


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
578 FZUS54 KHGX 311800 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 100 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 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. GMZ300-010615- 100 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Persistent low seas and light to occasionally moderate winds driven by the daily seabreeze and landbreeze cycle are expected to remain in place for the next several days. However, there will be a continued daily risk of showers and thunderstorms. Locally heavy thunderstorms are likely. Stronger winds and rougher seas can occur in the vicinity of the thunderstorms. In some cases, thunderstorm winds can extend far from the associated storm. $$ GMZ335-010615- Galveston Bay- 100 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ330-010615- Matagorda Bay- 100 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ350-355-010615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 100 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-010615- 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- 100 PM CDT Thu Jul 31 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds, becoming southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .MONDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. $$