Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston Causeway Cam
Live camera on the causeway between the mainland and Galveston Island.
Galveston Causeway · Causeway · West Bay
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 Galveston Causeway
Everyone driving to Galveston crosses here. The causeway carries the interstate over open bay water, which makes it the one point on the trip where you can see both the road and the conditions at the same time — traffic backing up toward the island on a Friday afternoon, and whether the bay under the bridge is slick or standing up in whitecaps. It is also the first honest look at the weather over the water: fog rolls onto this crossing early, and a north wind puts a short, ugly chop on the bay long before it does anything to the Gulf side.
What this camera is good for
- Traffic heading onto or off the island
- Chop on the bay under the bridge
- Fog on the crossing, which is common in winter and spring
- A first look at island weather before you commit to the drive
Full conditions for Galveston
Common questions
- Is the Galveston Causeway camera live?
- Yes — it streams on the operator's own site, and the link on this page always opens whichever stream is currently running.
- 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.