Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 25 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSW swell with 37 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) 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 (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a good hard look at what the next couple of weeks are serving up for us around the Galveston - Flagship Pier zone.
It’s gonna be a real tough stretch of flat, weak conditions for a long while. We’ve got a run of tiny, wind-chopped waves that are barely showing any life at all. The water temp is sitting around 86°, which is pretty standard for this time of year, nothing weird going on there. For the rest of July and right into the first week of August, it’s a ghost town. The swell is almost non-existent, barely reaching 2 ft to 2 ft for days, and the wind is just never doing us any favors – mostly cross or cross-onshore, keeping the surface messy. There’s a solid gap of poor conditions from July 25th all the way through to August 5th. I’m talking consistent "poor surf conditions" flags on nearly every session.
Now, there is a little flicker of hope far out, but you gotta be patient. On the morning of August 6th, we see a tiny uptick. It’s not a classic stand-out by any stretch, but it’s the best we’ve got. The swell at Galveston - Flagship Pier will be small, around 3 ft from the SSE, but the wind is light and from the W, blowing clean offshore. The combined energy is still weak (61), but for the first time in this forecast, we get a "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" comment. That clean morning window is your only shot at something rideable.
After that, it fades back into flatness for August 7th, 8th, and then on August 9th, the energy tries to pick back up a bit with a 3 ft SSE swell, but the wind swings back onshore with some risk of t-storms and the conditions just look choppy again.
Look, if you absolutely have to get wet, circle the morning of August 6th on your calendar. For the rest, it’s going to be a long, blank run for paddle surfing. The setup here really looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on most days, especially when the afternoon seabreezes kick up. That’s just the way it is sometimes. Forecasts can change, but right now? It’s a waiting game.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 14 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:21AM0.44m | 6:33AM0.44m | 6:43AM0.43m | 1:20PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.43m | 2:34PM0.39m | 7:11AM0.42m | 3:34PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.41m | 4:38PM0.36m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45PM-0.09m | 9:24PM-0.09m | 10:00PM-0.09m | 11:57AM0.40m | 10:32PM-0.08m | 11:32AM0.38m | 11:02PM-0.07m | 11:52AM0.35m | 11:31PM-0.04m | 12:22PM0.31m | 00:01AM0.01m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 7 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 8 | SE 7 | S 4 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | 14 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | — | — | S 7 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 10 | — | 11 | 15 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1439 | 1299 | 1310 | 1439 | 1306 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1469 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1332 | 1337 | 1310 | 1310 | 771 | 1439 | 1332 |
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