Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 44 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 29 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | 6:51AM0.41m | 5:45PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.38m | 10:58PM-0.11m | 11:25AM0.31m | 11:43PM-0.03m | 12:08PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 34 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 36 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1436 | 1440 | 1434 | 1365 | 1351 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1437 | 1461 | 1430 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1437 | 1427 | 1365 |
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