
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 14 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:13AM0.50m | 5:19AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 3 |
— | 8 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1349 | 1435 | 1437 | 1363 | 1330 | 1330 | 1296 | 1296 | 1408 | 1437 | 1344 | 1339 | 1296 | 1295 | 1295 | 1296 | 1434 | 1434 | 1296 | 1299 |
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