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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 08 Dec 2025 CSTForecast 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 10AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:31PM 0.44 | 10:04PM 0.40 | 5:35AM 0.31 | 10:28PM 0.36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:34PM -0.19 | 1:31PM -0.11 | 5:12AM 0.31 | 2:28PM -0.03 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 |
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