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Corpus Christi

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

Current conditions

Observed 1:40 AM · Packery Channel (6 mi) · sky & visibility from CORPUS CHRISTI INTL (14 mi)

Wind

10mph

From NNE (15°)

Gusts 15 mph

Measured at Packery Channel

Temperature

66°F

High 61° · Low 55° so far today

Humidity

58%

Dew point 41°F

Visibility

10+mi

RAINCHANGEFAIR29.029.530.030.531.030.33 in1027.0 mb▼ Falling

−0.04 in over 3 hours
reading 3 hours ago

Barometric pressure, last 24 hours

30.3130.3930.47−24h−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 just started dropping. Fish often feed ahead of a front.

Today

Overnight: Low 60°

Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Sunday: High 77°

Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 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 AM12 PM6 PMMon, Oct 196 AM12 PM6 PMTue, Oct 20clouds35% cloud cover31% cloud cover30% cloud cover18% cloud cover18% cloud cover20% cloud cover25% cloud cover24% cloud cover28% cloud cover21% cloud cover28% cloud cover33% cloud cover34% cloud cover42% cloud cover34% cloud cover17% cloud cover26% cloud cover53% cloud cover60% cloud cover56% cloud cover74% cloud cover76% cloud cover63% cloud cover83% cloud cover78% cloud cover83% cloud cover81% cloud cover70% cloud cover71% cloud cover79% cloud cover72% cloud cover57% cloud cover50% cloud cover49% cloud cover38% cloud cover58% cloud cover74% cloud cover71% cloud cover43% cloud cover47% cloud cover40% cloud cover35% cloud cover56% cloud cover54% cloud cover51% cloud cover48% cloud cover45% cloud cover42% cloud cover45°50°55°60°65°70°75°80°85°64636271767673727169687579797675rain1% chance1% chance1% chance1% chance2% chance2% chance2% chance1% chance2% chance3% chance3% chance4% chance6% chance17% chance11% chance6% chance9% chance7% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance3% chance1% chancewind01020mphN 9 mph, gusts 16N 10 mph, gusts 17N 12 mph, gusts 18N 12 mph, gusts 17N 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 13 mph, gusts 15NNE 10 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 13NE 9 mph, gusts 13NE 6 mph, gusts 10NE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 5 mph, gusts 9NE 3 mph, gusts 9NNE 6 mph, gusts 12NNE 8 mph, gusts 14NE 10 mph, gusts 15NNE 13 mph, gusts 16NNE 14 mph, gusts 17NE 13 mph, gusts 17NE 14 mph, gusts 18ENE 14 mph, gusts 20ENE 12 mph, gusts 17ENE 10 mph, gusts 16ENE 8 mph, gusts 14
