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Corpus Christi

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

Current conditions

Observed 2:56 PM · CORPUS CHRISTI NAS (1 mi)

Wind

14mph

From NNE (30°)

Gusts 22 mph

Temperature

70°F

High 70° · Low 58° so far today

Humidity

35%

Dew point 41°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.35 in1027.9 mb

3-hour trend unavailable

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.1630.3230.47−24h−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.

Today

This Afternoon: High 74°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight: Low 61°

Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.

Sunrise / sunset
7:30 AM / 6:58 PM
Moonrise / moonset
1:52 PM / –
Moon
First Quarter, 41%
Major period
5:35 AM–7:35 AM
Minor period
1:22 PM–2:22 PM
Major period
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
Solunar rating
Low

Next 48 hours

TemperatureDew pointRain chanceWind (gusts dashed)🌫 fog · ⚡ storms · gray = clouds
Sat, Oct 176 PMSun, Oct 186 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PMclouds40% cloud cover38% cloud cover36% cloud cover36% cloud cover37% cloud cover36% cloud cover30% cloud cover11% cloud cover24% cloud cover24% cloud cover20% cloud cover19% cloud cover8% cloud cover5% cloud cover7% cloud cover16% cloud cover24% cloud cover19% cloud cover17% cloud cover5% cloud cover22% cloud cover21% cloud cover17% cloud cover25% cloud cover30% cloud cover19% cloud cover23% cloud cover34% cloud cover48% cloud cover59% cloud cover72% cloud cover60% cloud cover61% cloud cover61% cloud cover62% cloud cover61% cloud cover60% cloud cover55% cloud cover56% cloud cover53% cloud cover20% cloud cover40% cloud cover59% cloud cover62% cloud cover65% cloud cover68% cloud cover66% cloud cover63% cloud cover40°45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°74726765636168757673717068677379rain1% chance1% chance1% chance4% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance7% chance11% chance11% chance11% chancewind01020mphN 14 mph, gusts 18N 13 mph, gusts 17N 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 8 mph, gusts 14NNE 7 mph, gusts 13N 8 mph, gusts 15N 10 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 17NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 6 mph, gusts 10ENE 5 mph, gusts 10ENE 3 mph, gusts 9NE 3 mph, gusts 8NE 6 mph, gusts 10NNE 7 mph, gusts 13NNE 9 mph, gusts 15NE 12 mph, gusts 15NE 13 mph, gusts 16NE 13 mph, gusts 18
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sat 4 PM74°74°46°37%40%0%–N 141810+ mi
Sat 5 PM73°73°46°38%38%0%–N 141810+ mi
Sat 6 PM72°72°47°41%36%0%–N 131710+ mi
Sat 7 PM72°72°46°39%36%0%–N 101510+ mi
Sat 8 PM69°69°47°45%37%0%–N 81410+ mi
Sat 9 PM68°68°48°49%36%0%–NNE 81410+ mi
Sat 10 PM67°67°48°50%30%0%–NNE 81410+ mi
Sat 11 PM66°66°49°54%11%0%–NNE 81310+ mi
Sun 12 AM66°66°50°56%24%0%–NNE 71310+ mi
Sun 1 AM65°65°50°58%24%0%–NNE 71410+ mi
Sun 2 AM64°64°51°63%20%0%–N 81510+ mi
Sun 3 AM63°63°51°65%19%0%–N 91610+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°52°67%8%0%–N 101610+ mi
Sun 5 AM62°62°52°70%5%0%–N 101710+ mi
Sun 6 AM62°62°52°70%7%0%–N 101710+ mi
Sun 7 AM61°61°52°72%16%0%–N 121710+ mi
Sun 8 AM62°62°52°70%24%0%–N 121710+ mi
Sun 9 AM66°66°53°63%19%0%–N 121610+ mi
Sun 10 AM68°68°53°59%17%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 11 AM70°70°54°57%5%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 12 PM72°72°54°53%22%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 1 PM75°75°54°48%21%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Sun 2 PM75°75°55°50%17%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Sun 3 PM75°75°55°50%25%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 4 PM76°76°55°48%30%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 5 PM75°75°56°52%19%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°57°54%23%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 7 PM73°73°56°55%34%0%–NE 81210+ mi
Sun 8 PM71°71°57°61%48%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Sun 9 PM71°71°57°61%59%0%–ENE 61010+ mi
Sun 10 PM71°71°57°61%72%0%–ENE 51010+ mi
Sun 11 PM71°71°58°64%60%0%–ENE 5910+ mi
Mon 12 AM71°71°59°66%61%0%–ENE 3910+ mi
Mon 1 AM70°70°60°71%61%0%–NE 3810+ mi
Mon 2 AM70°70°60°71%62%1%–NE 38–
Mon 3 AM68°68°60°76%61%1%–NE 59–
Mon 4 AM68°68°60°76%60%0%–NE 610–
Mon 5 AM68°68°60°76%55%1%–NE 613–
Mon 6 AM67°67°60°78%56%4%–NNE 713–
Mon 7 AM67°67°60°78%53%7%–NNE 814–
Mon 8 AM68°68°61°78%20%7%–NNE 915–
Mon 9 AM70°70°62°76%40%7%–NE 1015–
Mon 10 AM73°73°62°68%59%7%–NE 1215–
Mon 11 AM75°75°63°66%62%7%–NE 1316–
Mon 12 PM77°77°63°62%65%7%–NE 1316–
Mon 1 PM79°79°64°60%68%11%–NE 1317–
Mon 2 PM80°82°65°60%66%11%–NE 1318–
Mon 3 PM80°82°65°60%63%11%–ENE 1418–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

