Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
414 FZUS54 KHGX 200009 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 609 PM CST Wed Nov 19 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. GMZ300-201315- 609 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to moderate onshore flow should continue through the weekend night with Gulf seas of 2 to 4 feet. Isolated to widely scattered showers are possible through Thursday, with a better chance of scattered showers and storms on Friday and Saturday as a weakening frontal boundary approaches. Winds on Saturday may become lighter and more variable as the front makes its closest approach then stalls just inland. An increasing onshore flow resumes later in the weekend as the front washes out and pressures fall to our west. $$ GMZ335-201315- Galveston Bay- 609 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots diminishing to 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers after midnight. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-201315- Matagorda Bay- 609 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming northwest after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth to slightly choppy after midnight. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-201315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 609 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of thunderstorms in the evening. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-201315- 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- 609 PM CST Wed Nov 19 2025 .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. .MONDAY...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. A chance of showers. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$