Hazardous marine condition(s):
Small Craft Advisory
GMZ300-300830-
204 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026
.Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM
including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.
Light winds and low seas will prevail today. The next cold front
will push off the coast late Thursday evening followed by moderate
north winds and building seas. With a reinforcing shot of cold,
Arctic air anticipated Friday night, winds should further increase
into Saturday, then gradually decrease Sunday. On the bays,
already low astronomical tides will produce some negative water
levels this week, even more so Friday night into the weekend with
stronger north winds in place.
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GMZ350-355-300830- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 204 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. TONIGHT Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming northwest 3 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. FRIDAY North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT North winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. SATURDAY North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. SUNDAY East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. SUNDAY NIGHT South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. MONDAY Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$
GMZ350-355-300830- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 204 PM CST Thu Jan 29 2026 SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON THIS AFTERNOON South winds around 5 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and east 1 foot at 6 seconds. TONIGHT Southwest winds around 10 knots, becoming northwest around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 1 foot or less, then 2 to 3 feet after midnight. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 3 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds, becoming northwest 3 feet at 3 seconds and south 1 foot at 3 seconds. FRIDAY North winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 6 seconds. FRIDAY NIGHT North winds around 20 knots, increasing to 20 to 25 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: North 3 feet at 4 seconds. SATURDAY North winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to around 20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 4 feet at 5 seconds. SATURDAY NIGHT Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. SUNDAY East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. SUNDAY NIGHT South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet in the evening, then 1 foot or less. MONDAY Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. MONDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. $$