


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
376 FZUS54 KHGX 141743 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1243 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 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. GMZ300-150615- 1243 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. The landbreeze/seabreeze cycle should generally prevail for trough the middle of the week, but later into the week, a more persistent onshore flow will come to dominate. Seas should be 3 feet or less for most of the week. Rain chances could return by the end of the work week. $$ GMZ330-335-150615- Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay- 1243 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-150615- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1243 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. $$ GMZ370-375-150615- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 1243 PM CDT Tue Oct 14 2025 .THIS AFTERNOON...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .TONIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 5 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 1 foot at 4 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds. .THURSDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds. .FRIDAY...Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A chance of showers after midnight. $$