Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1332 | 1332 | 1427 | 1451 | 1430 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1365 | 1439 | 1439 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1336 | 1437 | 1437 | 1294 |
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