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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
24.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 1AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | |
33 | 33 | 36 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:59AM0.46m | 11:59AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.01m | 2:07AM0.04m | 2:58AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 30 | 62 | 13 | 38 | 31 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 33 | 22 | 22 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | SE 6 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 36 | 46 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 31 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1435 | 1435 | 1364 | 1295 | 1330 | 1330 | 1311 | 1439 | 1435 | 1435 | 1307 | 1296 | 65 | 0 | 24 | 1295 | 1295 | 577 | 43 | 687 | 1330 | 275 | 1335 | 1435 |
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