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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 CST
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Galveston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston sea temperature is
16.8° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Galveston, Texas | 24/7 Live Beach Camera

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 1AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)677777777777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81110949779828612012097636370574646291918129555
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
N
15
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.24
9:12AM
0.18
8:52PM
0.23
11:27AM
0.19
8:58PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37PM
-0.00
3:18AM
0.05
2:15PM
0.09
4:14AM
-0.01
2:45PM
0.17
5:05AM
-0.07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset5:37-------5:37-------5:37-------
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Rain (mm)
11----2-----------------
Temp. °C2222232323232122222323191818131315141211109911
Feels °C (?)22212324252524232323231816134576311114
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