Should I boat at Galveston, TX today?
Live GO / CAUTION / NO-GO boating conditions for Galveston, TX on Louisiana & Texas Coast, from NOAA wind, waves, gusts, an hour-by-hour risk timeline, marine warnings and live webcams.
Conditions right now
GO as of Oct 23, 11:22 AM ET: wind NE 8 kt, gusts 10 kt; waves about 2 ft. Conditions are within typical limits for small and mid-size recreational boats.
From the NWS gridded forecast for this launch. The live page adds buoy observations, marine warnings and an hour-by-hour timeline.
About Galveston, TX
- Water: Louisiana & Texas Coast
- Location: 29.300, -94.780
- NWS marine forecast zone: GMZ355
- Live observations: NDBC GTOT2, NDBC GNJT2
How the wind direction plays here
- Onshore (waves pile up at the launch, often rougher than the open-water number): E, ESE, SE, SSE, S
- Offshore (deceptively calm at the ramp, rougher farther out, and it pushes you away from shore): N, W, WNW, NW, NNW
- Cross-shore (moderate; watch which way it trends): NNE, NE, ENE, SSW, SW, WSW
Why direction matters: wind direction and fetch.
Nearby launches on Louisiana & Texas Coast
- Kemah / Galveston Bay, TX (22 mi): GO, wind NE 6 kt, gusts 8 kt; waves under 1 ft
- Port Aransas, TX (172 mi): GO, wind E 9 kt, gusts 11 kt; waves about 2 ft every 5 s
- South Padre Island, TX (266 mi): CAUTION, wind ESE 8 kt, gusts 10 kt; waves about 3 ft every 6 s
- Grand Isle, LA (288 mi): GO, wind NNE 10 kt, gusts 13 kt; waves about 2 ft every 3 s
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