FZUS54 KHGX 250008 CWFHGX Coastal Waters Forecast for Texas National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 708 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 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. GMZ300-251300- 708 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .Synopsis For High Island to the Matagorda Ship Channel Out 60 NM including Galveston and Matagorda Bays. Light to moderate southeasterly winds will continue over the next several days. Higher than normal water levels near 3.0 feet above MLLW are still expected at each high tide cycle through the weekend and possibly into early next week. Winds and seas may increase somewhat by Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. $$ GMZ335-251300- Galveston Bay- 708 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots late. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth late. .SATURDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .SUNDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots, becoming south around 10 knots after midnight. Bay waters slightly choppy, diminishing to smooth after midnight. .TUESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ330-251300- Matagorda Bay- 708 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to 20 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Bay waters smooth to slightly choppy. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the afternoon. Bay waters smooth, increasing to slightly choppy in the afternoon. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Bay waters slightly choppy. $$ GMZ350-355-251300- Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM- 708 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots, diminishing to around 10 knots late. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...South winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 2 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 5 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet. $$ GMZ370-375-251300- 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- 708 PM CDT Fri Apr 24 2026 .REST OF TONIGHT...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY...Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SATURDAY NIGHT...South winds around 10 knots. Seas 2 to 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY...Southeast winds around 10 knots. Seas around 3 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .SUNDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 2 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. Wave Detail: Southeast 3 feet at 6 seconds. .MONDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas around 4 feet. .TUESDAY...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .TUESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY...South winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 4 feet. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 4 to 5 feet. $$