Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX

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FZUS54 KCRP 110623
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 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.


GMZ200-111915-
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A gentle to moderate northeast breeze (BF 3-4) will continue the
the morning hours before shifting to the south to southeast
Thursday night. Winds Friday will weaken to light to gentle (BF
2-3) levels and remain light through Saturday night before
restrengthening and shifting to the northeast in the wake of our
next front. Rain chances will remain below 10% through Friday
before increasing to low to medium (25-50%) Friday night through
the weekend.

$$

GMZ236-237-111915-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Patchy fog in the
evening. Areas of fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-111915-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots late this morning and early afternoon, then becoming
east late. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally
choppy.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south around
5 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of
fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. Areas of fog in the
morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A slight chance of showers in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters
choppy to occasionally rough.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
5 to 10 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly
choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-111915-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming east 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at
6 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the
evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance
of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-111915-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to
3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at
6 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of
showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers
with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a
slight chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...North winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet,
occasionally to 6 feet.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-111915-
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-
1223 AM CST Thu Dec 11 2025

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

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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