


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
923 FZUS54 KHGX 120407 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1107 PM CDT Thu Sep 11 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. GMZ300-121630- 1107 PM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to occasionally moderate easterly winds will continue through Friday. Small craft should exercise caution through early Friday morning as wind gusts rise to around 20kt, and may continue into Friday afternoon. Rain chances are near zero Saturday, but then some isolated activity may begin to develop as early as Sunday afternoon through the weekend. $$ GMZ335-121630- Galveston Bay- 1107 PM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025 .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ330-121630- Matagorda Bay- 1107 PM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025 .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .SATURDAY...East winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southeast around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. $$ GMZ350-355-121630- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1107 PM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... .OVERNIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-121630- 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- 1107 PM CDT Thu Sep 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... .OVERNIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .MONDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .MONDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. $$