Surf Forecasts:
Galveston surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with 43 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston in the next 16 days are 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be honest about what we've got for Galveston. Straight up, the charts are looking pretty grim for a good while. The swell is small, the period is short, and the wind is mostly from the wrong direction. We're looking at a real flat spell for the next week or more.
Right now, starting Thursday the 13th, we've got a tiny 2ft swell wrapping in from the SSE with a short period of only 5 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 28 (weak), and with a solid 16 mph onshore wind, it's just choppy, messy, and not worth paddling out for.
Friday the 14th is more of the same. The swell stays tiny at 2ft and the wind picks up to 19 mph out of the SSE, just ruining any chance of a clean wave.
Saturday the 15th is a bit of a tease. The swell drops to 2ft, but the morning wind is a light cross-onshore. It's not great, but it's the least worst we'll see for a few days. Still, with that weak energy (37), there’s not much push.
Sunday the 16th morning is actually glassy – a 3 mph wind from the WSW – but the swell has dropped to just 2ft with only 20 (weak) energy. It will look pretty as a pond, but you’ll be waiting a long time for a rideable wave.
After that, it just gets smaller and weaker. From Monday the 17th right through to the end of the month, the swell rarely breaks 2ft, with periods bouncing between 4 and 5 seconds. The combined energy drops into single digits or the low teens most days. The wind is either cross-shore or onshore, keeping the surface messy.
There is no standout period. The best of a bad lot is the glassy Sunday morning the 16th. If you absolutely need to get wet, that’s your window for a longboard or a stand-up paddle board in clean but tiny conditions. But for a proper surf, there's nothing on the cards for a solid 16-day stretch.
The water temp is currently 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That's about the only exciting number we've got.
Signing off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 29 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:28PM0.43m | 6:51AM0.41m | 5:45PM0.41m | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.37m | 10:17PM0.37m | 7:19AM0.38m | 5:17AM0.41m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM-0.03m | 12:08PM0.24m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:29PM0.03m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 6 | S 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 13 | — | — | 25 | 6 | — | 18 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 34 | — | 19 | 29 | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1439 | 1330 | 1335 | 1403 | 1311 | 1296 | 1311 | 1330 | 1335 | 1311 | 1295 | 1307 | 1295 | 1295 | 1335 | 1298 | 1311 |
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