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Houston/Galveston Marine Page
 Houston/Galveston
Marine Weather Page

 
Houston/Galveston Marine Page
 
Link to Old Marine Page (not updated)
 

Beach Weather
 

Experimental National Marine Weather Web Portal
 
   
Marine Warnings
 
 
 
Special Marine Warning Coastal Flood Watch Warning
Marine WX Statement Marine Weather Warning
Other Watches/Warnings/Advisories
 
   
 

 


Tide Tables/Links for 2024
Alligator Point Christmas Bay Clear Lake
Eagle Point Freeport Galveston Bay (South Jetty)
Galveston Pier 21 Galveston Pleasure Pier Gilchrist (East Bay)
Jamaica Beach Lynchburg Landing Manchester
Morgans Point Point Barrow (Trinity Bay) Port Bolivar
Port O'Connor Round Point San Luis Pass
Texas City (Turning Basin)   Other Texas Locations

 

Other Observations
National Data Buoy Center
Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System
Coastal Water Temperature Guide
 
 Unit Conversion:
 oF =   oC
 knots =  mph
 NDBC Buoy Observations: Text Links
 
Buoy 42035 Buoy 42019 Buoy 42020
TX Automated Buoy System World Buoy Map
Western Gulf Buoy Data Eastern Gulf Buoy Data Caribbean Buoy Data
 Other Links
 
GLS Bay Ports (Text) GLS Bay Ports (Graphs)
Matagorda Bay Ports (Text) Matagorda Bay Ports (Graphs)
Water Level Forecast TCOON (Tide Data)
Marine Forecasts
Marine Zones: Text Forecasts
 
Gulf Map Mobile marine zonesNew Orleans marine zonesLake Charles  marine zonesHouston/Galveston marine zonesCorpus Christi marine zonesBrownsville marine zones
Upper Texas Coast Middle Texas Coast
Lower Texas Coast Upper Texas/ Western LA Coast
Other Nearshore Areas (Clickable Maps) Other Offshore Areas (Clickable Maps)
Tide Forecast Offshore Forecast
Beaufort Wind Scale:
Force Wind (kts) Classification
0 <1 Calm
1 1-3 Light Air
2 4-6 Light Breeze
3 7-10 Gentle Breeze
4 11-16 Moderate Breeze
5 17-21 Fresh Breeze
6 22-27 Strong Breeze
7 28-33 Near Gale
8 34-40 Gale
9 41-47 Strong Gale
10 48-55 Storm
11 56-63 Violent Storm
12 <63 Hurricane

Marine Graphical Forecast: Wind

12-Hour Forecast
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24-Hour Forecast
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36-Hour Forecast
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48-Hour Forecast
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Marine Graphical Forecast: Wave

12-Hour Forecast
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24-Hour Forecast
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36-Hour Forecast
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48-Hour Forecast
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Miscellaneous Forecast Links
Buoy 42035 Forecast
Marine Models
 
FNMOC Wave Watch Three Texas A&M Galveston Marine Model Data
NOAA Atlantic WW3 Analysis -COAMPS (FNMOC) NOAA Atlantic WW3 Analysis- NOGAPS (FNMOC)
SWAN (Simulating WAves Nearshore)  
Sea Surface Temperature
Gulf of Mexico Sea SurfaceTemperature
GOM SST
 
Latest SST Image
 
U.S Atlantic Sea Surface Temperature
U.S. Atlantic SST
South Atlantic
South Atlantic SST
North Atlantic
North Atlantic SST
Global Sea Surface Temperature
Period 3 - check time on image - click for larger version
Sea Surface Temperature Main Page
Educational/ Other Links
Marine Spotter Information

Along with the Galveston Bay and Upper Texas Coast Nearshore forecasts, the Houston/Galveston National Weather Office is also responsible for the issuance of advisories and warnings for the thousands of mariners in this vicinity. By last count, there are over 100,000 registered boats/ships/etc that cruise the waterways of the upper Texas coastline. Here is some more information on becoming a marine spotter.
 
Buoy Data
National Data Buoy Center Texas Automated Buoy Center (TABS)
Port Meteorological Office
Houston PMO Page NWS PMO and VOS Homepage
U.S. Radiofacsmile Broadcasts Ocean Prediction Center
VOS Ship Observations UOTC