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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 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 normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 5PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 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 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | |
9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:16AM0.48m | 7:58AM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM-0.07m | 11:00PM-0.07m | 11:38PM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
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Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | — | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1294 | 1310 | 1310 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1347 | 1547 | 1439 | 1439 | 1344 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1303 | 1303 | 1343 | 1337 | 1295 | 1306 | 1294 |
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