Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
404 FZUS54 KHGX 230530 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1130 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. GMZ300-231815- 1130 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 currently lingering right along the coast over the nearshore Gulf waters, resulting in northeasterly to easterly winds. Winds will swing back around to the southeast during the day Sunday, followed by increasing speeds and building seas into Monday night. Caution flags may be needed. The next weather system will bring shower and thunderstorm chances back to the region Monday night and Tuesday, but its associated cold front is not expected to push off the coast until early Wednesday morning. Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed in the wake of the front. $$ GMZ335-231815- Galveston Bay- 1130 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming north around 5 knots this afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms early this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-231815- Matagorda Bay- 1130 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast late this morning, then becoming east this afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Patchy fog early this morning. A chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 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 in the afternoon. .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...West 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 northeast 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...North winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-231815- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1130 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 5 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. Patchy dense fog early this morning. A chance of showers this morning. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. A slight chance of showers this afternoon. .TONIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds, becoming southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-231815- 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- 1130 PM CST Sat Nov 22 2025 .TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east this afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of thunderstorms until late afternoon. 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: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 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 3 feet, building to 3 to 5 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 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, diminishing to around 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots, becoming north 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. .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. $$