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Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
203 FZUS54 KHGX 282040 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 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. GMZ300-290915- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Onshore winds will prevail into early next week. A broad area of low pressure over the western Caribbean Sea is forecast to move into the Bay of Campeche later this weekend. Though this system should remain well to our south, look for seas to increase as a longer period swell moves into the upper Texas coastal waters Saturday night through Sunday night. $$ GMZ335-290915- Galveston Bay- 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth late. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west late. Bay waters smooth. Hazy until early morning. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast around 5 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Hazy in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west after midnight. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, rising to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy in the afternoon. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-290915- Matagorda Bay- 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 5 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth. Hazy until early morning. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Hazy in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, becoming southeast 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, rising to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, easing to smooth after midnight. $$ GMZ355-290915- Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 4 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest late. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy until early morning. .MONDAY...Northwest winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less, then around 3 feet after midnight. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. $$ GMZ350-290915- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM- 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy until early morning. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. $$ GMZ375-290915- Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds around 10 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 8 seconds. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south late. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy until early morning. .MONDAY...North winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming northeast in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 8 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to west after midnight. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY...Northwest winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 1 foot or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-290915- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM- 340 PM CDT Fri Jun 28 2024 .TONIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, rising to 15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 5 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, easing to around 10 knots after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy until early morning. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 5 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 9 seconds. Hazy in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...West winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. $$