Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
611 AM CST Wed Dec 10 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.

GMZ300-110115-
611 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

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

Patchy fog may briefly spill into portions of the bays early this
morning. Light onshore winds today will shift to a more northerly
direction later today and this evening behind the passage of a
weak, dry cold front. Onshore flow returns on Thursday, eventually
resulting in an increase risk of fog Friday through Sunday
morning. The best chance of fog will be during the overnight and
morning hours. Some uncertainty regarding how widespread the fog
will be. The next front arrives Sunday, bringing a chance of
showers and gusty northeast winds in its wake. Small Craft
Advisories may be warranted.

$$

GMZ335-110115-
Galveston Bay-
611 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in
the afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the evening, then areas of fog after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Areas of fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Areas of fog.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

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GMZ330-110115-
Matagorda Bay-
611 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northwest late.
Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south
after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Patchy
fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters
choppy.

$$

GMZ350-355-110115-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
611 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west this
afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 2 feet at
4 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at
5 seconds. Patchy fog after midnight.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. Patchy fog.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Patchy fog in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Patchy fog.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Patchy fog in the
morning.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet.

$$

GMZ370-375-110115-
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-
611 AM CST Wed Dec 10 2025

.TODAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest
around 10 knots this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southwest 2 feet at 4 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.TONIGHT...North winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to
15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast
2 feet at 4 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Northeast 2 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and northeast 2 feet at
5 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around
2 feet.
.SUNDAY...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet.

$$