Hour-by-hour table
TimeTempFeelsDew ptHumidityCloudsRainAmountWindGustsVisibility
Sun 2 AM64°64°50°60%35%0%–N 91610.0 mi
Sun 3 AM63°63°50°62%31%0%–N 91710+ mi
Sun 4 AM63°63°51°65%30%0%–N 101710+ mi
Sun 5 AM63°63°51°65%18%0%–N 121810+ mi
Sun 6 AM60°60°51°72%18%0%–N 121810+ mi
Sun 7 AM61°61°51°70%20%0%–N 121710+ mi
Sun 8 AM62°62°52°70%25%0%–N 121710+ mi
Sun 9 AM65°65°53°65%24%0%–N 121610+ mi
Sun 10 AM68°68°53°59%28%0%–N 131610+ mi
Sun 11 AM71°71°54°55%21%0%–NNE 131610+ mi
Sun 12 PM73°73°54°51%28%0%–NNE 131510+ mi
Sun 1 PM75°75°54°48%33%0%–NNE 121510+ mi
Sun 2 PM76°76°54°46%34%0%–NNE 101410+ mi
Sun 3 PM76°76°55°48%42%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 4 PM77°77°55°47%34%0%–NE 101310+ mi
Sun 5 PM76°76°56°50%17%0%–NE 101410+ mi
Sun 6 PM75°75°57°54%26%0%–NE 91310+ mi
Sun 7 PM74°74°57°55%53%0%–NE 71010+ mi
Sun 8 PM73°73°58°59%60%0%–NE 61010+ mi
Sun 9 PM72°72°58°61%56%0%–NE 5910+ mi
Sun 10 PM72°72°58°61%74%0%–NE 5910+ mi
Sun 11 PM72°72°59°64%76%0%–NE 3910+ mi
Mon 12 AM71°71°59°66%63%1%–NE 5910+ mi
Mon 1 AM71°71°60°68%83%1%–NE 3910+ mi
Mon 2 AM71°71°60°68%78%1%–NE 3910+ mi
Mon 3 AM70°70°61°73%83%1%–NE 51010+ mi
Mon 4 AM70°70°61°73%81%2%–NNE 61210+ mi
Mon 5 AM69°69°61°76%70%2%–NNE 71310+ mi
Mon 6 AM68°68°60°76%71%2%–NNE 81410+ mi
Mon 7 AM68°68°60°76%79%1%–NNE 91510+ mi
Mon 8 AM68°68°61°78%72%2%–NE 101510+ mi
Mon 9 AM70°70°61°73%57%3%–NNE 101510+ mi
Mon 10 AM73°73°62°68%50%3%–NNE 131610+ mi
Mon 11 AM75°75°62°64%49%4%–NNE 141710+ mi
Mon 12 PM77°77°63°62%38%6%–NNE 141710+ mi
Mon 1 PM79°79°63°58%58%17%–NNE 141810+ mi
Mon 2 PM79°79°64°60%74%11%–NE 1317–
Mon 3 PM80°82°64°58%71%6%–NE 1317–
Mon 4 PM81°83°65°58%43%9%–NE 1418–
Mon 5 PM79°79°66°64%47%7%–NE 1520–
Mon 6 PM79°79°67°67%40%3%–ENE 1420–
Mon 7 PM78°78°67°69%35%3%–ENE 1318–
Mon 8 PM76°76°68°76%56%3%–ENE 1217–
Mon 9 PM75°75°68°79%54%3%–ENE 1016–
Mon 10 PM75°75°67°76%51%3%–ENE 1016–
Mon 11 PM75°75°67°76%48%3%–ENE 915–
Tue 12 AM74°74°66°76%45%3%–ENE 814–
Tue 1 AM74°74°66°76%42%1%–ENE 713–

