Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
653 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 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.

GMZ300-070015-
653 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM
including Galveston and Matagorda Bays.

Isolated showers will be possible over the coastal waters through
this week, primarily in the pre-dawn and early morning hours.
The best potential for these showers for at least the next night
or two appears to be farther offshore, 20-60 nm out. Previously
stronger winds from the weekend will continue to gradually
diminish and give way towards light onshore winds and and low
seas through the first half of the week. A period of moderate
northeasterly winds become more likely Wednesday and Thursday.

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GMZ335-070015-
Galveston Bay-
653 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...North winds around 5 knots, becoming east in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming
northeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy,
increasing to choppy after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy.

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GMZ330-070015-
Matagorda Bay-
653 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast this
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming east around
15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around
10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing
to smooth after midnight.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ350-355-070015-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
653 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming southeast late. Seas
2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
7 seconds.
.TUESDAY...Northeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: East 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 4 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at
5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
East 3 feet at 5 seconds.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...East winds around 15 knots, becoming northeast
15 to 20 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots, diminishing to around
15 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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GMZ370-375-070015-
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-
653 AM CDT Mon Oct 6 2025

.TODAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: East 3 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms this morning.
.TONIGHT...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds and northeast 1 foot at
4 seconds.
.TUESDAY...East winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 7 seconds.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...East winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds.
.WEDNESDAY...Northeast winds around 15 knots, increasing to 15 to
20 knots in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: East
3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up
to 25 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: East 3 feet at
5 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to
4 feet.
.FRIDAY...Northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...East winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

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