Coastal Waters Forecast for Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ470) (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ470)
Issued by: National Weather Service Lake Charles, LA
Last Update: 309 PM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026


Tonight: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds.

Friday: Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Saturday: Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave detail: southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers.

Sunday: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, building to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. Wave detail: northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. Showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.

Sunday Night: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.

Monday: Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers.

Monday Night: Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A slight chance of showers in the evening.

Tuesday: Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.

Tuesday Night: East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet.

winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.







Zone Forecast: Waters from Cameron LA to High Island TX from 20 to 60 NM (GMZ470)

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