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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 21 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 slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 9AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
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 52mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu morning, light winds from the NNE by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | |
15 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:12AM0.50m | 11:48AM0.46m | 8:33PM0.35m | 12:14PM0.42m | 11:05PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM-0.11m | 3:20AM-0.03m | 6:46PM0.34m | 4:28AM0.05m | 6:53PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | 8:08 |
1 | — | 1 | 23 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
24 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
 kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 4 | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 24 | 19 | — | 13 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 298 | 66 | 1437 | 1439 | 1437 | 1351 | 1310 | 426 | 392 | 1294 | 1437 | 1454 | 1437 | 1348 | 1310 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1342 | 1440 | 1298 | 1365 | 1351 |
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