Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 1PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:30AM0.46m | 1:15PM0.43m | 5:35AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.01m | 10:20AM0.40m | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 10 | — | 5 | 9 | 16 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1311 | 1300 | 1311 | 1426 | 1433 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1307 | 1330 | 1296 | 1429 | 1435 | 1374 | 1307 | 1296 | 1296 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1435 | 1351 | 1311 |
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