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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 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
26.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 53mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | |
20 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 11:05PM0.33m | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:03AM0.34m | 12:47PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.38m | 12:56PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.27m | 5:40AM0.14m | 7:20PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:49PM0.11m | 8:19AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 |
8 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 26 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
27 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | S 8 | SE 6 | — |
 kJ | 2 | 16 | 11 | — | 12 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 23 | — | — | 25 | 23 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 15 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | SE 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 6 | 15 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | — | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1437 | 1437 | 1436 | 1294 | 1294 | 304 | 79 | 1332 | 1440 | 1440 | 1436 | 1303 | 1294 | 185 | 392 | 392 | 1436 | 1440 | 1436 | 1365 | 1337 | 1306 | 1306 |
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