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San Luis Beach
4.6★ · 392 Google ratings · Galveston, Texas
✓ Short walk
At a glance
Parking
Reported adequate
Walk
350 ft · 1 min
Restrooms
None reported
Water
87°F
Tide
1 ft range today
Length
875 yd of shoreline
Crowds
Quietest Mon 8am
Map of San Luis Beach
Guide
Good to know
Excellent fishing destination
Reviewers report catching redfish over 30 inches, sharks, catfish, and other inshore species regularly from this beach.
4WD vehicle strongly recommended
Soft sand throughout the beach makes getting stuck common for standard cars, with tow services costing around $400.
Do not swim in the water
Strong currents under and near the toll bridge pose serious hazards that reviewers say cause fatalities annually.
Peak crowds on weekends
One reviewer notes the beach is usually uncrowded but calls it the only large public beach.
Conditions
How it is right now
Air
90°F · clear
Water
87°F
Waves
1.1 ft · 4 s apart
Wind
2 mph from the S
Shelter
Onshore · wind blowing straight in off the water
UV index
8 peak today
| Time | Tide | Height |
|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | High tide | ↑ |
| 20:57 | Low tide | ↓ |
Last updated Aug 25, 5:34 PM.
Crowds
When it gets busy
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Questions
Common questions
How far is the walk to the water at San Luis Beach?
350 ft in a straight line from the listing to the mapped shoreline, about 1 min. Soft sand and dune make the real walk longer than the straight line.
Does San Luis Beach have restrooms?
No restrooms are mapped within 600 m on OpenStreetMap. That means nobody has mapped any, which is not the same as there being none.
When is San Luis Beach least busy?
Google visit patterns put the quietest hour at Mon 8am and the busiest at Sat 3pm.
Measured from OpenStreetMap, public aerial imagery and live conditions data, and counted from visitor reviews. Every source, in full.
