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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm 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 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 60 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:53AM0.49m | 8:48AM0.48m | 9:51AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM-0.03m | 11:54PM-0.02m | 00:35AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 6 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 13 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 38 | — | — | — | 25 | 30 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 60 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1307 | 1386 | 65 | 65 | 142 | 1298 | 1330 | 1480 | 1776 | 1435 | 1343 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1460 | 1435 | 1364 | 1330 | 1295 | 1295 | 1330 | 1435 |
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