Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
524 FZUS54 KCRP 131851 CWFCRP Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 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. GMZ200-140715- 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 .SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... A moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) onshore flow will persist through the period with seas of 5-7 feet in response to a long east-southeast fetch across the Gulf from a broad area of low pressure located over the Bay of Campeche. Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions are currently in place, with Small Craft Advisory conditions likely developing over our far offshore waters later this evening. Therefore, an Advisory has been issued from 00-12Z Sunday. In addition to the adverse hazardous marine conditions, scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms are expected through midweek next week, with locally heavy rainfall, frequent lightning, and brief gusty winds possible in and around any stronger storms. Small Craft should Exercise Caution conditions will continue early next week, with Small Craft Advisory conditions likely again during the second half of the week. $$ GMZ236-237-140715- Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays- San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays- 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the evening, then showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ231-232-140715- Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays- 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ255-140715- Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM- 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms late. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ250-140715- Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM- 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this evening. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely in the evening, then showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ270-275-140715- 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- 151 PM CDT Sat Jun 13 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 8 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms, mainly in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 7 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ KRF