
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 46 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | 11:59PM-0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:19 | |
mm | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 8 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 7 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 34 | 23 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 7 | — | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 10 | S 6 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 5 |
25 | — | 22 | 18 | 26 | 26 | — | 2 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 23 | — | — | — | 24 | 25 | 32 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1439 | 1439 | 1375 | 1345 | 1332 | 1332 | 1342 | 1332 | 1365 | 1437 | 1375 | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 66 | 1310 | 1310 | 1373 | 1430 | 1346 | 1342 | 1332 | 1332 |
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