| NWS Forecast for: Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM (GMZ255) Issued by: National Weather Service Corpus Christi, TX Last Update: 1204 AM CST Sat Feb 21 2026 | |
Today: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming north late this morning and early afternoon, then increasing to 10 to 15 knots late. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. Areas of dense fog early this morning, then patchy dense fog late this morning. A slight chance of showers late this morning and early afternoon. Tonight: North winds 20 to 25 knots, increasing to 25 to 30 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet after midnight. Wave detail: north 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds, becoming north 7 feet at 6 seconds. Sunday: North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave detail: northeast 7 feet at 7 seconds and north 4 feet at 4 seconds. Sunday Night: Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 8 seconds. Monday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Wave detail: east 4 feet at 6 seconds. Monday Night: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds. Tuesday: South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Tuesday Night: South winds 15 to 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet, building to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. Wednesday: South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 10 feet, occasionally to 13 feet in the afternoon. Wednesday Night: South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to 11 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM (GMZ255) | |
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