Corpus Christi Sea Temperature

Looking to find out what the sea water temperature in Corpus Christi is for today and the next few days? Below are data and charts that will give you information about sea temperatures in Corpus Christi and nearby locations.

Analysis and forecast for Corpus Christi water temperatures

The water temperature in Corpus Christi today is lower than the average temperature of 23.43° C (74.17° F) and the temperature on this day last year, 27th April 2023, was 22.93° C (73.27° F).

The chart and table below shows the change in water temperature in Corpus Christi over the last 30 days:

The actual nearshore temperatures may vary by several degrees and this can also be heavily affected by weather. Strong winds can cause cold, deep waters to replace the surface waters that had been warmed by the sun, and heavy rain can also reduce the temperature of the sea surface temperature as well.

Water temperature in Corpus Christi by month

The chart below shows the monthly average water temperature in Corpus Christi.

For more detailed information on how the sea temperature in Corpus Christi changes for each month of the year, choose from the months below.

Corpus Christi map and nearby water temperatures

Locations near Corpus Christi

Mustang Island

United States, North America

15.58 miles away

Aransas Pass

United States, North America

16.80 miles away

Port Aransas

United States, North America

20.62 miles away

North Padre Island

United States, North America

24.02 miles away

Padre Island

United States, North America

24.02 miles away

Rockport

United States, North America

25.83 miles away

The highest temperature in United States today is 26.78° C (80.2° F) in Duck Key. The lowest is in Barrow, where the temperature of the water is -1.67° C (28.99° F).

Why measure sea surface temperatures (SST) in Corpus Christi?

The ocean covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, and scientists record the sea surface temperature (SST) of locations such as Corpus Christi because they want to understand and learn how the ocean communicates with the atomosphere of Earth.

SST is one measure that provides information on the global climate, and it can be used to predict the weather in Corpus Christi as well as atmospheric model simulations and to study marine ecosystems in the area.

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Corpus Christi comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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