Coastal Waters Forecast
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FZUS54 KCRP 181816
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 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.


GMZ200-190730-
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

A light to gentle breeze (BF 2-3) is expected to prevail this week.
Rain chances will return Tuesday with a medium chance (25-65%) for
each afternoon through the end of the weekend.

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GMZ236-237-190730-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Bay and inland
waters smooth. A chance of showers. A slight chance of
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of thunderstorms
after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ231-232-190730-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of
showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a
chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
thunderstorms. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ255-190730-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance
of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms, mainly in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot
at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ250-190730-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late.
Seas around 2 feet this evening, then around 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms,
mainly in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail:
Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east around
5 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot
at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ270-275-190730-
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-
116 PM CDT Mon Aug 18 2025

.TONIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
5 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after
midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
morning.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: East
1 foot at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Northwest
1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in
the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers
after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$