Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 4PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
19
18
25
30
38
39
41
36
37
39
55
55
53
77
80
78
83
102
117
108
80
85
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
15
E
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19PM0.40m
1:56AM0.38m
2:30PM0.38m
3:15AM0.41m
2:40PM0.37m
4:21AM0.45m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.10m
8:29PM0.23m
8:30AM0.16m
8:52PM0.16m
9:27AM0.23m
9:17PM0.09m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
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7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
24
24
25
24
25
25
24
25
24
24
24
24
26
23
22
23
25
25
25
22
22
23
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
12
12
19
18
25
30
38
39
41
36
37
39
55
55
53
77
80
78
83
102
117
108
80
85
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1311
1403
1435
1429
1364
1330
1330
1330
1330
1435
1548
1435
1364
1330
1330
1298
1330
1435
1439
1435
1364
1295
1295
1295
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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