Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM-0.20m | 10:29AM0.44m | 10:10PM-0.17m | 10:49AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 1437 | 1435 | 1311 | 1374 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1364 | 1435 | 1429 | 1364 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1435 | 1429 | 1349 |
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