Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

November 04, 2025

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0745 hrs.
🌄SUNSET:  1845 hrs.
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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 IS 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.

Weather / Marine Zone Forecast

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 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.
 
 
GMZ200-041815-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 
Light to gentle (BF 2-3) southeast winds are expected today through Thursday before increasing to a moderate breeze (BF 4) Thursday night and continuing through Friday.
 
Dry conditions are expected with slim chances (less than 5%) for rain daily through Saturday before low chances (15-20%) for rain return Sunday across the Gulf waters.
 
$$
 
GMZ236-237-041815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
 
$$
 
GMZ231-232-041815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
$$
 
GMZ255-041815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ250-041815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ275-041815- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ270-041815- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
 
1135 PM CST Mon Nov 3 2025
 
.REST OF TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Attachments

  • MSIB 36-25 Hurricane Preparedness final (1).pdf(4.69 MB )

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