Surf forecast · United States · Texas
Surf forecast Galveston today
Waves, swell and wind at Galveston (Texas, United States) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Small onshore.
Galveston surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
Small Best window 17:00–19:00: small, onshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑SE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑SE | 25–32 km/h ↑E onshore |
| 18:00 | 0.6 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑SE | 21–28 km/h ↑E onshore |
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 07:00–10:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.9 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑SE | 18–26 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.8 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑SE | 22–28 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.6 m · 4 s ↑SE | 20–27 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑SE | 15–19 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 13:00–16:00: fun, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.8 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 5 s ↑ESE | 30–31 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.9 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 5 s ↑SE | 32–30 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑ESE | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑SE | 29–31 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.8 m · 5 s ↑ESE | 0.6 m · 5 s ↑SE | 27–28 km/h ↑E onshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Small Best window 09:00–12:00: small, cross-shore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | 0.7 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.4 m · 4 s ↑SE | 25–27 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 0.6 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑SE | 29–29 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 0.6 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑SE | 29–28 km/h ↑E cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 0.6 m · 4 s ↑ESE | 0.5 m · 4 s ↑SE | 26–29 km/h ↑ESE onshore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 14:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Galveston
Open the waves map centred on Galveston
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
More about Galveston
Water temperature in Galveston · Tides in Galveston · Swell map · Wind map
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Questions
- Is there surf at Galveston today?
- Small: waves 0.5 m at 4 s from SE, swell 0.4 m · 4 s SE (Sat 14:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Galveston?
- Wind 21 km/h from E: onshore for a beach facing SE.
- When is the best time to surf Galveston today?
- 17:00–19:00 (small, onshore)
- How warm is the water at Galveston?
- 24.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
South Padre Island 419 km · Jacksonville Beach 1302 km · Mazatlán 1340 km · New Smyrna Beach 1351 km · Cocoa Beach 1390 km · Sebastian Inlet 1413 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Galveston, and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.