Gulf Coast Weather

[timmy10001]

What is a good website that has accurate weather and wind and wave height in the coast? Im just getting ready for some jetties fishing this weekend. In the fall I went and the wave were very high and couldnt really fish.

[bmoorejr6]

Timmy, I use wunderground.com (see link below). If you scroll down to the bottom of the page there are real time weather stations you can view. I also use the Galveston webcams to check out the surf conditions. Hope this helps and Good luck on the jetties!

http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=galveston%20texas&wuSelect=WEATHER

http://www.galveston.com/webcams/

[coolbeing]

www.weather.com/outlook/recreation/boatandbeach

[vett0111]

What day you going? Friday looks to be very windy. Sat and Sun seem to be a little better.

[Lou The Fisherman]

coolbeing - I love your Avatar. Beautiful looking Tail on a RED.

[rod dawg 123]

I use a combination of these sites...these are set to the Galveston & High Island areas. You can set to most locations on the Texas Coast if you prefer. Some sites also allow you to toggle between knots vs mph, celsius and fahrenheit, meters and feet....Remember not all Texas Coast locations are created equal (bottom topography). I found High Island to be similiar in nature to Surfside, but they both differ from Galveston. A common mistake is to go to galveston.com and observe the live cam actions of the surf then make a trip to High Island. I venture to High Island quite often and found that the cam in surfside is a decent representation of the surf at High Island.


surfside cam live...
http://www.pier30fish.com/pier30/home.php


weather sites....

for Galveston or other coast locations
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/zone/gulf/gulfmz.htm

for high island (bolivar peninsula)
http://www.surf-forecast.com/breaks/MeacomPier/forecasts/latest/six_day

for accurate wind,temps,wave heights (galveston)
http://www.windguru.com/int/index.php?sc=8189

for swell info (galveston)
http://www.swellinfo.com/surf-forecast/galveston-texas.html

[John3:16]

Love the links thanks for the info!

[BassingtxLady]

Timmy!! Thanks for starting this thread. I agree that these are great links. I like them so much, I combined them into a special thread which I stuck for future reference in General Saltwater Discussions.

[Scotta]

You know in my limited jettie experience, the waves created from boats and barges are more a concern than wind.

[timmy10001]

Does anyone fish at the jetties before with the surf waist to chest high? Im thinking about going tommorow but in the morning the surf are waist to chest high. When the waves like that does the fish bite when the tide come in? Or the fish go some where else because of the surf that are to high.

[vett0111]

Does anyone fish at the jetties before with the surf waist to chest high? Im thinking about going tommorow but in the morning the surf are waist to chest high. When the waves like that does the fish bite when the tide come in? Or the fish go some where else because of the surf that are to high.

Fish will bite during an incoming and outgoing tide. Fish are active 1-2 hrs before and 1-2 hrs after the tide has moved.

I have not waded by the jetties.Be careful wading waist to chest deep water. Tide and current can knock you off balance and pull you under.

[timmy10001]

Im not going to wade when the surf are that big Im gonna staand on the jetties but somtime the wave hit the cork it sink and move the corks around. but i will do the drop shot.