


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
674 FZUS54 KHGX 022321 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 621 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 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. GMZ300-031215- 621 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Persistent low seas and generally light, but occasionally moderate winds driven by the daily seabreeze and landbreeze cycle will continue to prevail. Expect daily opportunities for isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms into next week. Stronger winds and rougher seas can occur in the vicinity of any thunderstorms. In some cases, thunderstorm winds can extend far from the associated storm. $$ GMZ335-031215- Galveston Bay- 621 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds around 5 knots, becoming northwest late this evening and overnight. Bay waters smooth. A chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers until early morning, then showers likely late. .SUNDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-031215- Matagorda Bay- 621 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southwest late. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast 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. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-031215- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 621 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming west late this evening and overnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-031215- 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- 621 PM CDT Sat Aug 2 2025 .TONIGHT...Southwest winds around 5 knots, becoming west after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: West 1 foot at 3 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight. .MONDAY...West winds around 5 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds and east 1 foot at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 2 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$