Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 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
22.5° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (01 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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 (?)
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)555555555566665666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)29284444525250808071634257579710587778371739292112
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononcross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.41
4:27PM
0.33
5:47AM
0.42
4:34PM
0.33
6:45AM
0.43
4:36PM
0.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
0.17
10:41PM
0.05
11:43AM
0.23
11:12PM
0.02
12:20PM
0.29
11:45PM
-0.01
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise--7:09-------7:07-------7:05-----
Sunset-----7:37-------7:37-------7:37--
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1211---------------1---
Temp. °C232223232322222222222222232222222222222223222222
Feels °C (?)232121212221201920212322232121212122212122202020
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