Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 12PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.00m | 8:24PM-0.00m | 9:02PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1335 | 1330 | 1330 | 1437 | 1296 | 1296 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1437 | 1450 | 1311 | 1296 | 1296 | 1330 | 1311 | 1330 | 1435 | 1435 | 1433 | 1329 |
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