


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
143 FZUS54 KHGX 021739 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1239 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 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. GMZ300-030615- 1239 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. The remains of a stalled front will continue to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms over the coastal locations and Gulf waters through the afternoon. Some of the stronger storms will be capable of producing locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Winds outside of storms will generally be light and variable. Rain chances decrease significantly by the middle of the week, while winds and seas are expected to remain rather light and low. $$ GMZ335-030615- Galveston Bay- 1239 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-030615- Matagorda Bay- 1239 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-030615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1239 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 3 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-030615- 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- 1239 PM CDT Tue Sep 2 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. Showers and thunderstorms likely early, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 1 foot at 2 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds, becoming southeast 1 foot at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$