Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 13 Mar 2026 CDT
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 3AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (14 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (14 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)333334444444455556666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2235899710121521263546599580593113841
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
60
N
60
N
60
N
55
N
50
N
35
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.36
4:35PM
0.36
12:23AM
0.33
4:35PM
0.35
1:48AM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
-0.05
9:53PM
0.32
8:42AM
-0.05
9:17PM
0.29
9:19AM
-0.03
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Sunrise------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-
Sunset-7:25-------7:25-------7:27------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------2-----
Temp. °C17171718181919202020202020202121222217128669
Feels °C (?)1414131414161718181817171717181719204-2-6-7-6-1
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