Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 57 | 51 | 54 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:31AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM-0.24m | 9:21PM-0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SW 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 17 | 22 | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 7 | 30 | 57 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | 11 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | 23 | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 10 | 18 | 28 | — | — | 51 | 54 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1311 | 1307 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 1435 | 1295 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1295 | 1295 | 1304 | 1295 | 1296 | 772 | 1330 | 1 | 77 | 1295 | 1319 | 1437 | 745 |
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