Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
25.5° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, gales from the NNE by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 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)
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.3
SSE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
0.2
SSE
7
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
25
24
20
20
24
24
23
11
28
33
55
60
57
5
111
87
4
66
45
37
15
9
18
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
15
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
NE
60
NNE
50
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:19AM0.47m
2:50PM0.37m
6:12AM0.48m
2:44PM0.39m
7:02AM0.49m
Low Tide
11:15AM0.34m
10:13PM-0.00m
12:10PM0.38m
10:43PM-0.02m
11:17PM-0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:35
6:35
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7:53
7:54
7:54
7:55
1
1
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
26
26
24
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
14
14
13
13
14
19
22
23
22
21
27
28
28
28
29
28
25
18
19
21
19
17
14
15
2
5
6
6
7
13
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
33
25
24
20
20
2
2
23
8
10
6
15
9
5
3
4
4
5
5
10
10
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
7
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.7
E
3
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.3
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
24
24
11
28
33
55
60
57
71
111
87
63
66
45
37
15
9
18
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
2
1
1
Distance (km)
1294
144
1306
1294
1294
1303
1295
1295
1310
1295
1294
1437
1437
1327
1327
1299
1294
1294
1297
1295
1327
1373
1351
1332
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Rating
(10 max)
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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