Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1209 AM CST Thu Nov 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.

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1209 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

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

Moderate northeast winds will gradually diminish later tonight.
Southeast winds resume Friday and speeds and seas increase. Small
Craft Advisories are likely. Periods of unsettled weather are in
the forecast ahead of a cold front expected to push into the
waters Saturday night.

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GMZ330-335-271915-
Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay-
1209 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20
knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing
to choppy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight. Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance
of showers.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Showers likely.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1209 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5
feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to
30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast
7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest
after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers
with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Showers likely.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.
Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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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-
1209 AM CST Thu Nov 27 2025

...Small Craft Should Exercise Caution...

.REST OF TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6
feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6
seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to
25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet.
Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds.
.SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots.
Seas 6 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: South
7 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of
thunderstorms. Showers.
.SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely.
.MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Showers.
.MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$