Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 2PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:54AM0.43m | 6:18AM0.47m | 5:13AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07PM-0.07m | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 10 | — | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | — | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1310 | 1332 | 1439 | 1437 | 1437 | 1294 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1427 | 1439 | 1430 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1294 | 1294 | 1406 | 1451 | 1299 | 1294 |
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