West Beach

Galveston County, Texas, United States

Today at a glance

Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:41 pm

8 am
9.4
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

9 am
9.6
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

10 am
9.7
12 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

11 am
9.9
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

12 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
10.0
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
10.0
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
9.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
9.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

6 pm
9.8
15 km/h9 mph wind, Excellent

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

Best time to swim

Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 25°C77°F
Water: 25°C76°F
Wind: 106 km/hmph SE
Gusts: 117 km/hmph
Waves: 0.4 m1 ft
UV: 0 low
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:41 pm

Today

9.4Excellent8 am138

9.6Excellent9 am128

9.7Excellent10 am127

9.9Excellent11 am117

10.0Excellent12 pm117

10.0Excellent1 pm117

9.9Excellent2 pm138

10.0Excellent3 pm128

9.9Excellent4 pm138

9.8Excellent5 pm159

9.8Excellent6 pm159

Sat

9.1Excellent8 am138

9.5Excellent9 am1610

9.8Excellent10 am128

9.5Excellent11 am1610

9.4Excellent12 pm1912

9.2Excellent1 pm2113

9.3Excellent2 pm2113

9.2Excellent3 pm2213

8.9Excellent4 pm2515

8.9Excellent5 pm2415

7.6Great6 pm2314

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 1 am, 0.2 m<1 ft
Low 7 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

Parking5 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 270 m880 ft
Playground400 m0.2 mi away

Getting there

Nearest town: 4.9 km3 miJamaica Beach (village)
Nearest airport: 19 km12 miScholes International Airport at Galveston (GLS)

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

Nearby beaches

Jamaica Beach4.8 km3.0 mi north-east away
9.8 Excellent later
Jamaica Beach5.6 km3.5 mi north-east away
9.8 Excellent later
Galveston Beach8.2 km5.1 mi north-east away
9.8 Excellent later
Palm Beach8.4 km5.2 mi north-east away
9.9 Excellent later
Pirates Beach8.9 km5.5 mi north-east away
9.9 Excellent later

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.

Sat9.8 ExcellentBest 8 am to 6 pmWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 0%
Sun6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 0%
Mon6.4 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 30 km/h19 mph, rain 3%
Tue8.2 GreatBest 8 am to 9 amWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 19%
Wed8.4 GreatBest 8 am to 5 pmWind up to 25 km/h16 mph, rain 17%