Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
347 FZUS54 KHGX 160509 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1109 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 Upper Texas coastal waters from High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Seas are provided as a range of the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves...along with the occasional height of the average highest 10 percent of the waves. GMZ300-161815- 1109 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to occasionally moderate onshore flow and low seas will prevail through Tuesday. As patchy fog develops inland for the next couple of nights, some of that fog may drift across the upper portions of the Bays during the late night to early morning hours. The onshore flow is expected to strengthen late Wednesday into Thursday ahead of an approaching cold front, and Small Craft Advisories may be needed. $$ GMZ335-161815- Galveston Bay- 1109 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. Pockets of dense fog possible. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-161815- Matagorda Bay- 1109 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, increasing to rough after midnight. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters rough. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-161815- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1109 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. Showers likely. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-161815- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1109 PM CST Sat Nov 15 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. A chance of showers in the evening. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$