Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 5PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)566666455555666666666665
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)463947473634254044555964777469606047474733181876
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
35
N
40
N
50
NNE
45
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
0.37
5:37AM
0.51
3:28PM
0.39
6:45AM
0.53
3:28PM
0.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.25
10:01PM
0.01
11:10AM
0.32
10:44PM
-0.07
12:04PM
0.38
11:31PM
-0.12
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:50-------6:48
Sunset---7:45-------7:45-------7:46----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------1-11-1-
Temp. °C242424232323232323232323232323232324242420181614
Feels °C (?)2424232223222121212020212121212324252425171276
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