Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 7AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 66 | 33 | 46 | 36 | 42 | 31 | 24 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 108 | 155 | 168 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:24AM0.51m | 2:04PM0.49m | 3:35AM0.48m | 3:23PM0.51m | 3:45AM0.47m | 4:32PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:04AM0.37m | 8:59PM0.16m | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:48PM0.23m | 9:55AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 29 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 30 | 33 | 46 | — | 42 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | NE 3 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | NE 3 | E 4 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | ESE 8 | — | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 17 | — | 66 | 2 | 37 | 36 | — | 3 | 24 | 93 | 83 | 83 | 108 | 155 | — | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 77 | 1330 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1374 | 1330 | 1330 | 65 | 43 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1429 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1349 | 0 | 24 | 142 |
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