NWS Marine Forecast


   GMZ300-161815-  1213 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025    .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM  including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.    Onshore winds in the 5 to 10 knots with gusts to 15 and seas 2 to  4 foot seas are in the forecast through the end of the week. Rain  chances will decrease today through early Thursday as drier air  filters into the area. However, rain chances increase late  Thursday 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.    $$
   GMZ350-355-161815-  Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out  20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-  1213 AM CDT Wed Jul 16 2025    REST OF TONIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  WEDNESDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around  2 feet.  THURSDAY  Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the  afternoon. Seas around 2 feet. Wave Detail: Southwest 1 foot at  4 seconds.  THURSDAY NIGHT  South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of showers after  midnight.  FRIDAY  South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave  Detail: South 1 foot at 4 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms.  Showers likely, mainly in the morning.  FRIDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  SATURDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. A  chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.  SATURDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  SUNDAY  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  SUNDAY NIGHT  South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$