Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, S swell with 62 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston - Flagship Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston - Flagship Pier in the next 16 days are 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let's be real about this forecast. It's a tough stretch for Galveston - Flagship Pier. Over the next 16 days, there's no good surf to speak of. We're looking at a long, flat, messy run with nothing that stands out. The water is a touch warmer than average for this time of year at 87°F, but that's the only thing worth noting.
Starting Wednesday, July 8th, we've got tiny 2ft south swell with a weak 5-second period. The combined energy is a pathetic 20. A risk of thunderstorms and a cross-offshore wind keeps it clean in the morning, but it's too small to do anything. Afternoon goes choppy with a cross-onshore breeze. Thursday and Friday are the same: tiny south swell, barely breaking, and onshore winds messing it up by the afternoon.
The weekend is no better. Saturday morning sees a bump to a still-puny 3ft, but it's a short-period south-southeast windswell (34 energy) with cross-onshore wind. Sunday and Monday are carbon copies – tiny waves, onshore or cross-onshore wind, and plenty of chop. The first week is a total washout.
We get one small window on Tuesday, July 14th, in the afternoon. A 2ft south-southeast swell with a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NW. It's the best we'll see, but it's still just 2ft with a 6-second period (24 energy). It'll be clean, but you'll be scratching for anything. Then Wednesday the 15th morning is clean again with a cross-offshore breeze, but again, only 2ft of swell.
The second week is the same story. Tiny swells, bad wind, and chop. The energy never gets up – the highest is 125 on the afternoon of the 15th, but that's still a weak, choppy 3ft with a 6-second period. Saturday morning, July 18th, has a clean 2ft southwest swell, but it's short period and the afternoon gets chopped out again.
For a beach/pier setup like this, we need a solid groundswell with clean offshore winds. We're getting neither. This stretch is better for a day on the boat or fishing off the pier. If you really have to paddle out, your best bets are the cleanest windows: Tuesday afternoon the 14th, Wednesday morning the 15th, or Saturday morning the 18th. But keep your hopes real low. It's a flat spell, plain and simple.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 13 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 43 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 18 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross |
High Tide | 2:45AM0.37m | 8:43AM0.39m | 4:10AM0.44m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM-0.02m | 4:39AM0.37m | 6:32PM-0.11m | 7:27PM-0.18m | 8:24PM-0.24m | 9:21PM-0.27m | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 21 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 6 | S 11 | SE 10 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 6 | — | S 8 | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | E 6 | SE 8 | S 11 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | NNE 2 | — | WSW 2 |
| kJ | 13 | 7 | 14 | — | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 43 | 34 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1427 | 1294 | 1295 | 1436 | 1294 | 1295 | 1439 | 1294 | 1337 | 1440 | 1295 | 1310 | 1310 | 1294 | 1337 | 1299 | 1310 | 66 | 41 | 1295 |
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