PM
↓ 8:38 AM
★★★☆c74

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Jul 5 · 10:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 7 · 2:29 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Jul 12 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest north (28.1°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Jul 13 · 3:00 AM — Perigee · 359,114 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 14 · 4:43 AM — New Moon (supermoon)Moon is near perigee at the same time: perigean spring tides. Expect extra-high highs, extra-low lows, and strong current at the passes.
  • Sat, Jul 18 · 6:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Tue, Jul 21 · 6:05 AM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Jul 25 · 12:00 PM — Apogee · 405,550 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Jul 26 · 12:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Jul 29 · 9:35 AM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.

Best fishing days

Mon, Jul 13 · Tue, Jul 14 · Wed, Jul 15 · Tue, Jul 28 · Wed, Jul 29

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

Moon distance

359,243 km closest · 405,550 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 Fri 6:46 PM.