Check the Beach

Babe's Beach

Galveston County, Texas, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 9 am to sunset, sunset 6:40 pm
8 am
8.7
9 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
9 am
9.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
9.8
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
10.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
12 pm
10.0
6 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
10.0
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
10.0
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
6 pm
9.9
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 9 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
20°C67°F
Water
25°C77°F
Wind
42 km/hmph N
Gusts
85 km/hmph
Waves
0.3 m1 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:40 pm
Today
8.7Excellent8 am96
9.3Excellent9 am85
9.8Excellent10 am85
10.0Excellent11 am64
10.0Excellent12 pm64
10.0Excellent1 pm74
10.0Excellent2 pm106
10.0Excellent3 pm117
10.0Excellent4 pm106
10.0Excellent5 pm117
9.9Excellent6 pm106
Sat
8.5Excellent8 am117
9.9Excellent9 am85
9.4Excellent10 am74
8.9Excellent11 am128
9.3Excellent12 pm1610
9.3Excellent1 pm1811
9.4Excellent2 pm1811
8.9Excellent3 pm2113
9.2Excellent4 pm2113
8.8Excellent5 pm2012
9.0Excellent6 pm2113
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -<0.1 m. High at 2 pm, 0.3 m. Low at 8 pm, <0.1 mLow 8 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftHigh 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ftLow 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftNow8 am2 pm8 pm2 am
  • Low 8 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 2 pm, 0.3 m<1 ft
  • Low 8 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking7 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 110 m370 ft. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m480 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
170 m550 ftStewart & 77th
Nearest town
7 km4.4 miGalveston (city)
Nearest airport
2 km1 miScholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS)

Nearby places

  • Sapori RistoranteItalian
    150 m480 ft

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

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Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat9.9 ExcellentBest 9 am to 5 pmWind up to 21 km/h13 mph, rain 0%
  • Sun5.9 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
  • Mon7.8 GreatBest 3 pm to 4 pmWind up to 31 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
  • Tue8.1 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 28 km/h17 mph, rain 18%
  • Wed8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 26 km/h16 mph, rain 14%