Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
330 PM CST Thu Feb 27 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.

GMZ300-281015-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
330 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

.Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM
including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.

Light northeast winds and low seas will prevail tonight. With
slightly drier air filtering into the Galveston Bay area, sea fog
potential in the nearshore waters should transition further to the
southwest tonight. Winds and seas should remain on the low side
through the weekend, however potential for fog will return as
onshore winds resume. Look for building seas and increasing winds
early in the week ahead of the next storm system forecast to move
through late Tuesday.

$$

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Galveston Bay-
330 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots early this evening
diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, veering to southwest
late. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog late.
.SATURDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to the
southeast 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog early in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.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. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy to choppy. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to northwest
15 to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.

$$

GMZ330-281015-
Matagorda Bay-
330 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog this evening.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast
late. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast
late. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, veering to northwest
15 to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy.

$$

GMZ350-355-281015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
330 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog
late.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to east late.
Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. Patchy fog early in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Patchy fog in the late evening and overnight.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less,
then around 3 feet in the afternoon. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 4 seconds. Patchy
fog.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Patchy fog.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Patchy fog.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Patchy fog in the morning. A chance of
showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to northwest
15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet.


$$

GMZ370-375-281015-
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-
330 PM CST Thu Feb 27 2025

.TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots this evening
diminishing to 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots
late. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds
and south 1 foot at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 3 feet in
the evening, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog late.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy fog
early in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY...South winds 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet.
.TUESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet,
occasionally to 10 feet, building to 7 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, veering to northwest
20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet.

$$