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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 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
25.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). 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) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
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 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, near gales from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | |
39 | 32 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 6 | 106 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:50PM0.37m | 6:12AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.39m | 7:02AM0.49m | 7:53AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM-0.00m | 12:10PM0.38m | 10:43PM-0.02m | 11:17PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
27 | 29 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | NE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 5 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 39 | — | 24 | 14 | 11 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 32 | — | 5 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 44 | 77 | 106 | 85 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 40 | 14 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1294 | 1295 | 1295 | 1299 | 1297 | 1310 | 1660 | 1658 | 1373 | 1332 | 1332 | 1294 | 1294 | 1299 | 1373 | 1297 | 1350 | 1365 | 66 | 1332 | 1332 | 1218 | 1658 |
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