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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 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
26.4° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 5AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri night, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | |
3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:02AM0.49m | 7:53AM0.49m | 8:48AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM-0.02m | 11:17PM-0.03m | 11:54PM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 7 |
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 35 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 45 | 36 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 31 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1311 | 1307 | 1295 | 1304 | 1437 | 1435 | 1384 | 1299 | 142 | 142 | 53 | 1219 | 1480 | 1480 | 1435 | 1349 | 1295 | 1295 | 1298 | 1330 | 1435 | 1439 | 1435 | 1345 |
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