Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 29°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:15PM0.48m | 5:39AM0.43m | 7:27PM0.48m | 5:43AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.27m | 12:10PM0.12m | 00:40AM0.35m | 12:51PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 24 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 13 | — | — | 9 | 15 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1435 | 1439 | 1329 | 1311 | 1295 | 1311 | 1311 | 1307 | 1434 | 1437 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1335 | 1437 | 1351 | 1295 |
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