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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 13 Dec 2025 CSTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:46PM 0.28 | 11:07PM 0.30 | 2:24PM 0.32 | 11:11PM 0.30 | 3:35PM 0.35 | 11:01PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:13AM 0.08 | 5:59PM 0.22 | 6:43AM 0.01 | 7:38PM 0.27 | 7:13AM -0.04 | 9:22PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
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