Corpus Christi tides today
The Corpus Christi times come from Bob Hall Pier, on the Gulf beach of Padre Island southeast of the city, not from Corpus Christi Bay.
Shaded: night. Green bands: solunar periods (thick = major, thin = minor). Heights in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of NOAA charts.
Corpus Christi, TX · Tuesday, October 13
Tide rising, 1.9 ft now
High 7:50 PM
2.3 ft · in 3 h 9 min
| Low | 10:31 AM | 0.4 ft |
| High | 7:50 PM | 2.3 ft |
Tide coefficient 113 (average), range 1.9 ft
Sunrise 7:28 AM · sunset 7:02 PM
Waxing crescent, 10% lit · fishing day ★★☆☆
Solunar: major 2:11 AM–4:11 AM, minor 9:50 AM–10:50 AM, major 2:36 PM–4:36 PM, minor 8:19 PM–9:19 PM
Corpus Christi tide table, next 7 days
| Day | High tides | Low tides | Coef. | Sun | Moon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:50 PM 2.3 ft | 10:31 AM 0.4 ft | 113 | 7:28 AM–7:02 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 9:24 PM 2.3 ft | 11:14 AM 0.4 ft | 113 | 7:28 AM–7:01 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 10:52 PM 2.3 ft | 12:08 PM 0.4 ft | 111 | 7:29 AM–7:00 PM | Waxing crescent ★★☆☆ | |
| 11:37 PM 2.2 ft | 1:02 PM 0.5 ft | 107 | 7:30 AM–6:59 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 1:55 PM 0.5 ft | 7:30 AM–6:58 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |||
| 12:14 AM 2.2 ft | 2:52 PM 0.6 ft | 96 | 7:31 AM–6:57 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ | |
| 12:44 AM 2.2 ft | 4:02 PM 0.7 ft | 87 | 7:31 AM–6:56 PM | First quarter ★★☆☆ |
Plan around the tide at Corpus Christi
- Wed Oct 14, 7:28 AM to 2:56 PM7 h 28 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 11:03 AM
- Thu Oct 15, 8:05 AM to 3:42 PM7 h 37 min · lowest 0.4 ft at 12:04 PM
- Fri Oct 16, 8:54 AM to 4:30 PM7 h 36 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 1:02 PM
- Sat Oct 17, 10:00 AM to 5:21 PM7 h 21 min · lowest 0.5 ft at 1:55 PM
- Sun Oct 18, 11:19 AM to 6:11 PM6 h 52 min · lowest 0.6 ft at 2:53 PM
- Mon Oct 19, 12:48 PM to 6:54 PM6 h 6 min · lowest 0.7 ft at 4:02 PM
A falling tide uncovers sand bars and tide pools first; plan to be back before the water rises past the level you chose. Not for navigation.
Station Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier (NOAA 8775870). Predicted astronomical tide: wind, river flow and storms can move the real water by a foot or more. 1.7 ft is the average daily range here.
Published by Radif Partners · How the tides are computed · predictions downloaded October 13, 2026
Tide times for Corpus Christi come from the National Ocean Service prediction for station 8775870, Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier. The tide here is mostly diurnal: on 70% of days there is a single high and a single low, and the water rises or falls for hours at a time with an average daily range of only 1.7 ft. Around the new and full moon the range grows to about 2.4 ft on one day in ten, and at the quarter moons it shrinks to 0.8 ft. Heights are in feet above Mean Lower Low Water, the zero of nautical charts, so a negative number is water below that zero: 215 of the 457 days from October 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027 have one, down to -1.2 ft on January 21, 2027. The highest predicted tide of that period is 2.6 ft on October 29, 2026. Clock times are Central Time, daylight saving time included.
A city name on an island beach
1.7 ft of average range is what the surf at Bob Hall Pier sees, and it is the figure people usually mean when they look up Corpus Christi tides for the beach. The city itself fronts Corpus Christi Bay, a broad, shallow bay that the Gulf reaches through the passes at Port Aransas and Packery Channel, and the bay's tide is muted next to the open shore. NOAA keeps a separate primary gauge at the Naval Air Station on the bay, about nine and a half miles northwest of the pier; for docks, the bayfront and the bay side of Flour Bluff, that is the one to read.
Packery Channel and the Laguna Madre
Just under four miles north of the pier, Packery Channel cuts between Mustang Island and Padre Island and has its own gauge. Behind Padre Island stretches the Laguna Madre, a long, very shallow lagoon with only a few openings to the Gulf. Its tide is a small fraction of the beach tide, and across much of it the wind sets the water level far more than any astronomical force. Wade fishing on the flats of the Laguna Madre runs on the wind forecast first and the tide table a distant second.
Driving the beach on a falling tide
Padre Island's beach is open to vehicles along much of its length, and the hard-packed sand closest to the water is widest a couple of hours either side of low tide. On 215 days of the period the water falls below the chart datum. A strong onshore wind can drive the swash up to the soft sand even on a modest tide, so check the forecast before planning a drive. The beach walk planner finds the low-water windows, and South Padre Island covers the southern end of the same barrier chain.
Highest and lowest tides at Corpus Christi, 2026 to 2027
The six highest highs and six lowest lows predicted for Corpus Christi, Bob Hall Pier between October 1, 2026 and December 31, 2027, one per day. The high-water dates are the king tides of this station; the low-water dates are the best days to see the flats, bars and tide pools.
| Highest highs | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| October 29, 2026 | 10:08 PM | 2.6 ft |
| October 28, 2026 | 8:19 PM | 2.5 ft |
| October 30, 2026 | 11:13 PM | 2.5 ft |
| October 3, 2026 | 12:28 AM | 2.5 ft |
| October 27, 2026 | 6:50 PM | 2.5 ft |
| October 20, 2027 | 11:29 PM | 2.5 ft |
| Lowest lows | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|
| January 21, 2027 | 7:30 AM | -1.2 ft |
| January 20, 2027 | 6:30 AM | -1.2 ft |
| January 22, 2027 | 8:25 AM | -1.2 ft |
| December 24, 2026 | 8:23 AM | -1.1 ft |
| December 23, 2026 | 7:30 AM | -1.1 ft |
| December 25, 2026 | 9:18 AM | -1.1 ft |
Tidal datums at station 8775870
NOAA's averages over the 1983-2001 epoch, measured from the chart zero (MLLW). Average range of the tide (MN): 1.3 ft; great diurnal range (GT): 1.6 ft.
| Datum | Meaning | Height above MLLW |
|---|---|---|
| MHHW | Mean Higher High Water | 1.6 ft |
| MHW | Mean High Water | 1.5 ft |
| MSL | Mean Sea Level | 0.9 ft |
| MLW | Mean Low Water | 0.2 ft |
| MLLW | Mean Lower Low Water (chart zero) | 0.0 ft |
Other stations nearby
- Port Aransas tides: Port Aransas, average range 1.0 ft, highest predicted tide 1.8 ft on October 3, 2026
- South Padre Island tides: South Padre Island C.G. Station, average range 1.4 ft, highest predicted tide 2.3 ft on October 29, 2026
- Galveston tides: Galveston Pleasure Pier, average range 2.1 ft, highest predicted tide 2.9 ft on October 28, 2026