Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
October 16, 2025
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0730 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 1900 hrs.
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Central Daylight Time – 16 days until Day Lights Saving
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 89-25 as the Captain of the Port is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Inner Harbor as they will be repositioning submerged pipeline in the Inner Harbor October 15, 2025
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 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.
GMZ200-161815-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Onshore flow will generally be gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) through Sunday.
A frontal boundary nearing the coast on Sunday will allow for a brief opportunity for winds to be more out of the northeast on Sunday at moderate strength.
Low rain chances begin from early Thursday morning (15-25%) and then increase to moderate chances (25-35%) on Friday. Onshore flow returns early next week.
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GMZ236-237-161815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ231-232-161815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ255-161815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ250-161815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ275-161815- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
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GMZ270-161815-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
1205 AM CDT Thu Oct 16 2025
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.
