Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with 58 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 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 4PM. 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 | 4PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next 16 days for the Galveston – Flagship Pier area.
Honestly, it’s a flat spell. The swell is tiny, mostly 1 to 3 feet, with a short period of 4 to 6 seconds, so there’s no power or shape to anything. The combined energy of the swells is weak, almost always in the single or low double digits (between 8 and 89), confirming there’s nothing happening.
The water temperature is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. That’s about the only thing that’s out of the ordinary.
We have a few glassy mornings, like on the 15th, 18th, 19th, and 20th, but even with the clean surface, the swell is too small to bother with. The wind swings around a lot, and when it’s not glassy, it’s mostly onshore or cross-onshore, making conditions even worse. A few mornings see a clean cross-offshore breeze from the west or southwest, but again, the waves are nonexistent.
There are no standout days, no periods of real swell, and no break worth recommending. This is just a long, quiet stretch for the Galveston area. It’s the kind of run that’s more normal here than you’d hope, but forecasts can always change, so keep an eye out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 12 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 32 | 58 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.39m | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | 9:01AM0.35m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM-0.27m | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | 11:59PM-0.19m | 12:54PM0.33m | 00:46AM-0.10m | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | 2:43PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.11m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 |
 | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | 8:17 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 14 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 8 | — | SE 9 | S 7 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 26 | — | 6 | 58 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 6 | — | S 11 | SE 10 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 11 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 12 | 27 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 24 | — | 13 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1451 | 771 | 66 | 1218 | 1332 | 1337 | 1440 | 1332 | 1337 | 1402 | 1332 | 1337 | 1436 | 1332 | 1332 | 1382 | 1332 | 1310 |
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