Rip Current Statement in Matagorda County, Texas
Issued by the National Weather Service and archived by Claims Pages
11/30/2025 6:05:00 AM (UTC)
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Moderate
Certainty: Likely
11/30/2025 6:05:00 AM until 12/1/2025
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.
* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.
* WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda
Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the
Bolivar Peninsula.
* WHEN...Through this evening.
* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water.
