Corpus Christi (USS Lexington) tide times · NOAA station USS Lexington, Corpus Christi Bay
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Corpus Christi (USS Lexington) at a glance
- Tides
- Once a day
- Typical range
- 0.6 fthigh to low
- Highest of 2027
- 1.3 ftThu, Oct 21
- Lowest of 2027
- -0.8 ftThu, Jan 21
- Record high
- 4.3 ftJul 26, 2020
The tide at Corpus Christi (USS Lexington)
- Pattern
- Once-daily
Usually just one high tide and one low tide a day, about 24 h 50 min apart - the pattern of most of the Gulf of Mexico. Form number 5.33. - Typical range
- 0.6 ft from the higher high to the lower low on an average day (0.18 m) - a smaller range than 96% of the 235 places on this site. The mean range, high to low, is 0.6 ft.
2027: the biggest and smallest tides
| Thu, Oct 21 | 5:54 am | 1.3 ft | |
| Sun, Oct 31 | 1:30 am | 1.2 ft | |
| Mon, Oct 4 | 4:30 am | 1.2 ft |
| Thu, Jan 21 | 12:24 pm | -0.8 ft | in daylight |
| Wed, Feb 3 | 11:30 am | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
| Fri, Jan 8 | 1:54 pm | -0.7 ft | in daylight |
192 low tides in 2027 drop below zero - below the average lower low water - and uncover more shore than usual.
Records
- Highest water recorded
- 4.3 ft (1.32 m) on Jul 26, 2020 - 3.7 ft above the average higher high.
- Lowest water recorded
- -1.1 ft (-0.34 m) on Dec 25, 2020.
- Highest tide the moon and sun can raise
- 1.4 ft (0.41 m) - the highest astronomical tide in NOAA’s 19-year cycle, which fell on Oct 12, 2025.
Tide times nearby
- Corpus Christi (Viola Basin)8 mi west
- Ingleside (La Quinta Channel)8 mi northeast
- Ingleside11 mi east
- North Padre Island (Packery Channel)16 mi southeast
- Padre Island (Bob Hall Pier)19 mi southeast
See the moon move the ocean - the same tide, on a globe seen from the moon.
Heights are above mean lower low water (MLLW), the zero of US charts; times are local. The year’s tides are NOAA’s official predictions - wind and air pressure can move the real water a foot or more. Form number: (K1+O1)/(M2+S2) from NOAA’s harmonic constants - below 0.25 twice-daily, above 3 once-daily. Texas, 27.815°N 97.389°W. Predictions and records: NOAA CO-OPS, station 8775296. Not for navigation or safety. For a boat, a crossing of sand that floods, or a swim, use the official tables and local advice. No ads, no tracking.