Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 3AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 67 | 34 | 40 | 31 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM0.54m | 2:24AM0.53m | 2:44AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:43PM0.09m | 2:39PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 22 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 67 | 2 | — | 31 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 41 | 38 | 35 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 41 | 49 | 39 | 34 | 40 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 12 | 23 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1436 | 1375 | 1365 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1348 | 1365 | 1365 | 1342 | 1332 | 41 | 66 | 1332 | 1342 | 1437 | 1365 | 1346 |
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