Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 10, 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
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 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.
GMZ200-101815-
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
A south to southeast gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) can be expected through Friday with a brief period of fresh (BF 5) winds across the offshore waters through the day today.
Advisory conditions are possible Friday night ahead of a cold front.
Patchy light sea fog will be possible through this morning.
The threat for dense marine fog will increase late tonight and will continue through the overnight hours through Friday night.
This is mainly for the bays and nearshore waters from Port Aransas northward.
There is a low (15-25%) chance of showers today through Wednesday.
A low to medium chance of showers can be expected Friday night and Saturday ahead of our next cold front.
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GMZ236-237-101815- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 10 knots late. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South 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, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.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. A chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ231-232-101815- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.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 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 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. A chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ255-101815- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast 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.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ250-101815- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026
.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Southeast 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 around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, diminishing to around 5 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 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 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
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GMZ270-275-101815- 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-
1200 AM CST Tue Feb 10 2026
.TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 15 to 20 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. 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, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 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 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
