Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 8PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 4 | 5 | — | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 8 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 11 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1437 | 1435 | 1373 | 1342 | 1330 | 1330 | 1311 | 1311 | 1434 | 1311 | 1312 | 1349 | 1311 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1437 | 1449 | 1349 | 1350 |
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