Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 25 May 2026 CDT
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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
26.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 4AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (25 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (25 May)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
20
15
15
15
17
12
13
28
11
11
11
5
10
9
16
16
18
19
28
51
42
23
21
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
E
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
S
20
WSW
15
ESE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:03AM0.34m
12:47PM0.37m
2:41AM0.38m
12:56PM0.37m
4:00AM0.42m
12:59PM0.37m
Low Tide
6:58AM0.22m
7:49PM0.11m
8:19AM0.29m
8:19PM0.04m
9:43AM0.34m
8:49PM-0.01m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
1
1
1
1
5
1
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
24
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
24
25
26
26
27
27
27
28
25
24
27
28
26
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
28
26
26
26
25
27
28
26
27
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.6
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
20
20
15
15
17
2
4
28
11
11
11
5
10
2
42
23
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
1
3
2
2
8
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
15
12
13
9
16
16
18
19
28
51
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1365
1310
1310
1332
1440
1440
1436
1173
1173
1307
1303
1332
1439
1439
771
1351
875
1310
66
1332
1439
1439
1299
1294
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
6
4
3
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
9
6
7
9
6
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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