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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 Apr 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
25.3° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
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 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, near gales from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
83 | 75 | 75 | 60 | 99 | 59 | 45 | 44 | 33 | 33 | 24 | 50 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 19 | 36 | 45 | 87 | 78 | 43 | 24 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:21AM0.45m | 2:47PM0.37m | 5:19AM0.47m | 2:50PM0.37m | 6:12AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.29m | 9:44PM0.04m | 11:15AM0.34m | 10:13PM-0.00m | 12:10PM0.38m | 10:43PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | 7:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 13 |
26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | — | — | — | 60 | 99 | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 24 | 50 | 26 | — | 2 | 28 | 7 | 10 | 10 | — | 55 | 31 | 24 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 83 | 75 | 75 | — | 60 | 59 | 45 | 44 | — | — | — | 23 | 23 | 32 | 32 | — | 19 | 36 | 45 | 87 | 78 | 43 | 2 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1310 | 1294 | 1294 | 1294 | 1299 | 1294 | 1294 | 1420 | 1306 | 1295 | 1295 | 1299 | 1294 | 1294 | 1665 | 1753 | 1310 | 1318 | 1299 |
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