Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 CDT
Forecast 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
24.9° C
(Which is 3.0°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: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)555555555555555565555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)456666555860604555575757495180656056656254493747
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.54
10:43AM
0.53
12:09PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
-0.14
2:27AM
-0.12
3:40AM
-0.07
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45
Sunset---7:47-------7:49-------7:49----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------11-1--1-37741-----
Temp. °C202020202121212121222223222222232323232322222323
Feels °C (?)151416161616171717181719191919212323222019192121
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