Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 10 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 12AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (11 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (11 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
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 (?)
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)555566666666777777776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36445277871401358794123453529231913138544464
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
45
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
NW
55
N
55
N
50
NNE
40
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
0.35
5:04PM
0.36
5:16PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
-0.03
6:12AM
-0.03
7:13AM
-0.04
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise------7:33-------7:31-------7:31-
Sunset-7:23-------7:23-------7:24------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1--------------
Temp. °C22222221212121222224241612109121617171716151617
Feels °C (?)232121191917212120222171-1061214141412121213
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