Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 15 Feb 2026 CST
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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 6PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (15 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)777777776777777666444455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)596847352424151711121912121111191925101318282933
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononcross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.30
5:12PM
0.30
2:27AM
0.30
5:25PM
0.29
3:31AM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
-0.18
9:10PM
0.26
9:24AM
-0.16
9:35PM
0.22
9:57AM
-0.14
10:07PM
0.17
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise6:58-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:08-------6:08----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151618191715141414141414141515161718191919191919
Feels °C (?)91115161312121313121312121314141516181717171718
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