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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast 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
16.9° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Galveston, Texas | 24/7 Live Beach Camera

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 8AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 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 (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)777774774444544555555666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55555222101515101564555222333
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
SSE
10
S
0
SE
0
ESE
5
SSW
15
S
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
0.24
8:34PM
0.24
4:24PM
0.28
4:50PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
-0.07
6:35PM
0.23
5:53AM
-0.11
6:38AM
-0.14
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:38-------5:39-------5:40---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C888101315131111999101111121210111112131312
Feels °C (?)-1-2-1489656434687910710910998
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