Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 43 | 34 | 58 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 20 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:48AM0.60m | 3:02AM0.58m | 3:13AM0.54m | 12:28PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.02m | 7:04PM0.05m | 9:00AM0.44m | 8:05PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 17 | 26 | 46 | 41 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | 21 | 20 | 14 | — | — | 20 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 75 | 43 | 34 | 58 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 37 | 44 | 34 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1311 | 655 | 876 | 876 | 429 | 577 | 687 | 687 | 772 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 687 | 1437 | 1364 | 1364 | 390 | 65 | 425 | 1330 | 1335 | 1429 | 1374 | 425 |
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