Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 CST
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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
20.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 8PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (02 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.4
SSE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)777364444445556666665555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)444347111316162828394125414026241119131521
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
5
NW
20
NE
25
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:35PM
0.48
11:33PM
0.41
4:41PM
0.52
11:37PM
0.45
5:46PM
0.53
11:49PM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
0.39
8:06AM
-0.19
9:36PM
0.44
8:56AM
-0.25
10:45PM
0.47
9:48AM
-0.28
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-
Sunset5:20-------5:20-------5:20-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------158434782---131
Temp. °C91111121315161819191920222118151413121110101011
Feels °C (?)46579111214161618202324171198865469
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