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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
1256 pm cdt thu mar 12 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.


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galveston bay-
1256 pm cdt thu mar 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm cdt this afternoon...

.this afternoon...north winds around 15 knots. bay waters 
slightly choppy. 
.tonight...northeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming east after
midnight. bay waters smooth. 
.friday...southeast winds around 5 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. bay waters smooth. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. bay waters smooth. 
.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 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. bay waters slightly choppy. 
.sunday...south winds 15 to 20 knots. bay waters choppy. 
.sunday night...west winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north 25 to
35 knots after midnight. bay waters very rough. a chance of
showers and thunderstorms in the evening. 
.monday...north winds 25 to 35 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. bay waters very rough, diminishing to
rough in the afternoon. 
.monday night...north winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northeast
around 15 knots after midnight. bay waters choppy, diminishing to
slightly choppy after midnight. 

winds and waves higher in and near thunderstorms.

$$

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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
1256 pm cdt thu mar 12 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.


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coastal waters from freeport to matagorda ship channel tx out
20 nm-coastal waters from high island to freeport tx out 20 nm-
1256 pm cdt thu mar 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm cdt this afternoon...

.this afternoon...north winds around 20 knots, becoming northeast
around 15 knots late. seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to 8 feet. 
wave detail: northeast 5 feet at 5 seconds and southeast 2 feet at
7 seconds. 
.tonight...east winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 2 to 4 feet. wave
detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.friday...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 2 feet. wave
detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas around 2 feet.
wave detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.saturday...south winds around 10 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: east 1 foot at 6 seconds. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 2 to 4 feet. wave detail: southeast 1 foot at
6 seconds. 
.sunday...south winds around 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north
30 to 40 knots after midnight. seas 4 to 6 feet, occasionally to
8 feet. a chance of showers in the evening. 
.monday...north winds 30 to 40 knots, diminishing to 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. seas 6 to 9 feet, occasionally to
11 feet, subsiding to 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet in the
afternoon. 
.monday night...north winds 20 to 25 knots, becoming northeast
around 20 knots after midnight. seas 3 to 5 feet. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
1256 pm cdt thu mar 12 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.


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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-
1256 pm cdt thu mar 12 2026

...small craft advisory in effect until 4 pm cdt this afternoon...

.this afternoon...north winds 20 to 25 knots, diminishing to
around 20 knots late. seas 5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet.
wave detail: north 7 feet at 6 seconds and southeast 4 feet at
7 seconds. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots, becoming east around 10 knots after midnight. seas 3 to
5 feet. wave detail: northeast 4 feet at 6 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds around 5 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: east 3 feet at 6 seconds. 
.friday night...south winds 5 to 10 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.saturday...south winds around 10 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet. wave
detail: east 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots with gusts up to
20 knots. seas 2 to 4 feet. wave detail: east 2 feet at
6 seconds. 
.sunday...south winds around 15 knots. seas 4 to 5 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds 25 to 30 knots, becoming north
30 to 40 knots after midnight. seas 4 to 5 feet, building to 5 to
8 feet, occasionally to 10 feet after midnight. a chance of
showers. 
.monday...north winds 30 to 40 knots, diminishing to 25 to
30 knots in the afternoon. seas 9 to 12 feet, occasionally to
14 feet. 
.monday night...northeast winds 20 to 25 knots. seas 5 to 7 feet,
occasionally to 9 feet. 

$$

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coastal waters forecast for texas
national weather service houston/galveston tx
657 am cdt thu mar 12 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.


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coastal waters from high island to freeport tx out 20 nm-
waters from high island to freeport tx from 20 to 60 nm-
657 am cdt thu mar 12 2026

...gale warning in effect until 10 am cdt this morning...
...small craft advisory in effect from 10 am this morning to 4 pm
cdt this afternoon...

.today...north winds around 30 knots, diminishing to around
20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. seas 7 to 10 feet,
occasionally to 13 feet, subsiding to 5 to 8 feet, occasionally
to 10 feet this afternoon. wave detail: north 8 feet at 5 seconds
and southeast 3 feet at 7 seconds, becoming east 6 feet at
6 seconds. 
.tonight...northeast winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 3 to 5 feet,
subsiding to 2 to 3 feet after midnight. wave detail: northeast
4 feet at 6 seconds, becoming east 3 feet at 7 seconds. 
.friday...southeast winds 5 to 10 knots, becoming south in the
afternoon. seas around 2 feet. wave detail: east 2 feet at
6 seconds. 
.friday night...south winds around 10 knots, increasing to 10 to
15 knots after midnight. seas around 2 feet. wave detail: south
2 feet at 3 seconds and east 2 feet at 6 seconds. 
.saturday...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas around 2 feet. wave
detail: east 2 feet at 5 seconds. 
.saturday night...south winds 10 to 15 knots. seas 2 to 3 feet.
wave detail: southeast 3 feet at 5 seconds. 
.sunday...south winds around 15 knots. seas 3 to 4 feet. 
.sunday night...southwest winds around 20 knots, becoming north
around 30 knots after midnight. seas 3 to 4 feet, building to
5 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet after midnight. a chance of
showers after midnight. 
.monday...north winds around 30 knots, diminishing to 20 to
25 knots in the afternoon. seas 5 to 8 feet, occasionally to
10 feet. 
.monday night...northeast winds 15 to 20 knots. seas 4 to 6 feet,
occasionally to 8 feet. 

$$