NWS Marine Forecast



 Hazardous marine condition(s):
 Small Craft Advisory
   GMZ300-030015-  526 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025    .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM  including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.    Gusty north winds early this morning will gradually diminish as  the day progresses, though it will take a while for seas to  subside offshore. Winds will swing back around to the southeast  tonight. Another coastal trough is forecast to take shape  Wednesday night...bringing periods of rain and isolated storms  through Thursday. Should there be any extended breaks in the rain,  which appears fairly unlikely, some sea fog development is a  possibility. As the trough passes to our east Thursday afternoon,  winds will shift back to the north. Some upper level disturbances  will continue to pass overhead Thursday night through Friday night  keeping rain chances in the forecast before clearing out on  Saturday.    $$
   GMZ350-355-030015-  Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out  20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-  526 AM CST Tue Dec 2 2025    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY    TODAY  North winds near 20 early this morning, diminishing to  10 to 15 knots this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet.  TONIGHT  Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast  after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  WEDNESDAY  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.  Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 3 seconds. A chance of showers  in the afternoon.  WEDNESDAY NIGHT  Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south  after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet  at 5 seconds. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Patchy fog  possible in any extended breaks in the rain.  THURSDAY  North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots.  Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 4 seconds and  southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms in the  morning. Showers.  THURSDAY NIGHT  North winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to  25 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at  4 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely, mainly  in the evening.  FRIDAY  North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around  10 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Showers likely,  mainly in the morning.  FRIDAY NIGHT  North winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A  chance of showers.  SATURDAY  North winds around 10 knots, becoming east in the  afternoon. Seas around 2 feet.  SATURDAY NIGHT  South winds around 10 knots, becoming west  after midnight. Seas around 2 feet.    Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.    $$