Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
905 FZUS54 KHGX 261800 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1200 PM CST Wed Nov 26 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. GMZ300-270615- 1200 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Gusty northeast winds to 20 to 25 knots with gusts of around 30 knots can be expected to continue through today along with higher seas thanks to a surge of colder, drier air from the north. A Small Craft Advisory is in place on the Gulf waters through Wednesday evening, when winds and seas are anticipated to drop below the advisory threshold. Conditions are not expected to become calm, but low enough that an advisory will no longer be needed...temporarily. At the end of the week, onshore winds resume and an increase back to advisory-level winds and seas appears likely for at least a portion of the weekend. $$ GMZ330-335-270615- Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay- 1200 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-270615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1200 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...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. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 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 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-270615- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1200 PM CST Wed Nov 26 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 7 seconds. .THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 6 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Showers likely. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$