


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
787 FZUS54 KHGX 010926 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 426 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 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. GMZ300-012215- 426 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Winds have veered around to the southeast before the arrival of our next front. That front is expected to sag into the waters later today bringing some scattered showers and thunderstorms. Isolated strong thunderstorms will be possible, generating strong wind gusts in the vicinity of those storms. Though we will see a gradual wind shift through the day, winds speeds will not substantially increase until the evening and overnight hours. A Small Craft Advisory is in place from this evening through Sunday morning. Moderate northeast winds and building seas should begin to gradually diminish Sunday afternoon. Light onshore winds resume Monday and should prevail for a good part of next week. $$ GMZ335-012215- Galveston Bay- 426 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots late. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy late. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms in the evening. .SUNDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-012215- Matagorda Bay- 426 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east late. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy late. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms late. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-012215- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 426 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east with gusts up to 20 knots this afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 1 foot at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-012215- 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- 426 AM CDT Sat Nov 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... .TODAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots late. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds. A slight chance of showers this morning. A chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet, building to 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 4 seconds and south 1 foot at 4 seconds, becoming northeast 6 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 1 foot at 5 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming north around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 6 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$