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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 27 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
39 | 41 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 101 | 80 | 68 | 72 | 60 | 121 | 88 | 45 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:56AM0.38m | 2:30PM0.38m | 3:15AM0.41m | 2:40PM0.37m | 4:21AM0.45m | 2:47PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30AM0.16m | 8:52PM0.16m | 9:27AM0.23m | 9:17PM0.09m | 10:22AM0.29m | 9:44PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | 7:53 |
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Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 121 | 88 | — | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | 39 | 41 | 36 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 65 | 71 | 85 | 87 | 100 | 101 | 80 | 68 | 72 | — | 64 | — | 45 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1547 | 1436 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1603 | 1436 | 1365 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1436 | 1294 | 1436 | 1294 | 1294 |
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