


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
908 FZUS54 KHGX 071159 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 659 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 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. GMZ300-080015- 659 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Isolated showers will be possible over the coastal waters through this week, primarily in the pre-dawn and early morning hours. The best potential for these showers for at least the next night or two appears to be farther offshore, 20 to 60 nm out. Light onshore winds and and low seas will continue through midweek, then a period of moderate northeasterly winds become more likely for the second half of the week. $$ GMZ335-080015- Galveston Bay- 659 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...East winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast late. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers early this morning. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-080015- Matagorda Bay- 659 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-080015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 659 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-080015- 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- 659 AM CDT Tue Oct 7 2025 .TODAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east late this morning and afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SATURDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$