Bayside, Texas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, tide predictions, marine conditions and a solunar fishing forecast, soil and crop conditions for Bayside, Refugio County.
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Bayside unfolds as a quiet stretch of Texas coastline, where the Gulf of Mexico breathes a warm, salt-laced air across low-lying terrain. It lies 23.1 miles north-north-east of Corpus Christi, TX (from Corpus Christi, TX: bearing 29°T), and is situated 16.4 miles north-north-east of Portland. The land here is a subtle conversation between marsh and scrub, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon a gentle, hazy curve. Sparse stands of mesquite and live oak, their branches often gnarled by persistent winds, offer scant shade, while the dominant color is the muted green of coastal grasses and the bleached bone of driftwood scattered along the tidal flats. The water, a shifting palette of blues and grays, laps at the shore with a soft, persistent murmur, reflecting the immense, ever-present sky. This stretch of Refugio County has long been shaped by the sea and the industries it supports. For generations, the rhythm of Bayside has been dictated by the ebb and flow of tides and the bounty of its waters, with fishing and oyster harvesting forming the backbone of its economy. Remnants of its past are etched not in grand monuments, but in the weathered piers and the quiet houses that face the bay, each one a testament to lives lived in close communion with the coastal elements. The land remembers the whispers of earlier settlers, drawn to its productive waters and its potential for a life lived under the wide Texas sun, a character that persists in the unhurried pace of the present day.
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| Location | Bayside, Refugio County, Texas |
| Coordinates | 28.093904°N, 97.214714°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 78340 |
| Area Code | 830 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bayside, Texas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Bayside includes coordinates 28.093904°N, 97.214714°W, situated in Refugio County. ZIP code 78340. Telephone area code: 830. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.