National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS54 KCRP

FZUS54 KCRP 131820
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 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.

GMZ200-140730
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS

A gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) breeze will continue through Wednesday morning. Winds will increase to fresh to strong and shift northerly (BF 5-6) Wednesday afternoon through Thursday morning as another cold front moves across the waters, leading to Small Craft Advisory conditions. Winds will diminish to gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) Thursday afternoon into Thursday night. A gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) southerly breeze returns Friday before another cold front stalls across the area this upcoming weekend, shifting winds out of the northeast and occasionally fresh (BF-5).

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GMZ236-237-140730
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

THIS AFTERNOON
Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers early.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

THURSDAY
North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

FRIDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

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GMZ231-232-140730
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT

THIS AFTERNOON
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

TONIGHT
South winds around 5 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy to occasionally rough.

THURSDAY
North winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming northeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.

FRIDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth to slightly choppy.

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GMZ255-140730
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

THIS AFTERNOON
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 2 seconds.

TONIGHT
Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 4 seconds.

THURSDAY
North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

FRIDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

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GMZ250-140730
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

THIS AFTERNOON
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.

TONIGHT
South winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
West winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 3 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 4 seconds.

THURSDAY
North winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 5 feet at 5 seconds.

THURSDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 3 seconds and northeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.

FRIDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet or less, then around 2 feet after midnight.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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GMZ270-275-140730
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
1220 PM CST Tue Jan 13 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING

THIS AFTERNOON
North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 7 seconds and northwest 1 foot at 3 seconds.

TONIGHT
West winds around 5 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: West 2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY
West winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northwest 4 feet at 5 seconds and east 2 feet at 7 seconds.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT
North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: North 7 feet at 7 seconds.

THURSDAY
North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots, diminishing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, subsiding to 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

THURSDAY NIGHT
East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 3 seconds.

FRIDAY
South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.

FRIDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.

SATURDAY
Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

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