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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
26.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | |
20 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:01AM0.46m | 12:47PM0.38m | 5:52AM0.48m | 6:35AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:49PM-0.01m | 11:18AM0.38m | 9:19PM-0.05m | 9:51PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 |
30 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 13 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 1439 | 1303 | 749 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 1294 | 1298 | 1296 | 771 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1310 | 1439 | 1406 | 1310 | 1365 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 |
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