Surf Forecasts:
Galveston surf forecast from 24 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, S swell with 22 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this is a tough one for Galveston. The whole 16-day window is pretty much a write-off for any kind of decent paddle surfing. We're looking at a long, flat stretch from Sunday the 23rd of August all the way through to Monday the 7th of September with nothing but tiny, weak dribble.
The swell energy is barely registering, spending most days with a combined energy of just 2 to 24, which is about as weak as it gets. Wave heights are tiny, generally between 1.0ft and 2.3ft, and they're coming from the south-east or south-south-east with a short, weak period around 4 to 7 seconds. This is just windswash, not real swell.
To make matters worse, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore from the south, keeping the surf choppy and ugly. There is literally one session worth noting – Saturday morning the 29th of August. We get a glassy patch with light WSW winds and a tiny 1.0ft wave at Galveston. It’s clean, I’ll give you that, but it's barely a ripple. For the novelty of a glassy surface on a completely flat spell, if you're desperate for a longboard float, you could go then.
But honestly, with the combined swell energy that weak and the waves that small, this is a kite-surfing window at best. The cross-onshore wind will provide some wind for the kites, but for a surfer? Save the petrol. There are no standouts, no hidden gems. The whole forecast period is one big blank.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33AM0.47m | 5:30AM0.46m | 1:15PM0.43m | 5:35AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM-0.00m | 9:02PM-0.00m | 10:36AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.01m | 10:20AM0.40m | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SE 8 | S 4 | SW 4 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 5 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | — | 8 | 10 | — | 5 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 22 | — | 3 | 9 | — | 4 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 1343 | 1335 | 1295 | 1330 | 1374 | 1307 | 1311 | 1335 | 1304 | 1330 | 1335 | 1296 | 1307 | 1335 | 1296 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 1330 |
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