Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 10AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 35 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM0.41m | 4:38PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.34m | 7:52AM0.38m | 7:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM-0.04m | 12:22PM0.31m | 00:01AM0.01m | 12:57PM0.27m | 00:32AM0.07m | 1:35PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 4 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 9 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 18 | 13 | 12 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 3 | W 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 19 | 1 | 2 | — | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1437 | 1437 | 1344 | 1344 | 1336 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1461 | 1327 | 1336 | 1332 | 1332 | 54 | 1310 | 1310 | 1306 | 1294 | 429 |
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