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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
100 | 107 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 72 | 93 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:40PM0.37m | 4:21AM0.45m | 2:47PM0.37m | 5:19AM0.47m | 2:50PM0.37m | 6:12AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.09m | 10:22AM0.29m | 9:44PM0.04m | 11:15AM0.34m | 10:13PM-0.00m | 12:10PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | — | SE 6 | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 60 | 72 | 93 | — | — | 33 | 33 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 31 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 100 | 107 | 125 | 125 | 96 | 75 | — | — | — | 47 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 34 | 38 | 16 | 19 | — | 19 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1437 | 1304 | 1304 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1307 | 1295 | 702 | 1296 | 1307 | 1295 | 1384 | 1413 | 1304 | 1307 | 1307 | 1311 | 1322 | 1340 | 1657 |
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