Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
January 12, 2026
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 1800 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
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 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.
GMZ200-121915-
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) breeze will continue through the middle of the week.
Winds will increase again to fresh to strong (BF 5-6) Wednesday night into Thursday as another cold front moves across the waters.
Winds will diminish to gentle to moderate (BF 3-4)once again Thursday night.
There is a low (15-25%) chance of showers tonight through Tuesday night, with another low (less than 20%) chance Friday through Saturday as another front approaches the waters.
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GMZ236-237-121915- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026
.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ231-232-121915- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026
.TODAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast this afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming north after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ255-121915- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ250-121915- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026
.TODAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds and north 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and west 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ270-275-121915- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM-
1206 AM CST Mon Jan 12 2026
.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming west 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.THURSDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
