Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 12 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ESE swell with 55 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 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) 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 (Thu 17th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a pretty bleak picture for Galveston - Flagship Pier. The whole 16-day window is looking like a total flat spell. We’ve got zero recommendations across the board, and every single entry in the forecast is calling it “poor surf conditions.” That’s a long stretch of nothing.
Right from Saturday the 12th, we’re looking at tiny, weak swell. The swell heights are barely registering – 2 ft to start, but that’s weak, short-period slop at just 5 seconds from the south. The combine energy is weak, barely reaching 25. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, adding a chop to whatever tiny bump there is. It’s a real struggle for any kind of rideable wave. This flat trend just carries on through the entire first week and into the second. We see a bit of a tease around Thursday the 17th, where the swell tries to push up to 3 ft from the ESE, with the combined energy climbing to a still-modest 55, but it’s paired with a moderate cross-onshore breeze that just chops it up.
The only real glimmer of anything clean comes early on Friday the 18th. The forecast shows light winds from the NW, going glassy, with a tiny 2 ft ESE swell. That’s a moment of peace, but the waves are just too small and weak to do anything with. The period is only 6 seconds, so there’s no push. We get a few more mornings with clean conditions – like the 19th with a light offshore and the 22nd with a moderate offshore – but the swell is practically non-existent, dropping to 0.3 ft by the 23rd. The combined energy drops to single digits, basically a millpond.
For an exposed beach and pier setup like this, when the waves are this small and the winds aren't cooperating, it's just not worth paddling out. The few moments of clean, glassy conditions are on waves that are barely a ripple. This is a classic case of being patient. It doesn’t usually stay this poor for this long, and a change in the forecast could flip the script. But right now, for the next 16 days, the surf is a no-go.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 29°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 18 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 53 | 55 | 31 | 24 | 24 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:29AM0.44m | 6:15PM0.48m | 5:39AM0.43m | 7:27PM0.48m | 5:43AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.48m | 5:29AM0.45m | 10:24PM0.48m | 4:15AM0.47m | 3:36AM0.50m | 3:51AM0.52m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.17m | 00:04AM0.27m | 12:10PM0.12m | 00:40AM0.35m | 12:51PM0.09m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:35PM0.08m | 1:22AM0.47m | 2:27PM0.08m | 3:29PM0.09m | 4:42PM0.10m | ||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | SSE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | — | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 31 | 24 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 7 | S 9 | — | SE 8 | SSE 7 | — | S 9 | SSW 4 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SSE 8 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SE 3 | — | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 22 | — | 10 | 3 | — | 11 | 31 | 53 | 55 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1294 | 1306 | 1337 | 1294 | 1295 | 1337 | 1294 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1327 | 1337 | 1440 | 1332 | 385 | 1306 | 1310 |
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