Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 2AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 46 | 71 | 94 | 101 | 84 | 68 | 60 | 62 | 51 | 57 | 72 | 68 | 63 | 54 | 56 | 88 | 81 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM0.57m | 3:55AM0.56m | 00:36AM0.59m | 3:20AM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.01m | 1:20AM0.55m | 2:07PM-0.01m | 1:45AM0.59m | 3:17PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 54 | 56 | 88 | 81 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 46 | 71 | 94 | 101 | 84 | 68 | 60 | 62 | 51 | 57 | 72 | 68 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1435 | 1340 | 1345 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1340 | 1345 | 1349 | 1344 | 1349 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1335 | 1450 | 1364 | 43 |
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