Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | 9:01AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | 2:43PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SW 4 | S 10 | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | S 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 24 | — | 18 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1365 | 1434 | 1375 | 1345 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1310 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1310 | 1336 | 1332 | 1332 | 1310 | 1294 | 1294 |
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