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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | |
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 39 | 120 | 57 | 57 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:41AM0.38m | 12:56PM0.37m | 4:00AM0.42m | 12:59PM0.37m | 5:01AM0.46m | 12:47PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.04m | 9:43AM0.34m | 8:49PM-0.01m | 11:18AM0.38m | 9:19PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 19 | 5 | 15 | — | — | 15 | 120 | 57 | 57 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 23 | 28 | — | 24 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 39 | 58 | — | — | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1310 | 1306 | 1332 | 875 | 1437 | 1437 | 1218 | 1218 | 1218 | 1299 | 1294 | 1439 | 1439 | 1303 | 1306 | 1294 | 1294 | 771 | 796 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1300 |
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