Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 7AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 3 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.40m | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | E 6 | SE 7 | — | — | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 |
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Distance (km) | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1439 | 1301 | 1365 | 1306 | 1294 | 1310 | 1332 | 1437 | 1437 | 1350 | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 1439 | 1439 | 1310 | 1303 |
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