TX · GALVESTON
TODAY · 05:00

Galveston fishing forecast

Hold.

Peak window opens 05:00 — 08:00. Swell 0.6m @ 5s SSE. Wind 5 m/s S.

BITE
55/100
SWELL
0.6 m
WATER
31.4°C
WIND
5 m/s

Galveston (TX) is rated HOLD · 55/100 for fishing today; the best day in the next 7 is Sun, 16 Aug at 55/100. In season now: Yellowfin tuna, Mahi, Wahoo, Tarpon, King mackerel.

TODAY'S PEAK WINDOWS

3-hour blocks where wind, wave and solunar timing align best. Always check tide and conditions on the day.

05:00–08:00 · 79/10017:00–20:00 · 82/100

7-DAY OUTLOOK

Best day this week at Galveston: Sun, 16 Aug at 55/100.

SUN · TODAY
16
HOLD 55 · 05:00
MON
17
HOLD 50
TUE
18
HOLD 50
WED
19
WAIT 35
THU
20
WAIT 40
FRI
21
WAIT 40
SAT
22
WAIT 40
Per-day detail
Sun, 16 Aug · HOLD
55 /100
Wind 5m/s S · Swell 0.6m @ 5s · Water 31.4°C · Rain 3%
Mon, 17 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 5m/s S · Swell 0.4m @ 5s · Water 31.5°C · Rain 2%
Tue, 18 Aug · HOLD
50 /100
Wind 7m/s SSW · Swell 0.4m @ 4s · Water 31.6°C · Rain 3%
Wed, 19 Aug · WAIT
35 /100
Wind 9m/s SSW · Swell 0.4m @ 4s · Water 31.6°C · Rain 0%
Thu, 20 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 9m/s SSW · Swell 0.6m @ 3s · Water 31.3°C · Rain 0%
Fri, 21 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 10m/s SSW · Swell 0.6m @ 3s · Water 31.3°C · Rain 1%
Sat, 22 Aug · WAIT
40 /100
Wind 9m/s SSW · Swell 0.5m @ 3s · Water 31.3°C · Rain 3%

TIDES — GALVESTON

Predicted from harmonic constituents at the GALVESTON, Galveston Channel tide station, 1.1 km away — high reliability.

Sun, 16 Aug

Low
00:24
0.13m
High
07:00
0.35m
Low
12:18
0.22m
High
18:18
0.35m

Mon, 17 Aug

Low
01:06
0.08m
High
08:30
0.36m
Low
13:18
0.30m
High
18:12
0.34m

WHAT'S IN SEASON

Species typically active in Galveston (TX) waters for August. Verify current TX DPI / Fisheries bag limits before keeping anything.

Yellowfin tunaMahiWahooTarponKing mackerel
Written by
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen, founder of Fishare, holding a yellowfin tuna boatside
Olli-Mikael Vaittinen

Olli-Mikael Vaittinen has fished his whole life. Fifteen years of fly fishing, guiding seasons on Norway's Lakselva — his favourite Atlantic salmon river — and a blue marlin landed in Vava'u, Tonga. Founder of Fishare — the app that puts the data behind the decisions every angler makes on the water.

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