Galveston Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.77° W

Galveston, United States Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.2° 

Galveston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Galveston based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Galveston right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Galveston

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

BUOY-GTOT2

2 km W3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 200°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-GNJT2

7 km NNE3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
15
light winds from the SSW
(17 km/h at 200°)
- °C-
-


Galveston Airport

10 km SW217 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 170°)
28.3 °C16
16
scattered

BUOY-GRRT2

13 km WSW3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
20
light winds from the S
(18 km/h at 170°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-EPTT2

24 km WNW3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 190°)
- °C-
-


BUOY-KGVW

29 km SE3 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 200°)
26 °C-
-


BUOY-RLOT2

35 km NE3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 200°)
- °C-
-


Galveston Buoy

36 km ESE3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
15
light winds from the SSE
(14 km/h at 150°)
25.9 °C-
-


League City

36 km WNW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 105°)
5
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

BUOY-LUIT2

42 km SSW3 m above sea level

54 minutes ago
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 150°)
- °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Galveston and within an acceptable time window.

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