Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 4AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 107 | 51 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:57AM0.41m | 5:31AM0.43m | 6:00AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM-0.06m | 8:01PM-0.08m | 8:45PM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 35 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 31 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | ENE 4 | S 6 | ENE 4 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | SE 5 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 1 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 5 | ENE 4 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SSW 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 107 | 51 | 62 | 57 | 48 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 21 | — | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1168 | 1174 | 1174 | 1174 | 65 | 53 | 1437 | 1296 | 1295 | 797 | 1295 | 1335 | 1437 | 1437 | 1335 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 1437 | 1437 | 1450 | 1296 |
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