Port Update

Corpus Christi, TX

November 05, 2025

Notices

🌅SUNRISE: 0645 hrs.
🌄SUNSET:  1745 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
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 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.
 
 
GMZ200-051915-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
 
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
 
Light to gentle (BF 2-3) southeast breeze is expected today before increasing to a gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) tonight and Friday.
 
Winds will become north moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) Sunday through Monday as a cold front moves across the waters.
 
There is a low chance (15-25%) of showers and thunderstorms Sunday.
 
$$
 
GMZ236-237-051915- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
 
.TODAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east around 5 knots late this morning, then becoming southeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 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...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
$$
 
GMZ231-232-051915- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
 
.TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southwest 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 around 10 knots, becoming 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South 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 in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
 
$$
 
GMZ255-051915- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 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: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 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 and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East 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 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ250-051915- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 2025
 
.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. 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 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ275-051915- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 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 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 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 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 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and east 2 feet at 3 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
 
$$
 
GMZ270-051915- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
 
1201 AM CST Wed Nov 5 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 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 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. 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 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Attachments

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

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