Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 10AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 7 | — | — | S 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 1294 | 1437 | 1306 | 1306 | 1320 | 1310 | 1306 | 1294 | 1348 | 1430 | 1294 | 1294 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1386 | 1436 | 1430 | 1365 |
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