Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
072 FZUS54 KHGX 281125 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 525 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 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. GMZ300-290015- 525 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Winds will swing around to the southeast as the day progresses and increase in speed...allowing for building seas as well. Small Craft Advisories are in effect for all waters. Shower and thunderstorm chances increase ahead of a strong cold front that should be pushing off the coast between 2am-8am Sunday morning. A few storms may be on the stronger side. Moderate to strong offshore flow and elevated seas will persist in the wake of the front. An upper level disturbance is forecast to push overhead Sunday night and Monday bringing another chance of showers and isolated thunderstorms to the waters. $$ GMZ330-335-290015- Matagorda Bay-Galveston Bay- 525 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast. Bay waters choppy. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Bay waters rough. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...South winds 15 to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy to rough. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25 knots toward morning. Bay waters choppy. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy to rough. A chance of showers in the morning. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Bay waters choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds around 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...North winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ350-355-290015- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 525 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast. Seas building to 4 to 6 feet. Wave Detail: East 5 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 6 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of showers. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots, becoming north 20 to 25 knots toward morning. Seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: South 4 feet at 7 seconds. A chance of thunderstorms. Showers. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: East 4 feet at 6 seconds and west 4 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 1 foot at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. A chance of showers in the evening. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around 15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-290015- Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM- 525 AM CST Fri Nov 28 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... .TODAY...East winds 15 to 25 knots becoming southeast. Seas building to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. Wave Detail: East 6 feet at 6 seconds. .TONIGHT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 7 feet at 7 seconds. A slight chance of showers. .SATURDAY...South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 5 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 4 feet at 7 seconds. Showers likely in the evening, then showers with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .SUNDAY...North winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and southwest 3 feet at 6 seconds. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Wave Detail: Northeast 5 feet at 6 seconds and south 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms after midnight. .MONDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. Showers likely, mainly in the evening. .TUESDAY...North winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming east after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 feet. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$