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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 01 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
25.8° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than 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 2PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 | |
22 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 66 | 67 | 4 | 138 | 88 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.39m | 7:02AM0.49m | 7:53AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.38m | 10:43PM-0.02m | 11:17PM-0.03m | 11:54PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | 7:57 |
— | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
20 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | — |
 kJ | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 8 | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 31 | 44 | 66 | 67 | 108 | 138 | 88 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 39 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 30 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1299 | 1297 | 252 | 1385 | 306 | 1451 | 1332 | 1332 | 80 | 1295 | 1295 | 1318 | 1408 | 1408 | 66 | 66 | 1294 | 1306 | 1332 | 1658 | 1481 | 1440 | 1344 | 1332 |
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