Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat night, min 28°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 47 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.52m | 4:13AM0.53m | 4:23AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:56PM0.11m | 6:57PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 53 | 56 | 53 | 30 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | — | 7 | — | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1336 | 429 | 385 | 1342 | 1451 | 1430 | 1332 | 1332 | 429 | 296 | 296 | 1347 | 1451 | 1451 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 429 | 1332 | 1346 | 1439 | 1430 | 1332 |
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