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 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 |
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 | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.44m | 10:10PM-0.17m | 10:49AM0.38m | 10:58PM-0.11m | 11:25AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | S 7 | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | SE 10 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1436 | 1436 | 1430 | 1346 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1436 | 1430 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1437 | 1437 | 1427 | 1344 |
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