Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 23 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
24.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 1PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)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 Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
43
35
32
20
21
29
27
86
27
56
23
27
24
21
24
20
15
28
20
29
25
19
23
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:10PM0.49m
1:43PM0.46m
9:50PM0.37m
2:04PM0.43m
00:18AM0.36m
Low Tide
3:40AM-0.07m
4:59AM-0.02m
8:37PM0.37m
6:16AM0.04m
8:14PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:45
6:43
6:43
6:41
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7:50
7:50
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
21
21
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
25
24
23
24
24
26
26
25
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
4
0.9
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
2
86
56
21
24
16
15
28
29
25
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
35
43
35
32
20
21
29
27
31
27
23
23
27
24
19
20
20
7
15
20
24
19
19
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1294
796
1332
1440
1660
1437
1332
1310
1299
875
1303
1440
1437
1294
1295
1295
1310
1310
1332
1437
1454
1295
1365
1332
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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