Galveston
Kitesurf spot · United States
Is it worth the trip?
16Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Fri 6: 17 kn gusting 23, side-shore, Water: flat
Mon 2 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SSE 10 kn
- Gusts
- 13kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 25°C
Tue 3 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- SW 11 kn
- Gusts
- 14kn
- Shore
- side-on
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 25°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- N 11 kn
- Gusts
- 17kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 22°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- E 4 kn
- Gusts
- 7kn
- Shore
- offnot safe
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 23°C
Fri 6 · 56 out of 100
- Wind
- N 17 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 24 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 14 kn
- Gusts
- 20kn
- Shore
- side
- Water
- flat
- Air
- 22°C
Sun 8 · 0 out of 100
- Wind
- NNE 13 kn
- Gusts
- 23kn
- Shore
- cross-off
- Water
- chop
- Air
- 22°C
Tap a day for wind, gusts, shore and air. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 220, poor
- Tue 323, poor
- Wed 425, poor
- Thu 50, poor
- Fri 689, good
- Sat 772, good
- Sun 831, poor
- Mon 90, poor
- Tue 100, poor
- Wed 110, poor
The spot in six facts
- Faces Wopen to the W
- Best wind: N or Salong the shore
- Avoid: Eblows out to sea
- Shelteredto the swell
- Water 21 °C2 mm shorty
- Best Jan, Mar–Apr3 good days in 7
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know gusts, offshore wind, tides or your skill.
| Day | Score | Wind | Gusts | Shore | Water | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 20, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 13kn | cross-off | flat | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 23, poor | wind from the south-west, 11 knots | 14kn | side-on | chop | 25°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 25, poor | wind from the north, 11 knots | 17kn | side | flat | 22°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 4 knots | 7kn | offnot safe | flat | 23°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 89, good | wind from the north, 17 knots | 23kn | side | flat | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 72, good | wind from the north-north-east, 14 knots | 20kn | side | flat | 22°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 31, poor | wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 23kn | cross-off | chop | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 0, poor | wind from the north, 7 knots | 13kn | side | flat | 23°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 0, poor | wind from the east, 8 knots | 14kn | offnot safe | flat | 22°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, poor | wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 11kn | cross-off | flat | 23°C |
Wind is the day's best reading, mean and gusts, in knots; the arrow points where it blows to. Shore "off" blows out to sea. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 06:00 +0.1 mHigh 07:56 +0.1 mLow 15:25 −0.3 mHigh 23:19 +0.3 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 05:56 +0.0 mHigh 10:22 +0.1 mLow 17:01 −0.2 mHigh 23:58 +0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovLow 06:18 −0.1 mHigh 12:00 +0.2 mLow 18:31 −0.1 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
best Jan, Mar–Apr
Good kitesurf days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (ERA5 history scored the same way).
- Jan3of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar3of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr3of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May2of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov2of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec2of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast. Reanalysis wind misses some local thermal winds, so a spot known for an afternoon breeze may do better than this.
Map
the spot and its town
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Galveston
Known for kitesurfing and windsurfing, by the OpenStreetMap map of the area. The shore faces W, so wind from the E blows out to sea (our estimate from the coastline).
Water about 21°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
A spot for kitesurfing and windsurfing, as OpenStreetMap maps it, on a shore facing W. Wind from the W blows onshore, wind from the E blows out to sea, and wind from the N or S runs along the shore. It is sheltered to the open sea. The sea floor shelves very gently: 10 m deep about 5.6 km out (1 in 556). The sea is about 15°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 30°C in July, its warmest (no wetsuit). For kitesurfing at expert level the best months are usually January, March and April, with about 3 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Galveston. Within 5 km we also list 3 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$971–US$1,760 each
about US$971–US$1,760 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, hire car, stay, food.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return MDW to HOU, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag | about US$174–US$368 |
| Hire car | 6 days, shared | about US$154–US$255 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$301–US$502 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$342–US$636 |
| Total | about US$971–US$1,760 |
Kit hire is not priced yet: we have no sourced price, so it is not in it. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: Galveston
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about 5 min by car · 94 places to stay
about US$114/nightcountry average
About Galveston its beds, food and every spot near it
About US$114 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 5h 45m
About 5h 45m door to door from Chicago
Fly MDW → HOU, direct, then 1h 20m by road
Flights MDW → HOU on your dates · AviasalesAd
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