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Port Aransas, TX - (H. Caldwell Pier) Coastal Forecast

FZUS54 KCRP 161039
CWFCRP

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 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.


GMZ200-162315-
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

Gentle to moderate (BF 3-4) winds are expected through Thursday.
Rain chances return Tuesday night into Wednesday due to an inverted
trough with medium to high chances (40-80%) for rain. Winds could
shift to the northeast and strengthen to a fresh to strong breeze if
the late week cold front clears the region.

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GMZ236-237-162315-
Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays-
San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays-
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ231-232-162315-
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre-Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays-
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. Showers likely with a chance
of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming
south after midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay and inland waters
smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay and inland waters choppy to
occasionally rough.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Bay and inland waters smooth.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay and inland waters slightly choppy
to occasionally choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay and inland
waters slightly choppy to occasionally choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ255-162315-
Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out
20 NM-
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a
chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet
at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and south
2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ250-162315-
Coastal waters from Baffin Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM-
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and southeast
2 feet at 7 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to
5 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ270-275-162315-
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-
439 AM CST Tue Dec 16 2025

.TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 7 seconds.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A slight chance of
showers.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, diminishing to 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A
slight chance of showers.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...North winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas
3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
4 feet at 5 seconds and south 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 5 to
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet, occasionally to
6 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet,
occasionally to 5 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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