7-day forecast

Today

Mostly Sunny

77° / 60°

Dry

NNE 3–13 mph · gusts 18

Mon, Oct 19

Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

81° / 71°

17% rain

NE 3–15 mph · gusts 20

Tue, Oct 20

Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

83° / 72°

15% rain

NE 7–16 mph · gusts 21

Wed, Oct 21

Sunny

84° / 74°

12% rain

ENE 6–14 mph · gusts 18

Thu, Oct 22

Sunny

82° / 74°

Dry

ENE 5–13 mph · gusts 15

Fri, Oct 23

Sunny

82° / 77°

Dry

ESE 5–14 mph · gusts 16

Sat, Oct 24

Sunny

83° / 77°

3% rain

ESE 9–16 mph · gusts 18

Detailed NWS forecast
  • Overnight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. North northeast wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.
  • Monday: A slight chance of rain showers between 1pm and 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Heat index values as high as 83. Northeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
  • Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers 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 rain showers before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 72. East northeast wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 84. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
  • Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 74. East wind 5 to 14 mph.
  • Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 74.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
  • Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 77.
  • Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

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 · July 2028

Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
74% lit
↑ 4:02 PM
↓ 2:06 AM
★★☆☆c83
2
83% lit
↑ 5:06 PM
↓ 2:49 AM
★★☆☆c90
3
90% lit
↑ 6:07 PM
↓ 3:37 AM
★★★☆c93
4
96% lit
↑ 7:05 PM
↓ 4:29 AM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest south (-26.4°)
5
99% lit
↑ 7:57 PM
↓ 5:26 AM
★★★☆c93
best
6
100% lit
↑ 8:42 PM
↓ 6:24 AM
★★★★c91
Full Moon · Buck Moon
best
7
99% lit
↑ 9:22 PM
↓ 7:22 AM
★★★☆c87
best
8
96% lit
↑ 9:57 PM
↓ 8:20 AM
★★★☆c82
9
92% lit
↑ 10:29 PM
↓ 9:15 AM
★★☆☆c73
10
86% lit
↑ 10:58 PM
↓ 10:08 AM
★★☆☆c63
11
79% lit
↑ 11:27 PM
↓ 10:59 AM
★☆☆☆c52
Apogee · 404,944 km
Moon crosses the equator
12
70% lit
↑ 11:55 PM
↓ 11:51 AM
★☆☆☆c43
13
61% lit
↑ –
↓ 12:42 PM
★☆☆☆c40
14
52% lit
↑ 12:25 AM
↓ 1:36 PM
★☆☆☆c50
Last Quarter
15
42% lit
↑ 12:58 AM
↓ 2:31 PM
★☆☆☆c61
16
32% lit
↑ 1:34 AM
↓ 3:29 PM
★☆☆☆c72
17
23% lit
↑ 2:16 AM
↓ 4:28 PM
★★☆☆c82
18
15% lit
↑ 3:05 AM
↓ 5:29 PM
★★☆☆c90
19
8% lit
↑ 4:01 AM
↓ 6:28 PM
★★☆☆c93
Moon farthest north (25.4°)
20
3% lit
↑ 5:04 AM
↓ 7:23 PM
★★★☆c98
21
0% lit
↑ 6:11 AM
↓ 8:12 PM
★★★★c98
New Moon
best
22
1% lit
↑ 7:20 AM
↓ 8:57 PM
★★★★c97
best
23
4% lit
↑ 8:29 AM
↓ 9:37 PM
★★★☆c89
Perigee · 361,634 km
24
10% lit
↑ 9:36 AM
↓ 10:14 PM
★★☆☆c74
25
18% lit
↑ 10:42 AM
↓ 10:51 PM
★☆☆☆c53
Moon crosses the equator
26
28% lit
↑ 11:47 AM
↓ 11:28 PM
★☆☆☆c34
27
39% lit
↑ 12:51 PM
↓ –
★☆☆☆c55
28
50% lit
↑ 1:56 PM
↓ 12:06 AM
★☆☆☆c71
First Quarter
29
61% lit
↑ 2:59 PM
↓ 12:48 AM
★☆☆☆c81
30
71% lit
↑ 4:01 PM
↓ 1:34 AM
★★☆☆c85
31
80% lit
↑ 5:00 PM
↓ 2:25 AM
★★☆☆c86
Moon farthest south (-26.2°)

Lunar events this month

  • Tue, Jul 4 · 2:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.4°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Thu, Jul 6 · 1:11 PM — Full Moon · Buck MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Tue, Jul 11 · 5:00 PM — Apogee · 404,944 kmMoon farthest from Earth: tides run a little smaller than usual.
  • Tue, Jul 11 · 8:00 PM — Moon crosses the equatorEquatorial tides: weak, mixed tides on the Texas coast (often two small highs a day). Wind matters more than tide.
  • Fri, Jul 14 · 3:57 PM — Last QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Wed, Jul 19 · 2:00 AM — Moon farthest north (25.4°)Tropic tides: on the Texas coast this brings one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.
  • Fri, Jul 21 · 10:02 PM — New MoonSpring tides: the biggest tidal ranges and strongest currents of the cycle. Fish often feed hard on moving water.
  • Sun, Jul 23 · 5:00 PM — Perigee · 361,634 kmMoon closest to Earth: tides run a little larger than usual for the phase.
  • Tue, Jul 25 · 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.
  • Fri, Jul 28 · 12:40 PM — First QuarterNeap tides: smaller ranges and weaker currents. Fish structure and wind-driven water.
  • Mon, Jul 31 · 9:00 PM — Moon farthest south (-26.2°)Tropic tides: one big high and one big low a day, with the strongest daily range.

Best fishing days

Wed, Jul 5 · Thu, Jul 6 · Fri, Jul 7 · Fri, Jul 21 · Sat, Jul 22

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

Moon distance

361,672 km closest · 404,915 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 1:45 AM.