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Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1222 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 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.

GMZ300-090615-
1222 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

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

Daily shower and thunderstorm chances continue through the end of
the week. Though more numerous than usual for the next few days,
they should follow the typical daily pattern of beginning over the
Gulf waters in the pre-dawn hours, then gradually shifting towards
the immediate coast later in the morning and farther inland
through the afternoon. Light to moderate winds and low seas are
expected through Wednesday. Occasionally higher gusts up to 15 to
20 knots are possible. Winds and seas may increase towards the end
of the week. Locally higher winds and seas possible in the
vicinity of any thunderstorm that develops over the bays and Gulf
waters this week.

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GMZ335-090615-
Galveston Bay-
1222 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southwest winds around 10 knots. Bay waters
smooth to slightly choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening.
.THURSDAY...Southwest winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to
slightly choppy. Showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ330-090615-
Matagorda Bay-
1222 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight
chance of showers in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A
chance of thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth
to slightly choppy.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly
choppy. A chance of showers. A chance of thunderstorms in the
afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters
slightly choppy.

Winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ350-355-090615-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
1222 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of showers. A
slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the evening.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: South 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers and
thunderstorms in the morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: South 3 feet at
6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...South winds around 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. A
chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

GMZ370-375-090615-
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-
1222 PM CDT Tue Jul 8 2025

.THIS AFTERNOON...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet.
Wave Detail: South 2 feet at 5 seconds. A slight chance of
showers and thunderstorms.
.TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet. Wave
Detail: South 2 feet at 6 seconds. A slight chance of showers and
thunderstorms after midnight.
.WEDNESDAY...Southwest winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 2 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers
and thunderstorms.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to
10 to 15 knots after midnight. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail:
Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening.
.THURSDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave
Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet.
Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds.
.FRIDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. A chance
of showers and thunderstorms.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet.
A chance of showers after midnight.
.SATURDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of thunderstorms. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. A
chance of showers after midnight.

Winds and seas higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$