Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 26 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
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)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
12
19
15
18
20
22
30
36
52
51
46
47
49
55
68
72
71
75
91
102
102
117
98
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19PM0.40m
1:56AM0.38m
2:30PM0.38m
3:15AM0.41m
2:40PM0.37m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.10m
8:29PM0.23m
8:30AM0.16m
8:52PM0.16m
9:27AM0.23m
9:17PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:41
6:41
6:39
6:39
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7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
26
26
25
24
25
25
24
25
25
24
23
24
24
24
24
26
23
24
24
24
25
25
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
4
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
9
12
19
15
18
20
22
30
36
52
51
46
47
49
55
68
72
71
75
91
102
102
117
98
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1332
1332
1310
1337
1385
1434
1310
1332
1332
1332
1332
1436
1665
1436
1365
1332
1332
1332
1332
1440
1436
1436
1365
1294
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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