Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 2AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:20PM0.30m | 9:31AM0.38m | 8:00PM0.27m | 9:38AM0.36m | 10:27PM0.27m | 9:35AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02PM0.30m | 1:33AM0.04m | 3:32PM0.23m | 2:09AM0.12m | 4:08PM0.16m | 2:48AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 6 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1437 | 1344 | 1329 | 1330 | 1311 | 1311 | 1330 | 1437 | 1437 | 1437 | 1296 | 1296 | 1330 | 1330 | 1340 | 1338 | 1437 | 1437 | 1296 | 1330 | 1311 | 1330 | 1330 | 1437 |
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