Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:04PM0.39m | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM-0.10m | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | 2:43PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 20 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SW 5 | S 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | S 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 23 | — | — | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1436 | 1436 | 1365 | 1351 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1451 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1310 | 1430 | 1306 |
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