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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 15 Mar 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
20.7° 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 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (15 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
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 (?)
0.9
SSE
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.9
N
0.1
S
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)445556677777764644444344
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2541466299996543211441110100087676
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
50
N
60
N
60
N
55
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
0.35
1:48AM
0.34
4:42PM
0.34
2:57AM
0.36
4:51PM
0.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
-0.05
9:17PM
0.29
9:19AM
-0.03
9:30PM
0.24
9:56AM
-0.00
9:58PM
0.18
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise--7:28-------7:28-------7:26-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:27-------7:28--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-----------------
Temp. °C20212121212117131076810888778910111213
Feels °C (?)1718181818196-1-4-6-6-4-2-2-1-1-20134567
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