Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 3PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 23 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
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 | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 23 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 22 | — | — | 18 | 17 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1439 | 1437 | 1375 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1310 | 1310 | 1439 | 1437 | 1439 | 1351 | 1295 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1439 | 1494 | 1351 | 1337 |
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