Coastal Waters Forecast
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
813 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 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.

GMZ300-041415-
Synopsis for High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel out
60 nautical miles including Galveston and Matagorda Bays
813 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 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 for the remainder of the week. Isolated showers
and storms will be possible through the end of the work week with
the next best rain chances returning late Sunday into next week.
Hazy skies due to Saharan dust return Friday into the weekend.

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GMZ335-041415-
Galveston Bay-
813 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms early this evening,
then a slight chance of showers late this evening and early
morning.
.FRIDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots, backing to south in the
late morning and afternoon. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the late morning and afternoon. Hazy
in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Hazy early in the evening.
.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 early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...West winds around 5 knots, backing to south in the
afternoon. Bay waters smooth. Hazy.
.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. A chance of
thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.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.

$$

GMZ330-041415-
Matagorda Bay-
813 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Hazy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. Hazy early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.
Hazy early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Hazy.
.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.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-041415-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
813 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...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. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Hazy in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
9 seconds. Hazy early in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 9 seconds. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. Hazy.
.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 showers in the morning.
.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.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-041415-
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-
813 PM CDT Thu Jul 3 2025

.REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around
3 feet. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
9 seconds. Hazy in the afternoon. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms late.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet
in the evening, then around 2 feet or less. Wave Detail: South
2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy early
in the evening.
.SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet or
less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot
at 9 seconds. Hazy.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet
or less. Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 4 seconds and southeast
1 foot at 9 seconds. Hazy early in the evening.
.SUNDAY...South winds around 5 knots. Seas around 2 feet or less.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 1 foot at
9 seconds. Hazy.
.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 showers in the morning.
.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.
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.

$$