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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CDTForecast 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
24.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 2PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | |
29 | 32 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 58 | 36 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 63 | 23 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:09PM0.52m | 1:10PM0.49m | 1:43PM0.46m | 9:50PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM-0.12m | 3:40AM-0.07m | 4:59AM-0.02m | 8:37PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | 7:51 |
— | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
 kJ | — | 32 | 28 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 23 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 36 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 33 | 27 | 28 | 7 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1435 | 1657 | 1435 | 876 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1330 | 1439 | 1657 | 1435 | 1330 | 1300 | 1296 | 1307 | 1330 | 1435 | 1660 | 1435 | 1307 | 1295 |
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