Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:45PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | 1:33PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | — | — | SE 8 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 15 | — | 9 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1310 | 1332 | 1427 | 1439 | 1439 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1437 | 1436 | 1310 | 1306 | 1299 | 1303 | 1332 | 1347 | 1439 | 1439 | 1344 |
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