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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 09 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (09 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
43 | 31 | 47 | 25 | 56 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:53PM0.44m | 1:06PM0.42m | 11:22PM0.33m | 1:15PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52AM0.09m | 4:49AM0.12m | 7:53PM0.31m | 5:50AM0.17m | 7:24PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
25 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 |
 kJ | — | 31 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 35 | — | 21 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SW 2 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 43 | — | 47 | 1 | 56 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1364 | 65 | 0 | 1335 | 1 | 1437 | 1388 | 1330 | 1300 | 1300 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1349 | 1295 | 276 | 1311 | 1330 | 1311 | 1304 | 1296 | 1311 |
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