Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with 32 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) 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 (Fri 14th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s break it down.
It’s looking bleak for the next couple of weeks. We’ve got a solid stretch of nada coming through, about two weeks of barely a bump worth paddling for.
The only place in the picture is Galveston - Flagship Pier. It’s a beach/pier setup, normally consistent when there’s swell, but there just isn’t any. Water temp is about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Starting Friday the 14th through the weekend, we’ve got tiny swell, 2ft at best from the SSE, with a short period of only 5 seconds. That’s just wind slop. The combined energy is feeble, sitting around 39 and 32 (weak energy). Wind is onshore or cross-onshore, making it a messy, choppy scene. Sunday morning the 16th goes glassy, but with only 1ft of weak swell (energy 14), it’s barely a ripple. A few mornings mid-week like Monday the 17th and the following Monday the 24th show clean conditions with glass or cross-off winds, but the swell is totally absent – 1ft or 1ft and energy dropping into single digits. Just not enough juice to form a wave.
Later on, around Thursday the 27th morning, we see a tiny pulse of 2ft from the SE with a period of 5 seconds and energy at 20, still weak, and with clean cross-off wind. But it’s still not surfable. The whole window is a write-off for paddle surfing. If you’re into kite surfing, that onshore wind and those small, choppy conditions might look a bit more fun, but for a surfer, leave the stick at home.
It’s a quiet spell, but that’s how it goes sometimes. Forecasts can change.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:45PM0.41m | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.37m | 10:17PM0.37m | 7:19AM0.38m | 5:17AM0.41m | 4:30AM0.45m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:08PM0.24m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:36PM0.02m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | — | 24 | 19 | — | 12 | 18 | 9 | 8 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 7 | — | S 8 | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 27 | 27 | — | — | 23 | — | 14 | 4 | — | 7 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1436 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1310 | 1310 | 1295 | 1337 | 1349 | 1310 | 1294 | 1337 | 1294 | 1294 | 1437 | 1310 | 1310 | 1440 | 1332 |
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