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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
749 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

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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749 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

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

Winds will shift back around to the east and southeast tonight
into Saturday at mainly light levels, continuing through the
weekend and into early next week. By mid-week winds are expected
to increase to more moderate and possibly strong levels. Isolated
showers and storms are possible through early in the week with
increasing rain chances toward mid-week.

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Galveston Bay-
749 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers late.
.SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...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.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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Matagorda Bay-
749 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.TONIGHT...East to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to
around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
diminishing to smooth after midnight.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. A
chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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-
749 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.TONIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers
late.
.SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 3 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning, then
a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to
6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers.

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-
749 PM CDT Fri Sep 25 2026

.TONIGHT...East to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east
after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5
seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...East winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SUNDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.MONDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
.TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to
7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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