Departures · Pier 21
LIVE CLOCKDock wisdom
Morning trips get the calmest water and the most active dolphin pods in the channel.
Most tour boats leave from Pier 21 downtown, not the Seawall, so park at the harbor.
The Bolivar ferry is free but the line can run an hour on summer weekends, go early.
Dolphins gather where the shrimp boats work, follow the fleet back into the harbor at dusk.
fair winds
Operators are real local fixtures — confirm current sailing times and prices with each operator before you go. Countdowns run on the real local clock and the sunset sail time is computed from tonight’s actual sunset.
At Galveston, the sun sets at 8:11 PM today — about 13h 30m of daylight. Sunrise was 6:41 AM. Live water temperature, surf height, UV index, wind and tide for Galveston update at the top of the conditions page.