Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 32°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 28 | 87 | 34 | 78 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:35AM0.36m | 4:57AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:24PM-0.04m | 7:14PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 25 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 11 | E 6 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 28 | 87 | 34 | 78 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1440 | 1437 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1436 | 1440 | 1434 | 1167 | 1167 | 1172 | 1173 | 1172 | 0 | 1439 | 1439 | 1342 |
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