Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

October 07, 2025

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0730 hrs.
🌄SUNSET:  1915 hrs.
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Central Daylight Time
GMT-5
MARSEC LEVEL 1
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When Outbound Passages are restricted to pilot boarding no earlier than Sunrise and later than the time detailed below for the various locations:
FROM VIOLA BASIN: -5 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM TULE BASIN: - 5 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM CHEMICAL BASIN: 4 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM AVERY BASIN: 4 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM MAIN BASIN: 3 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
FROM INGLESIDE: 2 1/2 HOURS BEFORE SUNSET
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PORT OF CORPUS CHRISTI OPEN
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Please find attached MSIB 36-25 as the 2025 Hurricane Season commences 1st JUNE and continues thru 30 NOVEMBER.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 85-25 for October 9, 2025, through Saturday October 11, 2025, the Harvest Moon Regatta will take place between Galveston, TX and Port Aransas, TX.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached XX-25 As the Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the Matagorda Ship Channel. Orion Marine has informed the U.S. Coast Guard that they will be installing submerged pipeline in the Matagorda Ship Channel on Oct 10 2025 from 0900 to 1200.
Please see attached for more information.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
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.
 
 
GMZ200-071815-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 
A gentle to moderate onshore breeze (BF 3-4) tonight, will shift back northeasterly Wednesday, strengthening to a moderate to fresh breeze (BF 4-5),
 
becoming fresh to strong (BF 5-6) Thursday through Friday.
 
Low to moderate (20-50%) shower and thunderstorm chances remain in the forecast through Thursday.
 
Very low rain chances of 10-20% close out the rest of the week as drier air filters in.
 
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GMZ236-237-071815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast with gusts up to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. A slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
$$
 
GMZ231-232-071815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 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, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
$$
 
GMZ255-071815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning.
A slight chance of showers early this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
$$
 
GMZ250-071815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning and early afternoon. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
$$
 
GMZ275-071815- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
 
$$
 
GMZ270-071815- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
 
1236 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers until late afternoon. A slight chance of thunderstorms late this morning and afternoon. A slight chance of showers late.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds.  
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.  
Showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
 
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

Attachments

  • MSIB 85-25, HARVEST MOON REGATTA 2025.pdf(307 KB )
  • MSIB xx-25, Safety Zone, Orion Marine Pipeline Closure, Matagorda.docx(495 KB )
  • MSIB 36-25 Hurricane Preparedness final.pdf(4.69 MB )

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