74° / 61°

Dry

N 8–14 mph · gusts 18

Sun, Oct 18

Sunny

76° / 67°

1% rain

NNE 5–13 mph · gusts 17

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny

81° / 70°

11% rain

NE 3–14 mph · gusts 18

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

83° / 74°

27% rain

NE 6–16 mph · gusts 21

⚡ Storms

Wed, Oct 21

Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Sunny

81° / 74°

27% rain

ENE 9–15 mph · gusts 18

⚡ Storms

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 74°

Dry

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

83° / 77°

2% rain

ESE 5–14 mph · gusts 16

Detailed NWS forecast
  • This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. North northeast wind 7 to 13 mph.
  • Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. North northeast wind around 13 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Northeast wind 3 to 10 mph.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. East northeast wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Sunny, with a high near 83. Northeast wind 8 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 1am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. East wind 9 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
  • Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 81. East northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.

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 · 115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. 
 


GMZ231-232-180715-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. 
.SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to
10 knots 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. A slight chance of
showers in the afternoon. 
.MONDAY 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. 
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. 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. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. 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.

Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM

GMZ250 · 115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 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. 
 


GMZ250-180715-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
115 PM CDT Sat Oct 17 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 8 feet at 9 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds. 
.TONIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, subsiding to 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 8 seconds, becoming east 4 feet at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. 
.SUNDAY NIGHT...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 8 seconds. 
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers. 
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. 
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. 
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. 
.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.

Moon calendar · December 2027

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
13% lit
↑ 10:09 AM
↓ 8:45 PM
★★☆☆c83
2
20% lit
↑ 10:47 AM
↓ 9:40 PM
★★☆☆c78
3
28% lit
↑ 11:22 AM
↓ 10:34 PM
★★☆☆c72
4
36% lit
↑ 11:53 AM
↓ 11:27 PM
★☆☆☆c65
Apogee · 404,661 km
5
46% lit
↑ 12:22 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c56
First Quarter
6
55% lit
↑ 12:50 PM
↓ 12:19 AM
★☆☆☆c46
Moon crosses the equator
7
65% lit
↑ 1:19 PM
↓ 1:11 AM
★☆☆☆c36
8
74% lit
↑ 1:49 PM
↓ 2:04 AM
★☆☆☆c42
9
82% lit
↑ 2:23 PM
↓ 3:01 AM
★★☆☆c67
10
89% lit
↑ 3:02 PM
↓ 4:00 AM
★★☆☆c81
11
95% lit
↑ 3:48 PM
↓ 5:03 AM
★★★☆c90
12
99% lit
↑ 4:42 PM
↓ 6:08 AM
★★☆☆c93
13
100% lit
↑ 5:44 PM
↓ 7:13 AM
★★★★c98
Full Moon · Cold Moon
Moon farthest north (26.3°)
best
14
98% lit
↑ 6:51 PM
↓ 8:14 AM
★★★★c100
best
15
94% lit
↑ 8:01 PM
↓ 9:09 AM
★★★☆c100
Perigee · 364,027 km
best
16
87% lit
↑ 9:10 PM
↓ 9:57 AM
★★★☆c97
17
79% lit
↑ 10:17 PM
↓ 10:39 AM
★★☆☆c88
18
68% lit
↑ 11:21 PM
↓ 11:16 AM
★☆☆☆c72
19
57% lit
↑ –
↓ 11:51 AM
★☆☆☆c51
Moon crosses the equator
20
46% lit
↑ 12:23 AM
↓ 12:25 PM
★☆☆☆c32
Last Quarter
21
35% lit
↑ 1:24 AM
↓ 12:59 PM
★☆☆☆c55
22
25% lit
↑ 2:26 AM
↓ 1:35 PM
★★☆☆c72
23
17% lit
↑ 3:27 AM
↓ 2:15 PM
★★☆☆c84
24
10% lit
↑ 4:29 AM
↓ 2:59 PM
★★★☆c90
25
4% lit
↑ 5:29 AM
↓ 3:49 PM
★★★☆c90
26
1% lit
↑ 6:26 AM
↓ 4:42 PM
★★☆☆c90
Moon farthest south (-27.0°)
27
0% lit
↑ 7:18 AM
↓ 5:38 PM
★★★★c88
New Moon
best
28
1% lit
↑ 8:04 AM
↓ 6:35 PM
★★★☆c85
best
29
3% lit
↑ 8:45 AM
↓ 7:31 PM
★★★☆c82
30
8% lit
↑ 9:21 AM
↓ 8:26 PM
★★★☆c78
31
13% lit
↑ 9:53 AM
↓ 9:19 PM
★★☆☆c72
Apogee · 405,631 km

Lunar events this month

  • Sat, Dec 4 · 3:00 AM — Apogee · 404,661 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Sun, Dec 5 · 11:22 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Mon, Dec 13 · 10:08 AM — Full Moon · Cold MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Mon, Dec 13 · 12:00 PM — Moon farthest north (26.3°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Wed, Dec 15 · 8:00 PM — Perigee · 364,027 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Sun, Dec 19 · 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.
  • Mon, Dec 20 · 3:11 AM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Sun, Dec 26 · 9:00 AM — Moon farthest south (-27.0°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Mon, Dec 27 · 2:12 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Fri, Dec 31 · 10:00 PM — Apogee · 405,631 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.

Best fishing days

Mon, Dec 13 · Tue, Dec 14 · Wed, Dec 15 · Mon, Dec 27 · Tue, Dec 28

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

Moon distance

364,132 km closest · 405,528 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 Sat 1:46 PM.