Galveston Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.77° W

Galveston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.5° 

Galveston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Galveston today (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 11AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (25 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
35
39
44
56
44
35
27
37
52
68
48
53
60
41
31
29
24
28
44
41
42
46
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:55AM0.48m
5:23PM0.56m
2:57AM0.49m
6:28PM0.59m
2:56AM0.51m
7:39PM0.60m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.09m
10:30PM0.42m
10:24AM0.02m
11:18PM0.48m
11:09AM-0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
21
20
19
18
19
18
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
21
20
21
23
22
22
21
21
21
23
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