Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, S swell with 18 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston - Flagship Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston - Flagship Pier in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, let’s break it down. The next sixteen days here in Galveston are looking flat and sad, plain and simple. You’re not gonna find much to ride until well into the first week of September. The water is warm, about 88°F, a touch warmer than usual, but that’s about the only good thing.
The first real chance of a wave comes on Monday the 7th of September at Galveston - Flagship Pier. We’ve got a clean morning with a cross-offshore breeze from the WNW at 9 mph, and a little 2ft swell from the SSE with a period of 5 seconds. The combined energy is low, around 19, but it’s the best we’ve seen. The real highlight is Monday afternoon – glassy, dead calm, with the same 2ft swell and energy up to 21. That’s your window, but it’s still weak and short-period.
Tuesday the 8th of September follows with a clean morning, 2ft SSE swell, and a cross-offshore NNE wind at 12 mph. The afternoon bumps up to 3ft from the SSE but the wind turns onshore. Wednesday the 9th has another glassy morning but the swell drops to 1ft. The biggest swell of the whole period hits Thursday the 10th of September – 3ft from the E – but it’s onshore and choppy, with energy at 47. Not worth the paddle.
Honestly, this is a long stretch of nothing. The only glimmer is that glassy Monday/Tuesday window, but it’s still tiny. For kite surfers, the onshore wind days might offer something, but for paddle surfing, it’s a tough run. Keep your hopes low and check back later.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 7 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:45PM0.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | 1:33PM0.07m | 1:19AM0.40m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 16 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 4 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 7 | — | SE 5 | S 6 | SE 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | SE 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1332 | 1337 | 1306 | 1310 | 1337 | 1294 | 1332 | 1337 | 1430 | 1332 | 1337 | 1440 | 1332 | 1337 | 1351 | 1332 | 1337 | 1295 | 1294 |
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