


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
990 FZUS54 KHGX 151045 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 545 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 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. GMZ300-152315- 545 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Onshore winds in the 8-15 kt range and 2-3 foot seas are in the forecast through the end of the week. Rain chances will decrease as we head into the midweek time period as drier air filters into the area. Later in the week, rain chances increase again as a disturbance approaches from the east. NHC continues to monitor the northeast and north central Gulf for some potential tropical development in the coming days. Mariners are advised to check the forecast for the updates due to uncertainties regarding the tropical disturbance. $$ GMZ335-152315- Galveston Bay- 545 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, then showers and thunderstorms likely in the afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-152315- Matagorda Bay- 545 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. .TONIGHT...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 around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-152315- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 545 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. .THURSDAY...Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming south in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .FRIDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-152315- 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- 545 AM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025 .TODAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning. .TONIGHT...South winds around 10 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 around 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. 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 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 and thunderstorms in the morning. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$