Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
024 FZUS54 KCRP 171833 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 Middle Texas coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Matagorda ship channel out to 60 nautical miles. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ200-180730- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A south to southeast moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) breeze this afternoon and tonight. Slightly lower winds Tuesday, but increasing to fresh to strong Wednesday night through Thursday. A Small Craft Advisory may be necessary. Winds are expected to shift to the east then northeast either Friday or Saturday as a cold front moves across the Coastal Waters. Rain chances increase through the latter half of this week, with a medium chance (30-60%). $$ GMZ236-237-180730- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots until early morning. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-180730- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and inland waters choppy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ255-180730- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-180730- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 25 knots this evening. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ275-180730- Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Showers likely in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-180730- Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM- 1233 PM CST Mon Nov 17 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...East winds around 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$