


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
479 FZUS54 KHGX 141017 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 517 AM CDT Mon Jul 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. GMZ300-142315- 517 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. A typical summer pattern is anticipated with onshore winds in the 8-15kt range and 2-4 foot seas. Isolated, mainly overnight and morning showers or thunderstorms are possible in the Gulf and near the coast, with slightly better chances of storms in the north parts of the bays in the early-mid afternoon hours. Rain chances are lower Tuesday through Thursday. NHC will be monitoring the northeast and north central Gulf for any tropical development later this week. Chances are currently around 30%. Mariners are advised to keep up with the latest forecasts. $$ GMZ335-142315- Galveston Bay- 517 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to smooth to slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-142315- Matagorda Bay- 517 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-142315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 517 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-142315- 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- 517 AM CDT Mon Jul 14 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms until late afternoon. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$