


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
213 FZUS54 KHGX 171112 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 612 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 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. GMZ300-180015- 612 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Onshore winds in the 5 to 15 knot range with occasionally higher gusts and 2 to 4 foot seas are in the forecast through the end of the week. Rain chances increase late Thursday into Friday as a disturbance approaches from the east. NHC continues to monitor a disturbance in the far northern Gulf for some potential tropical development today into Friday. Moisture from this disturbance will increase rain chances for Friday and Saturday. $$ GMZ335-180015- Galveston Bay- 612 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-180015- Matagorda Bay- 612 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-180015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 612 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-180015- 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- 612 AM CDT Thu Jul 17 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$