Gulf Coast Guide

Corpus Christi

Sparkling City

Everything for a day on the Texas gulf coast, conditions, beach parking, the Laguna Madre sunset and where to eat after the North Padre sand.

Today on the Sand

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Water Temp

84°

warm · gentle surf

UV Index

very high · 10am–4pm

Beach Crowd

Busy

holiday weekend

Beach Toolkit

more tools coming

Beach Conditions

Surf, tides & water temp

Parking Finder

Beach parks, piers & permits

Bay Sunset

Laguna Madre sunset & live cam

Dining

Gulf oysters, shrimp & ceviche

Things to Do

Dolphin cruises & the Lexington

Events

What's on this week

Pick Your Sand

north to south

Bob Hall Pier / Padre Balli

County park & rebuilt gulf pier

$12 permit · amenities

JP Luby Surf Park

North Packery · Corpus surfing & kiting

Drive-on · permit

Whitecap Beach

White sand · car & pedestrian areas

Drive-on · permit

Michael J. Ellis Beach

Seawall promenade beach on Padre

Metered / permit

Corpus Christi Beach

North Beach · calm bay swimming downtown

Free lots

McGee Beach

Downtown pocket beach off Shoreline Blvd

Free seawall parking

Dolphin Cruises

Open →

Compare daily sails from the marina — wild dolphins on nearly every trip.

Beyond the Beach

day trips

Port Aransas

35 min north

Mustang Island ferry town & drive-on beaches

Padre Island NS

30 min south

70 miles of wild national-seashore beach

Rockport

45 min north

Art-town harbor, Fulton & whooping cranes

Kingsville

45 min south

The legendary King Ranch & South Texas plains

see you on the sand

Water temp, surf and UV are live from NOAA & Open-Meteo; sunset is computed locally for Corpus Christi. Crowd level is a weekday/weekend estimate.