Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston Harbor Cam
Live view over Galveston Harbor and the ship channel, with the cruise terminal and port traffic.
Galveston Harbor · 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 Galveston Harbor
The harbor side of Galveston is the working island. This is the deep-water channel that serves the Port of Galveston and the cruise terminals, and the view is ships rather than sand — cruise vessels swinging into their berths, tugs, bunkering barges and the occasional bulk carrier heading up toward Houston. For anyone sailing on a cruise it is a straightforward way to see what the weather is doing at the terminal before driving down. For boaters it is a read on the channel and on how much traffic is moving through the cut.
What this camera is good for
- Ship and cruise traffic in the channel
- Weather at the terminal on a sailing day
- Fog, which shuts this channel down more often than wind
- Sea state on the protected harbor side
Full conditions for Galveston
Common questions
- Is the Galveston Harbor 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.