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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
111 | 93 | 75 | 60 | 60 | 99 | 93 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 64 | 61 | 52 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:21AM0.45m | 2:47PM0.37m | 5:19AM0.47m | 2:50PM0.37m | 6:12AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.29m | 9:44PM0.04m | 11:15AM0.34m | 10:13PM-0.00m | 12:10PM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 16 |
23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | ENE 5 | E 5 | SSE 5 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 60 | 60 | 99 | 93 | — | 44 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | — | 17 | 11 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — |
| kJ | 111 | 93 | 75 | — | — | 60 | 47 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 23 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 32 | 52 | 64 | 61 | 52 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1306 | 1294 | 1294 | 41 | 66 | 1294 | 1318 | 1385 | 1320 | 1294 | 1295 | 1300 | 1295 | 1306 | 1665 | 1753 | 296 | 1320 |
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