Port Update
Corpus Christi, TX
March 12, 2026
Notices
🌅SUNRISE: 0745 hrs.
🌄SUNSET: 1930 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 13-26 as Chain Electric Company is decommissioning a transmission line crossing the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Work is scheduled daily rom March 10 2026 to April 6 2026 between 0800 and 1700.
Please see attached for more information.
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Please find attached MSIB 14-26 as the Captain of the Port is establishing a safety zone in the La Quinta Shipping Channel from Ingleside Cove to San Patricio Turning Basin for the Prepared Exercise on Wednesday March 25, 2026 from 0800 to 1200.
Please see attached for more information.
Weather / Marine Zone Forecast
Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 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-
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...
Gale conditions behind the front will primarily be a concern in the morning with 8-11 ft seas (up to 13 ft beyond 20 nm offshore).
By tonight, winds drop below 15 kts and seas dropping to 2-4 ft.
A light to gentle (BF 2-3) onshore flow returns Friday morning with 2-3 ft seas through Saturday morning.
Looking ahead to the next cold front passage Monday morning will see a return of near-gale conditions through Monday afternoon.
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GMZ236-237-121915- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to rough.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...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.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming north 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
$$
GMZ231-232-121915- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.
.SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough.
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters rough to occasionally very rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.
$$
GMZ255-121915- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM-
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet this afternoon.
Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 6 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds around 5 knots, increasing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 2 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.
$$
GMZ250-121915- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 8 to 11 feet, occasionally to 14 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet this afternoon.
Wave Detail: North 10 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 8 feet at 8 seconds and northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 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-
150 AM CDT Thu Mar 12 2026
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
.TODAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 9 to 13 feet, occasionally to 17 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet this afternoon.
Wave Detail: Northeast 11 feet at 8 seconds and north 8 feet at 7 seconds, becoming north 9 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight.
.MONDAY...North winds 25 to 30 knots. Seas 8 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet, subsiding to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
