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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 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
25.8° C
(Which is 2.7°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 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | |
34 | 39 | 52 | 56 | 77 | 79 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 47 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 36 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:44PM0.39m | 7:02AM0.49m | 7:53AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.38m | 10:43PM-0.02m | 11:17PM-0.03m | 11:54PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
15 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | E 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | 19 | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 7 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 34 | 39 | 52 | 56 | 77 | 79 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 40 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 18 | 47 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 36 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 1385 | 1657 | 1454 | 1332 | 1332 | 80 | 1294 | 1295 | 1350 | 1417 | 1385 | 1306 | 1306 | 1332 | 1296 | 1218 | 1481 | 1481 | 1437 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 |
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