Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Tue morning, min 29°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 66 | 63 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:29AM0.45m | 10:24PM0.48m | 4:15AM0.47m | 3:36AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:35PM0.08m | 1:22AM0.47m | 2:27PM0.08m | 3:29PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 7 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SSW 4 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 48 | 66 | 63 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1436 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1437 | 1436 | 1365 |
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