Texas Gulf Coast
Galveston Murdochs Cam
Live Gulf view from Murdoch's on the Galveston Seawall.
Murdoch's · Galveston Seawall
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 Murdoch's
Murdoch's is a Galveston institution — a wooden bathhouse and souvenir building standing out over the water off the seawall, rebuilt more than once after storms took the previous version. That history is the point of the view: this camera sits low and close to the Gulf rather than back behind the boulevard, so you see how high the water is running against the structures and how much energy is in the shorebreak. On a calm morning the deck looks out over flat green water. With a strong south wind pushing water up against the island, the same frame reads very differently.
What this camera is good for
- How high the Gulf is running against the seawall structures
- Shorebreak energy right at the water's edge
- Foot traffic along the seawall
- Sunrise and evening light over the Gulf
Full conditions for Galveston
Common questions
- Is the Murdoch's 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.