Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period, SE swell with 33 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 0.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be 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 (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's be real with you. The next 16 days are looking like a total lake out there. There's pretty much nothing on the horizon that's going to get your heart racing. We're talking flat, weak, wind-chopped conditions for the foreseeable future. You'll have some clean mornings, but it's going to be ankle-biters at best, and the afternoons are gonna get messy.
Looking at the start of the week, Monday, August 3rd is kicking off with a tiny 0.3ft wave with a long period, but the energy is super weak. The water is a balmy 87°, which is running a bit warmer than the typical average for this time of year. The morning is glassy with light winds, but that goes away by the afternoon when a light S breeze kicks up some chop. The pattern for the next week is set.
Tuesday the 4th, the waves are still just over a foot, but there's a cross-shore wind that keeps things bumpy. The next few days have more onshore winds and a slight chance of storms, which isn't helping. The swell energy stays in the doldrums, and the period remains short and weak, between 4 and 6 seconds, meaning it's just sloppy windswell.
We're going to get into the second week with no real change. The swell height picks up a tiny bit to around 3ft around the 13th, but it's still weak energy and the direction stays cross-onshore. There are a few mornings with lighter winds, like the 13th and 16th, that will offer a cleaner surface, but the waves will be inconsistent and lack any punch.
Even the 17th and 18th, which start with a clean, offshore breeze, only offer up a foot of swell. It's a case of if you're really jonesing for a paddle, you might find a knee-high ripple on the better banks. But don't expect much.
Honestly, this is a 16-day stretch where the kite surfers are going to have more fun than us. The afternoon cross-on breezes are more suited for them than for us. This is pretty normal for this area though, when there's no real swell in the pipeline. My advice is to find something else to do, because there's no gem hidden in this forecast. I'm Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:06PM0.31m | 7:50AM0.37m | 11:12PM0.34m | 7:28AM0.39m | 6:54AM0.43m | 6:18AM0.47m | 5:13AM0.50m | 5:19AM0.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:18PM0.14m | 1:37AM0.23m | 3:07PM0.06m | 2:07AM0.32m | 4:03PM-0.01m | 5:07PM-0.07m | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 22 | — | — | 20 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 6 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 9 | — | 10 | 6 | — | 8 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 16 | — | 25 | 26 | — | 19 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 1295 | 1310 | 1306 | 1320 | 1294 | 1310 | 1454 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1348 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1294 | 1294 | 1437 | 1294 |
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