Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 28 May 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
26.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
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)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
14
15
16
19
23
16
19
18
25
17
29
34
6
10
10
11
10
19
19
22
6
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:47PM0.38m
5:52AM0.48m
6:35AM0.49m
Low Tide
11:18AM0.38m
9:19PM-0.05m
9:51PM-0.06m
10:24PM-0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:12
8:13
Temp °C
23
24
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
27
29
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
26
26
27
28
29
29
28
27
28
27
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
Energy kJ
19
19
14
15
16
19
23
16
19
18
25
17
29
15
6
10
10
11
10
19
19
6
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
7
1
2
1
26
34
6
4
4
2
2
16
19
22
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Distance (km)
66
66
1294
1297
576
1294
1294
1294
1294
1437
1294
1294
1294
1294
1294
1294
1294
1295
1294
1294
1294
1294
1332
1332
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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