Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 24 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
24.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
35
32
43
29
33
18
15
15
17
15
22
21
11
16
8
18
15
15
14
18
16
21
32
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43PM0.46m
9:50PM0.37m
2:04PM0.43m
00:18AM0.36m
2:19PM0.40m
Low Tide
4:59AM-0.02m
8:37PM0.37m
6:16AM0.04m
8:14PM0.30m
7:27AM0.10m
8:29PM0.23m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
18
43
33
18
15
15
16
15
22
21
11
16
8
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
40
35
32
27
29
25
10
7
6
17
7
16
21
11
13
7
13
15
15
14
18
16
21
32
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
1
1
Distance (km)
1295
1306
1320
1436
1437
1295
1295
1310
1310
1306
1310
1437
1661
1440
1365
1332
1332
1332
1306
1310
1295
1306
1306
1332
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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