Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Home |  Current Version |  Previous Version |  Text Only |  Print | Product List |  Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
350
FZUS54 KHGX 041741
CWFHGX

Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1241 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 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.

GMZ300-050615-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
1241 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

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

Light to occasionally moderate onshore winds and relatively low seas
will prevail today and over the next 7 days. The daily risk of
isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue
through the forecast period. The days with the best chance of
isolated to scattered showers and storms are Monday and Tuesday.

$$

GMZ335-050615-
Galveston Bay-
1241 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of thunderstorms with a slight chance of showers early in the
evening. A slight chance of showers late. Hazy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest
late. Bay waters smooth. Hazy until early morning.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.



$$

GMZ330-050615-
Matagorda Bay-
1241 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Hazy.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Hazy until
early morning.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

$$

GMZ350-355-050615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1241 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance
of showers and thunderstorms late.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
9 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early in
the evening. A slight chance of showers late. Hazy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots
in the late morning and afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy until
early morning.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.



$$

GMZ370-375-050615-
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-
1241 PM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 9 seconds. Hazy.
.TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
9 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms
late.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the
morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: Southeast
1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy until
early morning.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 8 seconds.
.MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.
.TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less.



$$