Surf Forecasts:
Galveston surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SE swell with 33 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston in the next 16 days are 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 7PM. 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 | 7PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the surf outlook for the Galveston area over the next 16 days is a tough one. We're looking at a real dry spell, with nothing but flat, poor surf conditions on the cards. There's a blank run from right now through the entire period, with no standout days or even average waves to get excited about. The forecast is a long stretch of small, weak, short-period windswell, and the wind just won't line up to make anything of it.
Let's start with the first few days. Monday August 3rd, we've got a glassy morning with a tiny 0.3ft SE swell, period at a weak 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly (9). It's flat, plain and simple. The water temp is 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. Tuesday through Thursday offers nothing better, with heights struggling to hit 2ft and periods dropping to 4-5 seconds, almost always blown out by onshore or cross-onshore winds. The combined energy stays in the weak double digits, maxing out at a paltry (27) on Thursday morning.
The pattern continues into the second week. From Friday August 7th right through to Tuesday August 18th, every single entry is marked "poor surf conditions." The swell height barely nudges past 3ft on Thursday August 13th, with a period of 5 seconds and a combined energy of (36) – still weak. That's the best of a bad bunch, but it's coming with onshore winds from the SSE at 15 mph, making it choppy and messy. Not a single morning offers clean, offshore conditions that would make these tiny waves rideable.
The only glimmer of anything slightly different comes on Tuesday August 18th morning, when we get a clean, cross-offshore wind from the W at 9 mph. But the swell is only 1ft from the SE at 5 seconds with (8) energy. That's a lake, not a surf break.
Bottom line: there's no surf to speak of for the entire 16-day window. The setup is flat and the wind is wrong. This is a normal blank run for the area, and forecasts can always change, but right now, I'd leave the board at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:06PM0.31m | 7:50AM0.37m | 11:12PM0.34m | 7:28AM0.39m | 6:54AM0.43m | 6:18AM0.47m | 5:13AM0.50m | 5:19AM0.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.14m | 1:37AM0.23m | 3:07PM0.06m | 2:07AM0.32m | 4:03PM-0.01m | 5:07PM-0.07m | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 8 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 16 | — | 25 | 26 | — | 19 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1307 | 1296 | 1311 | 1307 | 1322 | 1295 | 1311 | 1452 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1347 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 1295 | 1295 | 1435 | 1295 |
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