Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:13AM0.52m | 4:05AM0.51m | 12:24PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:57PM0.11m | 7:45PM0.11m | 9:59AM0.45m | 8:23PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
 | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | |
 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 392 | 1375 | 1430 | 1430 | 1365 | 1332 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1436 | 1440 | 1430 | 1365 | 1310 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1430 | 1337 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest