Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy 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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
1.4
NE
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
SSE
10
SE
35
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
60
NNE
50
NNE
45
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
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
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:35
6:35
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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)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.5
E
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
8
Energy 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)
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
6
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
1.2
NNE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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