Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
929 FZUS54 KHGX 221831 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1231 PM 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. GMZ300-230730- 1231 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. A weak front is expected to stall over the Gulf waters this afternoon, resulting in northeast to easterly winds over the area with isolated showers. 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. Small Craft Advisories will be possible on Wednesday behind the front. $$ GMZ335-230730- Galveston Bay- 1231 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...North winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...North winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to choppy after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-230730- Matagorda Bay- 1231 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...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 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .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 with a chance of thunderstorms 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...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to choppy after midnight. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Bay waters choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-230730- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1231 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East to northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 3 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-230730- 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- 1231 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East to northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 2 seconds and southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds and south 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 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south 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 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet, building to 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet in the afternoon. A chance of showers in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots. Seas 5 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$