
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 2AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM-0.20m | 10:29AM0.44m | 10:10PM-0.17m | 10:49AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — |
10 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
— | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1437 | 1310 | 1303 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1365 | 1481 | 1430 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1436 | 1430 | 1365 |
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