Coastal Waters Forecast
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FZUS54 KCRP 220730
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

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.


GMZ200-221945-
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Light to gentle (BF 2-3) breezes with seas around 2 feet with
continue through Wednesday. Winds increase slightly to a gentle to
moderate (BF 3-4) breeze, with a corresponding increase in seas to 3-
4 feet later this week. A low to medium (20-40%) chance of showers
and thunderstorms will continue daily.

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GMZ236-237-221945-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.

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GMZ231-232-221945-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight
chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-221945-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

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GMZ250-221945-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
5 seconds and east 1 foot at 2 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east 10 to
15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to
3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-221945-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
230 AM CDT Tue Sep 22 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East
2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet.

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