Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:55AM0.43m | 2:34PM0.39m | 7:11AM0.42m | 3:34PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.41m | 4:38PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32AM0.38m | 11:02PM-0.07m | 11:52AM0.35m | 11:31PM-0.04m | 12:22PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | — | — | 13 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1345 | 1435 | 1429 | 797 | 1340 | 1343 | 1330 | 1330 | 1437 | 1433 | 772 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 750 | 772 | 1435 | 1435 | 1437 | 1335 |
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