Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 11 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | 9:01AM0.35m | 10:02PM0.29m | 9:13AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.11m | 2:55AM0.21m | 4:37PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 5 | — | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 19 | 25 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1375 | 1427 | 1307 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1303 | 1332 | 1351 | 1427 | 1303 | 1294 | 1294 | 1310 | 1332 | 1436 | 1440 | 1436 | 1294 |
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