Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 47 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 4 |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31AM0.43m | 6:00AM0.45m | 6:21AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01PM-0.08m | 8:45PM-0.09m | 9:24PM-0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | S 8 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | 24 | 23 | 1 | — | 14 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 12 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | S 8 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 14 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | SSE 5 | S 3 |
| kJ | 38 | 47 | 32 | 40 | 43 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 28 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | — | 2 | — | 14 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1310 | 1332 | 1439 | 1451 | 1332 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1439 | 1375 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1299 | 1294 | 1295 | 1294 | 1439 | 1294 | 1294 |
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