Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:39AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | 9:18PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 14 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 19 | — | — | 10 | 14 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1347 | 1481 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1344 | 1437 | 1294 | 1303 | 1294 | 1294 | 1295 | 1294 | 1437 | 1437 | 1310 | 1375 |
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