Galveston Seawall Live Cam, Texas

Watch the Galveston Seawall live. This camera from ABC13 Houston looks over the seawall and beaches of Galveston Island, about an hour's drive southeast of Houston on the Texas Gulf Coast.

The seawall was built after the Great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, the deadliest natural disaster in US history, and the city was raised behind it. Today Seawall Boulevard runs along the top, a popular drive with hotels, restaurants and the Pleasure Pier, while the wide sidewalk is a favourite with joggers and cyclists.

Watch for

• Waves breaking along the granite groins
• Surfers and beachgoers on summer weekends
• Storms and high surf during hurricane season

Galveston is a major cruise port and weekend escape for Houstonians, so traffic and crowds peak in summer and on holiday weekends. ABC13 often uses the camera to show conditions during tropical storms, making it a useful weather check. The stream is provided by ABC13 Houston.