Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 25 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (25 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)677777778777777777777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)106145150158167222230181160131131109897169515432494241262517
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37PM
0.39
3:49PM
0.39
4:03PM
0.38
10:37PM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
-0.23
6:56AM
-0.23
9:41PM
0.33
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:47-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:15-------6:15----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919191919191919202021222121202020212121212020
Feels °C (?)151515161514151819202021222123212121222121222020
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