Galveston Surf Break

Galveston, United States Weather Observations

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.77° W

Issued: 12 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston sea temperature is
29.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

1 hour ago
5
calm
(4 km/h at 200°)
- °C-
-


SHIP7891

3 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
5
calm
(4 km/h at 190°)
28.7 °C-
-


SHIP4727

3 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
5
calm
(4 km/h at 180°)
28.8 °C-
-


SHIP6676

3 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the S
(21 km/h at 190°)
28.8 °C-
-


SHIP4563

3 km SW3 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
5
calm
(5 km/h at 220°)
28.8 °C-
-


SHIP3692

3 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the S
(21 km/h at 190°)
28.8 °C-
-


SHIP4082

3 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
10
light winds from the S
(8 km/h at 190°)
28.8 °C-
-


SHIP8367

3 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
10
light winds from the SE
(11 km/h at 140°)
28.7 °C-
-


SHIP4491

3 km SW3 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the S
(21 km/h at 190°)
28.8 °C-
-


SHIP2012

3 km SW15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the S
(20.52 km/h at 190°)
28.7 °C- km
- km


* 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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