Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 CDT
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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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)444455555555555555545555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1114222622323225192018131213119151917989914
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
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
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:55AM
0.42
4:57PM
0.37
10:35AM
0.43
4:19PM
0.40
12:45PM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:40AM
-0.09
1:26PM
0.34
1:35AM
-0.12
2:15PM
0.40
2:39AM
-0.14
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----7:20-------7:18-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:31-------7:31
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202019192020202020202020212121212121202020212121
Feels °C (?)181816171818181919202021222221212021202122222120
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