Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 6AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue night, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:42AM0.31m | 9:19AM0.36m | 2:45AM0.37m | 8:43AM0.39m | 4:10AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.29m | 5:39PM-0.02m | 4:39AM0.37m | 6:32PM-0.11m | 7:27PM-0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | — | 6 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 19 | — | 17 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1364 | 1437 | 1301 | 1295 | 1295 | 1296 | 1296 | 1295 | 1296 | 1437 | 1329 | 1308 | 1295 | 1296 | 1296 | 1311 | 1426 | 1435 | 1435 | 1295 |
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