Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 22 Dec 2025 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Galveston, Texas | 24/7 Live Beach Camera


How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm December 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Dec)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (23 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Dec)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)334455666666677778888887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)466111823354631313147475133335261383736363534
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
0.38
8:40PM
0.37
9:02PM
0.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
-0.14
12:24PM
-0.10
1:03PM
-0.05
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset------5:25-------5:25-------5:27-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232222212222212222222121212221222222222121212121
Feels °C (?)242222222323222323232222222322232323232324222222
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