Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:33PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.37m | 10:17PM0.37m | 7:19AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 2 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1437 | 1294 | 1365 | 1332 | 1294 | 1332 | 1332 | 1439 | 1668 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1310 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1310 | 1294 |
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