Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (16 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 9PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 45 | 67 | 82 | 60 | 83 | 149 | 204 | 270 | 277 | 229 | 205 | 163 | 173 | 161 | 151 | 156 | 132 | 128 | 158 | 133 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:55AM0.50m | 3:29PM0.43m | 9:33AM0.46m | 5:25PM0.38m | 10:03AM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:09AM-0.23m | 2:18PM0.43m | 1:03AM-0.17m | 3:08PM0.37m | 1:57AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 45 | 49 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 67 | 82 | 60 | 83 | 149 | 204 | 270 | 277 | 229 | 205 | 163 | 173 | 161 | 151 | 156 | 132 | 128 | 158 | 133 | 141 | 143 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 294 | 276 | 250 | 250 | 142 | 275 | 250 | 1437 | 1433 | 1311 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1311 | 1296 | 1296 | 1437 | 1307 | 1307 | 1168 | 1168 | 1311 | 1429 |
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