Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 CDT
Forecast 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)444444444443344444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)896689753345896444161912111310
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.32
5:08AM
0.39
5:09PM
0.32
6:17AM
0.41
5:13PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35AM
0.05
10:32PM
0.10
11:15AM
0.11
11:10PM
0.03
11:57AM
0.19
11:52PM
-0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:22-------
Sunset---7:29-------7:29-------7:30----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617171616171717181818181818181819201919191919
Feels °C (?)111114141112131415161515151516161616171617171718
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Galveston surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest