Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 4PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 46 | 24 | 23 | 41 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 56 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM-0.27m | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | 8:20 |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 11 | — | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 41 | 21 | — | — | 20 | 19 | 2 | — | 4 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 31 | 29 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 29 | — | — | 19 | 34 | 34 | 63 | 37 | 42 | 56 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1436 | 1437 | 1310 | 1296 | 1332 | 1332 | 1310 | 1310 | 1439 | 1 | 1390 | 1342 | 749 | 1332 | 66 | 1332 | 1327 | 1294 | 1327 | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 0 |
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