Galveston Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got lined up for the next couple of weeks down at the Galveston breakwater.

To be straight with you, this is shaping up to be one of those quiet spells where the Gulf just isn’t giving us much to work with. The whole 16-day window is a bit of a struggle. Right from Sunday the 6th, we’re looking at tiny waves and tricky conditions. The water’s sitting at a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s nice if you’re just floating around, but it’s not helping the surf.

Through the first week, it’s a lot of nothing. Sunday and Monday mornings are flat or near flat with tiny 0.3ft to 0.7ft swells from the south and periods so short there’s barely any push. Combined wave energy is mostly in the single digits, basically a non-event. Winds are light, but they’re often onshore or cross-onshore, and a few mornings have glassy conditions that look tempting until you see the swell just isn’t there. Tuesday through to the following Saturday, we creep up to 1ft to 2ft swells, still from the south or SSE, but the period stays short – 3 to 5 seconds. The energy is weak, with readings between 1 and 23. Conditions are often choppy or cross-onshore, and the “poor surf conditions” label sticks on every entry. There’s no real stand-out window here.

Things don’t improve much heading into the second week. From Sunday the 13th right through to the end of the period on the 21st, we’re stuck in that same 1ft to 3ft range. A little bump on the 13th with a 3ft swell from the SSE, but it’s got a 16 mph wind blowing across it, making it messy. The energy climbs to the 30s, which is still very weak. A Monday morning on the 21st finally shows a bit of promise with a cleaner cross-offshore wind from the north, but the swell is only 2ft with a period of 8 seconds, and energy is still only 40. It’s not going to get the heart racing.

Honestly, for the whole 16 days, there’s nothing I’d call a standout. The waves never hit a size that would even get a beginner excited, and the consistency is a real issue. This break is inconsistent by nature, and this forecast is living up to that. If you’re absolutely desperate, that Monday the 21st morning might give you a few small, clean lines, but don’t expect much. For anyone who just wants to get wet, the warm water is your best bet, but for surfing, this is a write-off. The setup here is more of a paddle float than a wave ride right now.

Rusty.

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