Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 09, 2026
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0715 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 1815 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 XX-26 as The Captain of the Port is establishing a worksite in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Inner Harbor as Coast Guard will be conducting dredge operations in the Inner Harbor from February 14 to April 20 from 1900 to 0500.
“No vessels should transit through the work area”
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 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.
GMZ200-091815-
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A gentle (BF 3) to occasional moderate breeze (BF 4) can be expected through this week.
As winds become more southeasterly tomorrow, the threat for marine fog will increase Monday evening and continue through the overnight hours,
especially for the bays and nearshore waters north of Port Aransas.
Dry conditions are expected this week with rain chances returning this weekend with the passage of our next cold front.
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GMZ236-237-091815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.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.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ231-232-091815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog late.
.MONDAY...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.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
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GMZ255-091815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ250-091815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy fog late.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
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GMZ270-275-091815- 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-
1149 PM CST Sun Feb 8 2026
.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
