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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
16 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston - Flagship Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (May 20) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston - Flagship Pier in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (May 18) at 10PM. 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+) | 7AM (Wed 20th May) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 20th May) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 18th May) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SE by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | |
2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 57 | 97 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 165 | 192 | 178 | 193 | 175 | 106 | 90 | 83 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:28PM0.40m | 4:58AM0.52m | 1:28PM0.42m | 6:03AM0.56m | 1:25PM0.45m | 7:08AM0.58m | 8:14AM0.58m | 9:20AM0.56m | 10:22AM0.53m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:54PM-0.04m | 10:18AM0.40m | 9:38PM-0.12m | 11:31AM0.45m | 10:27PM-0.17m | 11:19PM-0.20m | 00:15AM-0.20m | 1:14AM-0.16m | 2:15AM-0.11m | ||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 175 | — | — | — | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 14 | 22 | 45 | 46 | 57 | 97 | 123 | 124 | 186 | 165 | 192 | 178 | 193 | 99 | 106 | 90 | 83 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1294 | 1294 | 1297 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1337 | 1648 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1598 | 1294 | 1 | 1 | 1294 |
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