Galveston Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Texas, USA)
Galveston Spot ID
Type: breakwater
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SE | Wind NNW
Sea Temperature Today is: 31.0 °C
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| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
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Galveston in Texas is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. The best conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. Offshore winds are from the north northwest. Windswells are much more typical than groudswells and the ideal wave angle is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rips, obstacles, sharks and jellyfish.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Galveston (Galveston Channel), Texas, 2 km from Galveston.
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Galveston Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At BUOY-GTOT2, 2 km from Galveston.
- |  | Air temperature 31.9 °C |
Current weather near Galveston
Buoy Data:
At Galveston Buoy, 22 miles from Galveston.
| 3PM | 4PM | 5PM | 6PM | |
| Data Age | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr | 1 hr |
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| Dominant period (s) | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Overall Galveston Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in August
The graph describes the range of swells directed at Galveston through a typical August.... (show all text)
The rose diagram shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different dire... (show all text)
The two graphs above are also combined in the single Galveston surf consistency graph.
Also see Galveston surf quality by season and Galveston surf quality by month.
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Texas surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Galveston
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Galveston:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break1 mi
- Third closest break6 mi
- Fourth closest break15 mi
- Fifth closest break24 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Galveston:
- Closest wave buoy22 mi
- Second closest wave buoy103 mi
- Third closest wave buoy200 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy252 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy261 mi
Tide stations nearest to Galveston:
- Closest tide station1 mi
- Second closest tide station1 mi
- Third closest tide station2 mi
- Fourth closest tide station4 mi
- Fifth closest tide station4 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Galveston:
- Closest ski area683 mi
- Second closest ski area696 mi
- Third closest ski area699 mi
- Fourth closest ski area707 mi
- Fifth closest ski area773 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Galveston:
- Closest city location2 mi
- Second closest city location11 mi
- Third closest city location24 mi
- Fourth closest city location29 mi
- Fifth closest city location30 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Galveston is Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) in USA, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Galveston is Ellington Fld (Houston) Airport (EFD), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.
- Third is William P Hobby (Houston) Airport (HOU) in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
- George Bush Intcntl Houston Airport (IAH) in USA is 93 km (58 miles) away.
- Southeast Texas Rgnl (Beaumont) Airport (BPT), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Galveston and is 102 km (63 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Galveston, Texas. Use the tab navigation above to view Galveston sea temperature, Galveston photographs, Galveston detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Galveston webcams, current wind from Texas live weather stations and Galveston tide predictions. The United States swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United States and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United States wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Galveston.
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