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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 45 mph expected. * 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...From 7 AM Friday to 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.

Windy

Feels like 78°F

Observed 4:56 PM · CORPUS CHRISTI NAS (1 mi)

Wind

25mph

From N (350°)

Temperature

79°F

High 79° · Low 75° so far today

Humidity

35%

Dew point 49°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.18 in1022.1 mb● Steady

+0.00 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

29.9130.0530.18−24h−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

This Afternoon: High 84°

Sunny, with a high near 84. Heat index values as high as 85. North wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

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.

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 PMclouds28% cloud cover19% cloud cover26% cloud cover24% 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 cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°78716764616268737369666361657377rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chancewind0102030mphN 28 mph, gusts 37N 28 mph, gusts 36N 28 mph, gusts 36N 25 mph, gusts 35N 24 mph, gusts 33N 23 mph, gusts 32N 23 mph, gusts 31N 23 mph, gusts 29N 23 mph, gusts 26N 18 mph, gusts 24N 15 mph, gusts 21N 14 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 17N 9 mph, gusts 14N 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 15N 8 mph, gusts 16N 12 mph, gusts 18N 12 mph, gusts 20N 13 mph, gusts 18N 14 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Fri 6 PM78°78°54°43%28%0%–N 283710+ mi
Fri 7 PM75°75°51°43%19%0%–N 283610+ mi
Fri 8 PM73°73°50°44%26%0%–N 283610+ mi
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 816–
Sun 3 AM63°63°51°65%20%0%–N 917–
Sun 4 AM63°63°51°65%29%0%–N 1218–
Sun 5 AM63°63°51°65%8%0%–N 1218–
Sun 6 AM61°61°52°72%9%0%–N 1220–
Sun 7 AM62°62°52°70%8%0%–N 1318–
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–

7-day forecast

Today

Sunny

84° / 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
  • This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 84. Heat index values as high as 85. North wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Weather map

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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 · August 2026

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
91% lit
↑ 10:15 PM
↓ 9:34 AM
★★☆☆c68
2
84% lit
↑ 10:45 PM
↓ 10:30 AM
★☆☆☆c45
Moon crosses the equator
3
75% lit
↑ 11:17 PM
↓ 11:28 AM
★☆☆☆c31
4
65% lit
↑ 11:51 PM
↓ 12:29 PM
★☆☆☆c55
5
55% lit
↑ –
↓ 1:32 PM
★☆☆☆c75
Last Quarter
6
43% lit
↑ 12:31 AM
↓ 2:39 PM
★☆☆☆c87
7
32% lit
↑ 1:18 AM
↓ 3:47 PM
★★☆☆c95
8
22% lit
↑ 2:13 AM
↓ 4:55 PM
★★☆☆c100
Moon farthest north (28.0°)
9
13% lit
↑ 3:17 AM
↓ 5:57 PM
★★★☆c103
10
6% lit
↑ 4:27 AM
↓ 6:52 PM
★★☆☆c104
Perigee · 363,285 km
11
2% lit
↑ 5:39 AM
↓ 7:39 PM
★★★☆c104
best
12
0% lit
↑ 6:48 AM
↓ 8:19 PM
★★★★c101
New Moon
best
13
1% lit
↑ 7:55 AM
↓ 8:54 PM
★★★☆c90
best
14
5% lit
↑ 8:58 AM
↓ 9:27 PM
★★★☆c71
15
11% lit
↑ 9:58 AM
↓ 9:58 PM
★★☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
16
19% lit
↑ 10:56 AM
↓ 10:29 PM
★☆☆☆c40
17
27% lit
↑ 11:54 AM
↓ 11:01 PM
★☆☆☆c60
18
37% lit
↑ 12:52 PM
↓ 11:37 PM
★☆☆☆c73
19
46% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c78
First Quarter
20
56% lit
↑ 2:46 PM
↓ 12:16 AM
★☆☆☆c78
21
65% lit
↑ 3:41 PM
↓ 12:59 AM
★☆☆☆c77
22
74% lit
↑ 4:33 PM
↓ 1:48 AM
★★☆☆c75
Apogee · 404,644 km
Moon farthest south (-28.0°)
23
82% lit
↑ 5:20 PM
↓ 2:41 AM
★★☆☆c78
24
88% lit
↑ 6:03 PM
↓ 3:36 AM
★☆☆☆c79
25
94% lit
↑ 6:41 PM
↓ 4:34 AM
★★★☆c81
26
98% lit
↑ 7:15 PM
↓ 5:32 AM
★★★☆c80
27
100% lit
↑ 7:47 PM
↓ 6:29 AM
★★★☆c76
Full Moon · Sturgeon Moon
best
28
100% lit
↑ 8:18 PM
↓ 7:27 AM
★★★☆c65
best
29
97% lit
↑ 8:48 PM
↓ 8:24 AM
★★☆☆c48
Moon crosses the equator
30
93% lit
↑ 9:19 PM
↓ 9:22 AM
★★☆☆c29
31
86% lit
↑ 9:53 PM
↓ 10:22 AM
★★☆☆c50

Lunar events this month

  • Sun, Aug 2 · 5:00 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, Aug 5 · 9:21 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 8 · 5:00 PM — Moon farthest north (28.0°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Aug 10 · 6:00 AM — Perigee · 363,285 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Wed, Aug 12 · 12:36 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 15 · 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.
  • Wed, Aug 19 · 9:45 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,644 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sat, Aug 22 · 6:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-28.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Aug 27 · 11:18 PM — Full Moon · Sturgeon MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sat, Aug 29 · 1:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.

Best fishing days

Tue, Aug 11 · Wed, Aug 12 · Thu, Aug 13 · Thu, Aug 27 · Fri, Aug 28

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

Moon distance

363,325 km closest · 404,568 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 1:46 PM.