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Galveston surfForecast / Texas / USA
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Galveston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston sea temperature is
25.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | E 5 | |
24 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:50PM0.37m | 6:12AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.39m | 7:02AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.34m | 10:13PM-0.00m | 12:10PM0.38m | 10:43PM-0.02m | 11:17PM-0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | |
— | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | 7:55 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
24 | 20 | 20 | — | 24 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | S 7 |
— | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | E 2 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
— | — | — | 24 | — | 1 | 19 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 31 | 25 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 77 | 56 | 32 | 16 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 65 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1296 | 1296 | 1311 | 1300 | 1307 | 1664 | 1302 | 250 | 1329 | 1301 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1351 | 1296 | 1374 | 797 | 1330 | 1330 | 876 |
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