Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | 11:59PM-0.19m | 12:54PM0.33m | 00:46AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | 8:19 |
mm | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SSW 5 | SE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 10 | S 10 | SW 5 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 9 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 20 | 23 | — | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 17 | 39 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1345 | 1335 | 1329 | 1433 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1349 | 1386 | 1439 | 1364 | 1345 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1364 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 |
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