Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
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 | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:28AM0.39m | 6:54AM0.43m | 6:18AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:03PM-0.01m | 5:07PM-0.07m | 6:14PM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 12 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | — | 13 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 16 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 13 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1436 | 1437 | 1436 | 1365 | 1332 | 1310 | 1310 | 1332 | 1439 | 1437 | 1437 | 1294 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1344 | 1427 | 1439 | 1434 | 1351 |
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