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Rip Current Statement 11, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this rip current statement at Jun 10, 2026, 10:26 AM CDT for Brazoria County, Galveston County, Matagorda County, Texas. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 10, 2026, 10:26 AM CDT (15:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 12, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Brazoria County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Matagorda County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
126 WHUS44 KHGX 101526 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1026 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 TXZ436>439-102330- /O.NEW.KHGX.RP.S.0011.260610T1526Z-260611T0200Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1026 AM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
4 follow-up statements
782 WHUS44 KHGX 110045 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 745 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 TXZ436>439-110845- /O.EXT.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260612T1500Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 745 PM CDT Wed Jun 10 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
939 WHUS44 KHGX 110507 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1207 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TXZ436>439-111315- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260612T1500Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1207 AM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
274 WHUS44 KHGX 120050 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 750 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TXZ436>439-120900- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260612T1500Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 750 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
117 WHUS44 KHGX 120444 CFWHGX Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1144 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 TXZ436>439-121245- /O.CON.KHGX.RP.S.0011.000000T0000Z-260612T1500Z/ Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island- Bolivar Peninsula- 1144 PM CDT Thu Jun 11 2026 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard and away from rocks, jetties, and piers. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.