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Galveston

Updated Tue, Sep 22, 6:40 PM CDT

When to go

6:46 PM–7:00 PM

Windy · Low confidence

0.7–0.7 ft · Offshore waves · not face height

Wind: 7.3 kt · onshore

Forecast details

This is the best time in the forecast, though wind may make it choppy.

Other wind windows

Plan around the wind

The best available upcoming daylight wind sample to compare with the wave evidence. This compares wind only; wave size, tide suitability, and hazards can change your choice.

No upcoming daytime sample has current, finite wind evidence.

How these periods are chosen

The planner prefers three consecutive hourly samples covering two daylight hours, but retains shorter one- or two-sample evidence when that is all the forecast provides. Light wind means at most 6 kt. Moderate offshore means at most 12 kt from land toward the sea when shore orientation is verified. Strong wind or known gusts of 20 kt or more remain visible as cautions instead of making the entire comparison disappear. These are comparison labels, not locally tested surf-quality or safety ratings. Missing gusts remain unknown. Terrain shelter, currents, closures, and your ability are not assessed.

Forecast confidence

Returned marine grid point is 2.9 km from the mapped spot. Provider grid resolution is not established for this response.
Reference model hour: 0 hours from now; historical residuals do not measure forecast lead-time error.
No accepted local model for these inputs: missing history, unsupported direction/period/height, or failed historical validation.
A mapped coordinate does not establish nearshore grid resolution or terrain/shelter accuracy.

Wind SSE 7.3 kt

Tide 0.5 ft near low

Wave, wind and tide details

Offshore model swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3sValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/ChicagoMarine grid 29.2917, -94.7917 · offshore model, not a local measurement

Offshore model sea0.7 ft @ 4.3sSignificant wave height including wind waves and swell; not breaking surfValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Chicago

Model windSSE 7.3 ktonshoreValid 2026-09-22 19:00 · America/Chicago7.2 kt onshore component

Tide0.5 ftnear lowNOAA Galveston Pier 21 8771450 · 2.3 km from Galveston · predicted height relative to MLLWRetrieved Sep 22, 6:46 PM CDT · provider issue time unavailable8% of adjacent local low–high range · descriptive, not a safety rating

GALVESTON,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX buoy 42035 · 36 km from Galveston0.7 ftNDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightObserved Sep 22, 5:50 PM CDT

Surf height unavailable. Coastal and offshore waves are not breaking-wave heights.

Surf and wind

Recommended window: No recommended window

Breaking surf is not reliably resolved. Hourly offshore swell and wind inputs are listed below.

Hourly forecast

Hourly surf forecast for Galveston
Time	Wind	Tide	Offshore swell
12 AM	SE 5.4 ktonshore	1 ftrising	SE 0.8 ft @ 3s
1 AM	SE 8.1 ktonshore	1 ftrising	SE 0.8 ft @ 3s
2 AM	SE 9 ktonshore	1.5 ftrising	SE 0.8 ft @ 3s
3 AM	SSE 6.5 ktonshore	1.5 ftrising	SE 0.9 ft @ 3s
4 AM	S 4.7 ktonshore	1.5 ftnear high	SE 0.9 ft @ 2s
5 AM	SSW 3.4 ktonshore	1.5 ftfalling	SE 0.8 ft @ 2s
6 AM	N 2.3 ktoffshore	1.5 ftfalling	SE 0.8 ft @ 3s
7 AM	NE 2.1 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	SE 0.7 ft @ 3s
8 AM	NE 1.5 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.7 ft @ 3s
9 AM	NNE 4.5 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.7 ft @ 3s
10 AM	NE 5.2 ktcross-shore	1.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.6 ft @ 3s
11 AM	NE 7.2 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
Noon	NNE 6.8 ktoffshore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
1 PM	NNE 4.5 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
2 PM	NNE 4.6 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
3 PM	E 4.5 ktcross-shore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
4 PM	SE 6.3 ktonshore	1 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
5 PM	SSE 5.8 ktonshore	0.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
6 PM	SE 7 ktonshore	0.5 ftfalling	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
7 PM	SSE 7.3 ktonshore	0.5 ftnear low	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
8 PM	ENE 8.1 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftnear low	ESE 0.5 ft @ 3s
9 PM	ESE 12.2 ktcross-shore	0.5 ftrising	SE 0.5 ft @ 3s
10 PM	SE 7.4 ktonshore	0.5 ftrising	SE 0.5 ft @ 3s
11 PM	ESE 7.7 ktcross-shore	1 ftrising	SE 0.5 ft @ 3s

