Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 040528
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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 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.


GMZ200-041815-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A moderate to fresh east-northeasterly breeze (BF 4-5) will persist
through this weekend, along with seas 4 to 6 feet. A Small Craft
Advisory for the open waters generally north of Port Aransas has
been extended through tonight, an expansion may be needed. Winds
will decrease to a gentle to moderate breeze (BF 3-4) Sunday morning
and shift back to an east-southeasterly flow Sunday night. Low to
medium (20-60%) rain and thunderstorm chances remain in the forecast
through tonight before decreasing to low (20-40%) rain chances
beginning Sunday and continuing through the work week.

$$

GMZ236-237-041815-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming east with gusts up to 20 knots late. Bay and
inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots.
Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A slight chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance
of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-041815-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots
late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters
slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of
showers. A chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots
in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to
occasionally choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of
showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-041815-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms this
morning. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.
Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East
5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after
midnight.
.MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-041815-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this morning. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ275-041815-
Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to
60 NM-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25
knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms early this morning, then a chance of thunderstorms
late this morning and afternoon.
.TONIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of
showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the evening.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of
showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the morning. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance
of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-041815-
Waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM-
1228 AM CDT Sat Oct 4 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail:
East 5 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at
7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 7 seconds. A
chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming around 5 knots
in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance
of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to
3 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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