


Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
712 FZUS54 KHGX 040514 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1214 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 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. GMZ300-041815- Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays 1214 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to occasionally moderate onshore winds and relatively low seas will prevail today and over the next 7 days. Isolated showers and storms will be possible today and Saturday, with the next best rain chances returning late Sunday into next week. Hazy skies due to Saharan dust are expected today, persisting into the weekend. $$ GMZ335-041815- Galveston Bay- 1214 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots with higher gusts. Bay waters smooth. .FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers. Hazy. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots, veering to southwest late. Bay waters smooth. Hazy until early morning. .SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...Southwest winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ330-041815- Matagorda Bay- 1214 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with higher gusts. Bay waters slightly choppy. .FRIDAY...South to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Hazy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. Hazy. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. Hazy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming south around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Hazy until early morning. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. $$ GMZ350-355-041815- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 1214 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...South to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. A slight chance of showers late in the morning. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy until early morning. .SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of thunderstorms in the morning. A chance of showers. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$ GMZ370-375-041815- 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- 1214 AM CDT Fri Jul 4 2025 .REST OF TONIGHT...South to southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 30 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. .FRIDAY...South to southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. .FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to southeast in the afternoon. Seas around 3 feet in the morning, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds, becoming south 2 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds. Hazy until early morning. .SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South 1 foot at 5 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .MONDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers in the morning. .MONDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. .TUESDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less. Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms. $$