Galveston Island after Beta
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 9:04 am
As many are already aware Beta passed over us on Saturday, winds here in Galveston were a steady 30 with gusts to 40mph+ for around 24hours wind was mainly a out of the N to NNE. I didn’t even consider going out yesterday, and but just took a coffee drive to check things out and thought I’d share some observations. The island itself didn’t flood much, just the normal low lying areas.
-Observations
BEACHFRONT: As of today the surf has laid down completely, water clarity isn’t there with about 6 in or visibility, but this could easily improve over the next day or two with light winds. It’s that time of year the bull reds are back.
BAYSIDE: My next trip was to the harbor to check clarity of water as well as water levels. I will say sometimes the clarity in the harbor can be deceiving due to it being so protected, but it’s close to home and is a good enough indicator for discussion. Water clarity in the harbor is maybe a foot, so the bay probably isn’t any better than the surf as far as clarity. The water levels are definitely up, but it doesn’t appear to be too much difference in what we have been seeing for the past two months. Expect water levels in most areas to be 1ft to 2ft higher than their baseline.
-Observations
BEACHFRONT: As of today the surf has laid down completely, water clarity isn’t there with about 6 in or visibility, but this could easily improve over the next day or two with light winds. It’s that time of year the bull reds are back.
BAYSIDE: My next trip was to the harbor to check clarity of water as well as water levels. I will say sometimes the clarity in the harbor can be deceiving due to it being so protected, but it’s close to home and is a good enough indicator for discussion. Water clarity in the harbor is maybe a foot, so the bay probably isn’t any better than the surf as far as clarity. The water levels are definitely up, but it doesn’t appear to be too much difference in what we have been seeing for the past two months. Expect water levels in most areas to be 1ft to 2ft higher than their baseline.