Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
007 FZUS54 KHGX 220619 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1219 AM CST Sat Nov 22 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. GMZ300-221930- 1219 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. A diffuse frontal boundary will push off the coast Saturday morning with scattered showers, isolated thunderstorms, and patchy fog ending with the weak wind shift. Winds will swing back around to the southeast during the day Sunday...followed by increasing speeds and building seas into Monday night. The next weather system will bring shower and thunderstorm chances back to the region Monday night and Tuesday, but its associated cold front probably won`t push off the coast until early Wednesday morning. $$ GMZ335-221930- Galveston Bay- 1219 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. Isolated thunderstorms. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. Patchy fog late. .SATURDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy to choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northwest winds around 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-221930- Matagorda Bay- 1219 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms late. Patchy fog late. .SATURDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, increasing to choppy after midnight. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-221930- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1219 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms late. Patchy fog late. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-221930- 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- 1219 AM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms late. .SATURDAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds and northeast 1 foot at 2 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$