Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 3AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:33AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.00m | 8:24PM-0.00m | 9:02PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 7 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 7 | — | 5 | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1365 | 1294 | 1295 | 1332 | 1332 | 1295 | 1332 | 1439 | 1306 | 1297 | 1306 | 1351 | 1332 | 1310 | 1332 | 1436 | 1436 | 1294 | 1296 |
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