NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ300-170115-  706 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026    .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM  including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.    Onshore winds in the 12-17kt range will prevail for the next  several days. Speeds will be highest at night offshore and during  the afternoons/evenings in the bays. Shower and thunderstorm  chances should trend lower on a day-to-day basis Thursday and  Friday as a more typical summertime weather pattern returns to the  region this weekend and next week.    $$
   GMZ350-355-170115-  Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out  20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-  706 AM CDT Thu Jul 16 2026    TODAY  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers  and thunderstorms.  TONIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at  5 seconds. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after  midnight.  FRIDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave  Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.  FRIDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at  6 seconds.  SATURDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds.  SATURDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to  20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at  6 seconds.  SUNDAY  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  SUNDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  MONDAY  Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.  MONDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 2 feet.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$