Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 28 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 11PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
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
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
107
125
125
96
75
75
60
72
93
45
44
33
33
24
24
24
34
38
16
19
31
19
37
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
30
SSE
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:40PM0.37m
4:21AM0.45m
2:47PM0.37m
5:19AM0.47m
2:50PM0.37m
6:12AM0.48m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.09m
10:22AM0.29m
9:44PM0.04m
11:15AM0.34m
10:13PM-0.00m
12:10PM0.38m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:39
6:37
6:37
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7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
23
24
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
75
60
72
93
33
33
24
6
2
2
1
1
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
100
107
125
125
96
75
47
45
44
24
24
34
38
16
19
19
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1437
1304
1304
1295
1295
1295
1295
1295
1295
1307
1295
702
1296
1307
1295
1384
1413
1304
1307
1307
1311
1322
1340
1657
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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