Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, S swell with 27 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 21) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 21st 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, and I've gotta be straight with you—if you're lookin' for waves around Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next couple of weeks, you're gonna be mostly disappointed. This stretch is about as flat and uninspiring as it gets. We've got a solid 16-day window ahead, and honestly, it's one long gap of nothing worth paddling out for.
From this Sunday the 16th of August all the way through to Monday the 31st, it's just tiny dribble. Swell heights barely tickle 2 ft, and mostly hang around that 1 ft to 2 ft mark. The combined energy is weak—you're looking at numbers in the single digits and low teens (like 13, 30, 7, 10… nothing to get excited about). Periods are short, mostly 4 to 6 seconds, meaning no push, no power. It's all windswell junk. The whole file just reads "poor surf conditions" for every single time slot.
Wind does go light and glassy or clean cross-offshore at times—like Sunday morning the 16th with a glassy NW wind at 0 mph, and again on Monday morning the 31st with glassy conditions. But with no swell to work with, it's just a flat, pretty lake. A couple of mornings, like the 22nd and 23rd, offer clean cross-off breezes, but again, the ocean's asleep.
There are zero standouts here. Not a single day or session I could point to and say, "Yeah, go then." For a beach/pier setup like this, consistent flat spells happen. This is one of 'em. If you're a beginner, it's not gonna help you learn—you need at least some bump to practice on. For anyone else, this is a kiteboarder's window more than a surfer's. The onshore winds in the afternoons will at least give them something to work with, but for a paddle surfer? Leave the board at home.
So, grab a cold one and watch the horizon. It tends not to stay this quiet forever—forecasts can change—but for now, there's nothing doing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 10 | 15 | 12 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.37m | 10:17PM0.37m | 7:19AM0.38m | 5:17AM0.41m | 4:30AM0.45m | 4:51AM0.47m | 5:16AM0.48m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | 2:32PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:36PM0.02m | 6:41PM0.01m | 7:37PM0.00m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | S 10 | SE 9 | S 8 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | — | SE 5 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 21 | — | 11 | 23 | — | 15 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1344 | 1294 | 1350 | 1294 | 1294 | 1337 | 1436 | 1332 | 1337 | 1436 | 1332 | 1337 | 1656 | 1332 | 1294 | 1294 | 576 |
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