Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu night, light winds from the NW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 8 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WNW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1303 | 1310 | 1332 | 1332 | 1373 | 1437 | 1306 | 1303 | 1306 | 1306 | 1306 | 1310 | 1436 | 1437 | 1294 | 1303 | 1297 | 1295 | 1310 | 1310 | 1337 | 1436 | 1430 | 1351 |
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