12 AMUnavailable

WindSE 5.4 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

1 AMUnavailable

WindSE 8.1 ktonshoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

2 AMUnavailable

WindSE 9 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

3 AMUnavailable

WindSSE 6.5 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.9 ft @ 3s

4 AMUnavailable

WindS 4.7 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftnear highOffshore swellSE 0.9 ft @ 2s

5 AMUnavailable

WindSSW 3.4 ktonshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSE 0.8 ft @ 2s

6 AMUnavailable

WindN 2.3 ktoffshoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSE 0.8 ft @ 3s

7 AMUnavailable

WindNE 2.1 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellSE 0.7 ft @ 3s

8 AMUnavailable

WindNE 1.5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 3s

9 AMUnavailable

WindNNE 4.5 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.7 ft @ 3s

10 AMUnavailable

WindNE 5.2 ktcross-shoreTide1.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.6 ft @ 3s

11 AMUnavailable

WindNE 7.2 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

NoonUnavailable

WindNNE 6.8 ktoffshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

1 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 4.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

2 PMUnavailable

WindNNE 4.6 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

3 PMUnavailable

WindE 4.5 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

4 PMUnavailable

WindSE 6.3 ktonshoreTide1 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

5 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 5.8 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

6 PMUnavailable

WindSE 7 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftfallingOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

7 PMUnavailable

WindSSE 7.3 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

8 PMUnavailable

WindENE 8.1 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftnear lowOffshore swellESE 0.5 ft @ 3s

9 PMUnavailable

WindESE 12.2 ktcross-shoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.5 ft @ 3s

10 PMUnavailable

WindSE 7.4 ktonshoreTide0.5 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.5 ft @ 3s

11 PMUnavailable

WindESE 7.7 ktcross-shoreTide1 ftrisingOffshore swellSE 0.5 ft @ 3s

Tide

NOAA Galveston Pier 21 8771450 · 2.3 km from Galveston · MLLW

Interpolated tide height Recommended window

About this spot

Model-grid forecast requested at the mapped coordinate; reef, headland, and nearshore transformations are unresolved. Breakwater break.

Mapped spot coordinate: 29.31, -94.77.

Mainland · Coast not verified · Ocean-facing bearing 157.5° · Location provenance

Model request point: Galveston (29.31, -94.77). Model output times describe valid conditions; the provider does not expose the model run issue time in this response.

Forecast sources

Data coverage 4/5 sources

Source availability is not forecast accuracy. Where an empirical model passes historical testing, its error and interval coverage are shown above. Source count cannot increase that confidence.

Coverage tier A · US_GULF · spot-level model point

Official breaking-surf report not connected for Texas Gulf CoastUnavailableUnavailable · Unavailable

US National Weather Service Surf Zone Forecast
No assigned NWS surf zone covers this spot and selected local date.UnavailableNo source time
GALVESTON,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX buoy 42035 · 36 km from Galveston
GALVESTON,TX - 22 NM East of Galveston, TX buoy 42035 · 36 km from Galveston; NDBC significant wave height (Hs) from a buoy in this spot’s checked seaward hemisphere; not breaking-wave face heightCurrentSep 22, 5:50 PM CDT
NOAA CO-OPS Tides and Currents API
NOAA Galveston Pier 21 8771450 · 2.3 km from Galveston; predicted high/low events above MLLW, converted to feet. Timestamp is retrieval time; provider issue time is not supplied.CurrentSep 22, 6:46 PM CDT
Open-Meteo Marine API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:45 PM CDT
Open-Meteo Weather API
1 of 1 configured model points availableCurrentSep 22, 6:45 PM CDT
Surf-Forecast public pages
Spot discovery and break-specific HTML fallbackNot applicableNo source time
Surfline public spot pages
Break-specific comparison, cams, and metadataNot applicableNo source time

How best guesses are made

Best guesses combine usable wave and wind evidence, with qualitative confidence and specific limitations. A missing tide or local surf-height model does not prevent useful guidance. Tide levels use the named station datum; their effect at this break remains uncertain. Wind direction is relative to the mapped beach orientation, without calibrated terrain or shelter effects. The comparison is a heuristic, not a measured quality rating.