Galveston Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's be straight with you – the next sixteen days are looking pretty grim for a paddle. I've been staring at the charts for Galveston and honestly, there's not a single day in that window I'd tell you to grab your board with any real excitement. The whole run is a stretch of poor surf conditions, with nothing to get the heart pumping.

We're looking at tiny waves, mostly around the 1 ft to 3 ft mark, and the swell period is short, around 4 to 6 seconds. That's just wind chop, not real swell. The combined wave energy is weak, often sitting in the low double digits, with the highest spike hitting only 73 (73 combined energy of all swells directed here) on the afternoon of Sunday, August 2nd, and even that's still tagged as "poor surf conditions." The wind is almost always a problem, swinging from cross to cross-on, and sometimes straight onshore, keeping the surface messy.

For a spot like Galveston, this is a pretty normal blank run for this time of year. The water temperature is sitting at 86°F, which is about 1°F above average for the time of year, so it's a touch warmer than usual, but not a freak anomaly.

There are a couple of mornings that could be worth a sunrise check if you're desperate. On the morning of Friday, August 7th, we see a glassy wind from the NNE at 3 mph, with tiny 1 ft surf from the SSE. That's clean, but it's knee-high. Then on Saturday, August 8th, the morning is glassy again with 2 ft from the SE. It's clean, but the energy is still weak (30 combined energy of all swells directed here). Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than anyone trying to paddle out.

The rest of the period is a write-off. Onshore winds, choppy water, and no real swell. Don't hold your breath. The forecasts can change, but right now, I'd find something else to do for the next two weeks.

Rusty.

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