Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 2026 CST
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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
12.6° C
(Which is 5.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)--
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (03 Feb)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
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 (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)777777766666664665-33344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)114103147816144312019127333111103451110
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WNW
20
N
30
N
35
NNE
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
NE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.25
4:57AM
0.26
6:41PM
0.23
6:12AM
0.23
6:54PM
0.22
7:37AM
0.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.12
11:48AM
-0.09
12:14AM
0.06
12:24PM
-0.00
1:01AM
0.01
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:05-
Sunset5:58-------5:59--------6:00------
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--233-------------------
Temp. °C19191917151281015151412109891212131313131216
Feels °C (?)1617181613604109754334978887511
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