Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston 28th Street Cam
Live camera at the 28th Street beach access on the Galveston Seawall.
28th Street Beach · Galveston
Right now at Galveston
- Air temp
- 82°F
- Wind
- S 12 mph
- Sky
- clear
- Next tide
- High 3:56 AM tomorrow
Today runs 81–91°F with a 0% chance of rain. Sunset is at 8:55 PM.
Conditions from Open-Meteo and NOAA, refreshed through the day. The camera itself is a live feed from its operator.
About 28th Street Beach
The seawall is a long, straight run of frontage, but it does not behave the same along all of it. Rock groins step out into the Gulf at intervals, each one trapping sand on one side and scouring it on the other, so the width of the beach, the shape of the bars and even the water color can change from one access to the next. This camera covers the 28th Street stretch on the eastern half of the seawall — close to the busier hotel and restaurant blocks, which shows up in how quickly the sand fills on a warm weekend.
What this camera is good for
- Beach width and how the sand is stacked against the groins
- Surf and shorebreak at this particular access
- Crowd levels on a busy seawall block
- Wind and sky over the Gulf
Full conditions for Galveston
Common questions
- Is the 28th Street Beach camera live?
- Yes, it is a live stream running 24 hours a day. If it looks dark, it is night at the camera.
- Does it cost anything to watch?
- No. Salty Forecast is completely free — no ads, no account, no paid tier, and nothing on this page is behind a sign-up.
- What are the tides at Galveston today?
- Today's high and low tide times for Galveston are on the tide chart page, drawn from the NOAA station at Galveston, Galveston Channel. Tide state changes what the beach looks like on camera — at low water the beach is at its widest.
- Why does the camera look hazy or dark?
- Live cameras sit outdoors: rain on the lens, salt spray, fog and low light all affect the picture. Night views are lit only by whatever is nearby. If the feed is down entirely, that is the operator's camera rather than this page — the conditions above still update.