Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 8PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 29°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 2:36PM0.49m | 5:05AM0.47m | 3:54PM0.49m | 5:18AM0.45m | 5:05PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52AM0.39m | 10:00PM0.03m | 10:19AM0.31m | 10:44PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1343 | 1335 | 1330 | 1304 | 1295 | 1295 | 1330 | 1437 | 1295 | 1311 | 1296 | 1311 | 1330 | 1311 | 1295 | 1304 | 1429 | 1311 |
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