Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with 28 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 14) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 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. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty tough for anyone chasing a wave. I’ve scanned the whole 16-day window and there’s just no good surf on offer. We’re looking at a flat spell, plain and simple.
The first week is dominated by tiny, weak, short-period windswell. We're talking ankle-slashers at best. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy values often in the single digits or low teens – that’s barely a ripple. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-onshore, which is just going to chop up what little bump there is. The water temp at the first spot we’d even think about, Galveston - Flagship Pier, is sitting at 87°F, which is about 2°F warmer than usual for this time of year. Not much of a story there, really.
There are a few windows where the wind goes light and glassy, like Saturday morning, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft with a 4-second period. That’s not surf, that’s just a lake with a pulse. The whole first week is a write-off. There’s a brief uptick in energy around the 16th, with the combined energy jumping to 36 and 37, but the swell height is still only 2ft and the period is 5-6 seconds. It’ll be weak, crumbly, and still blown out by onshore winds. Not worth the drive.
The second week is even worse. The swell doesn't just stay small, it fades away completely. By the 21st and 22nd, we’re looking at 0.3ft to 1ft waves, with energy values dropping to single digits. You’d need a microscope to find these things. There’s a sniff of cross-offshore wind on the 20th and 22nd mornings, which would make the water look clean, but with nothing to push, it’s just a flat, pretty ocean.
So, bottom line: there’s nothing here. No standouts, no hidden gems, no "one to watch." It’s a blank run. For this area, that’s not unusual when the summer patterns set in like this. But it never stays poor for long. One tropical wave or a strong front can change everything in a few days. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but don't hold your breath for the next couple of weeks. The setup looks more interesting for the kite surfers than us paddle surfers, to be honest.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:13AM0.50m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:39AM0.52m | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | 9:18PM-0.20m | 10:29AM0.44m | 10:10PM-0.17m | 10:49AM0.38m | 10:58PM-0.11m | 11:25AM0.31m | 11:43PM-0.03m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | — | 5 | 10 | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | — | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1437 | 1294 | 1375 | 1294 | 1294 | 1337 | 1295 | 1294 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1337 | 1440 | 1332 | 1332 | 1436 | 1332 | 1295 | 1301 | 1332 |
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