Galveston surf break

Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 02 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
12.8° C
(Which is 4.9°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Galveston today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)--
Afternoon (02 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)-23444555677777776666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)014713203562679811197999658443231201313883
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
NW
20
N
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.28
3:44AM
0.29
6:25PM
0.25
4:57AM
0.26
6:41PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:28AM
-0.26
10:46PM
0.18
11:10AM
-0.18
11:29PM
0.12
11:48AM
-0.09
12:14AM
0.06
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:05-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:58-------5:59-----
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------131-------
Temp. °C13151515161717171818191919191716131417171512119
Feels °C (?)111212111113131315141616161615148913129663
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