Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
February 26, 2026
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0700 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 1830 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 10-26 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 18 to April 20 from 1900 to 0500.
“No vessels should transit through the work area”
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 12-26 as The Captain of the Port is establishing a security zone in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel’s Inner Harbor as The Coast Guard has been informed that “high-profile government officials” will be visiting on February 27, 2026
So a security zone extending from Inner Harbor entrance to Avery Point Turning Basin from 1200 to 1800 on 27 February 2026.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 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 highest1/3 of the waves
...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves.
GMZ200-270115-
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Winds today will relax to moderate to a fresh breeze (BF 4-5) and to a gentle (BF 3) breeze tonight.
The seas will subside through the morning hours, dropping below Small Craft Advisory conditions by around noon.
Rain chances will be minimal (under 15%) through early next week.
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GMZ236-237-270115- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
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GMZ231-232-270115- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026
.TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming southeast with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY 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.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy.
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GMZ255-270115- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming southeast late.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet this afternoon. Wave Detail: South 7 feet at 8 seconds, becoming south 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Areas of fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ250-270115- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...South winds around 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 6 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
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GMZ270-275-270115- 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-
649 AM CST Thu Feb 26 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
.TODAY...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, subsiding to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet this afternoon.
Wave Detail: South 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming south 6 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 5 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
