Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 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 5AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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)6s
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 22°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
42
34
46
46
29
20
29
40
28
32
63
23
27
27
34
15
22
29
29
20
25
19
21
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
on
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
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:10PM0.49m
1:43PM0.46m
9:50PM0.37m
2:04PM0.43m
Low Tide
3:40AM-0.07m
4:59AM-0.02m
8:37PM0.37m
6:16AM0.04m
8:14PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
6:43
6:43
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7:50
7:50
7:51
Temp °C
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
20
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
23
25
23
23
25
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
Energy kJ
46
46
14
63
34
15
22
29
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
1
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
41
42
34
31
32
29
20
29
40
28
32
27
23
27
27
24
7
20
15
21
20
25
19
21
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1294
1294
1299
1332
1440
1658
1437
1310
1295
1306
875
1310
1436
1661
1440
1306
1294
1310
1332
1327
1437
1454
1454
1365
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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