


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
101 FZUS54 KHGX 021147 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 647 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 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. GMZ300-030030- 647 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. The remains of a stalled front will continue to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms over the coastal locations and Gulf waters this morning. Some of the stronger storms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Winds outside of storms will generally be light and variable, while becoming erratic and gusty in and around any storms. Rain chances decrease significantly by the middle of the week, while winds and seas are expected to remain rather light and low. $$ GMZ335-030030- Galveston Bay- 647 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-030030- Matagorda Bay- 647 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly choppy late. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-030030- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 647 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-030030- 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- 647 AM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers likely this morning. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$