National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS54 KCRP

FZUS54 KCRP 150729
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 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.

GMZ200-152015
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS

Southeasterly flow will strengthen to a moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) breeze today and persist into the middle of next week. A Small Craft Advisory is in effect this afternoon through late tonight for the bays and nearshore waters south of Port Aransas. An extension or/and expansion of the advisory may be necessary heading into the weekend. There are low to medium rain chances beginning daily on Tuesday next week.

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GMZ236-237-152015
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

TODAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to choppy.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-152015
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 20 knots late this morning and afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Gusts up to 30 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters choppy.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay and inland waters choppy.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-152015
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

TODAY
South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-152015
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT

TODAY
South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 5 seconds.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-152015
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
229 AM CDT Fri May 15 2026

TODAY
South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

TONIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SATURDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.

SUNDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

SUNDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds.

MONDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

MONDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

TUESDAY
Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.

TUESDAY NIGHT
Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas around 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.