Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 3PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.01m | 7:37PM0.00m | 8:24PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | — | — | S 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1438 | 1480 | 1437 | 1342 | 1340 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1311 | 1311 | 1311 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1437 |
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