Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:17AM0.41m | 4:30AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:36PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 9 | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | SE 5 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1297 | 796 | 1294 | 875 | 1294 | 1294 | 1436 | 1668 | 1376 | 1310 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1437 | 1437 | 1365 |
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