Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 14 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, SSE swell with 23 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 14) at 4PM. 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 | 4PM (Mon 14th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – this 16-day window for Galveston – Flagship Pier is a real bummer. We’re looking at a long stretch of flat, poor conditions, so don’t even bother waxing up for a while. The first surf recommendation doesn’t appear until well into the run, and even then, it’s nothing to get excited about.
The whole period is dominated by tiny, weak swell. The combined wave energy barely cracks double digits on most days, often sitting in the weak range (under 100). The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 87°F on the 7th, but that’s the only thing that’s not a letdown.
We start off with a few days of nothing. Monday morning, September 7th, you’ve got a glassy surface but it’s on a tiny 0.7ft, 3-second S swell with only 2 units of energy. Not worth a paddle. The wind picks up through the week, staying cross or cross-onshore, and the swell barely moves. Tuesday and Wednesday are flat as a pancake with zero energy.
The first glimmer, and I use that word loosely, comes on the morning of Friday, September 11th. We see a bump to 2ft from the S with a 4-second period and energy hitting 10. Still, the wind is a gentle cross-onshore, making it fairly choppy. The surf is poor, but it’s the first tiny window where you might find a knee-high dribbler if you’re desperate.
Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th are similar – 2ft to 2ft from the SSE with a 5-second period. Energy creeps up to 24 on the Sunday afternoon, but the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, keeping it messy. The best part of this whole first week is the glassy morning on Wednesday, September 16th, but the swell is only 1ft at 6 seconds. It’s glassy, so it’ll be clean, but it’s barely surfable.
Honestly, folks, there are no standouts. The biggest energy we see is 27 on the afternoon of September 16th, but that’s still a weak, 1.0ft, 7-second SSE swell under onshore wind. The rest of the run into the third week of September is a washout – stronger winds from the NE and ENE, hitting 22 mph, with swell dropping back to 0.3ft to 1ft. That’s not surf; that’s just wind chop. For a beach/pier setup like this, with that wind and tiny swell, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
This is one of those blank runs that’s normal for the area. It’s a tough stretch.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 29°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | S 7 | S 7 | — | E 4 | E 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:42AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.48m | 4:53AM0.49m | 2:36PM0.49m | 5:05AM0.47m | 3:54PM0.49m | 5:18AM0.45m | 5:05PM0.49m | 5:29AM0.44m | 6:15PM0.48m | 5:39AM0.43m | 7:27PM0.48m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16PM-0.06m | 9:43AM0.45m | 9:11PM-0.03m | 9:52AM0.39m | 10:00PM0.03m | 10:19AM0.31m | 10:44PM0.11m | 10:54AM0.23m | 11:26PM0.19m | 11:31AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.27m | 12:10PM0.12m | 00:40AM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | E 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1336 | 1437 | 1332 | 1332 | 1383 | 1332 | 1337 | 1294 | 1294 | 1332 | 1294 | 1332 | 1337 | 1295 | 1332 | 1337 | 1299 | 1310 | 1337 | 1294 | 1294 |
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