Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, S 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 0.9m 4s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 4s |
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, it's a tough stretch ahead for the Galveston area. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy, so we're not going to pretend there's a secret gem waiting. We've got a long dry spell to get through.
The water at the main spot, Galveston - Flagship Pier, is sitting at a warm 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the paddle will be comfortable.
Right now, and for the foreseeable future, we're looking at a real flat spell. From Friday the 21st right through to Saturday the 5th of September, it's a grim run. The swell is tiny, mostly in the 1 ft to 3 ft range, and it's coming from the south and south-southeast with a useless period of only 4 to 6 seconds. The combined wave energy is extremely weak, ranging from just 2 to 39 (that's the score in brackets, folks). That's a lot of numbers to say there's no power.
The wind is a problem too. Mornings offer a bit of a break with a cross-off breeze from the west-southwest, but the afternoons are consistently ruined by a moderate cross-onshore or onshore south wind, making everything choppy and sloppy. We do see a few mornings with a "gentle breeze" or "light breeze" that will keep the water surface clean, but there's just no swell to push around.
Honestly, there is no standout day here. The waves are just too small and weak to even call it a beginner wave. The setup at the pier is a beach/pier break, and with this kind of weak, short-period windswell, it's not going to hold any shape. If you're desperate for a dip, maybe the Sunday morning of the 30th of August or Monday morning of the 31st of August might offer the most combination of clean conditions and the biggest of the tiny swells at 2 ft, but it's still a huge long shot. Expect flat and forgettable conditions. It's a long run of nothing, but that's how it goes sometimes in this part of the world.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 28 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:16AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.47m | 5:30AM0.46m | 1:15PM0.43m | 5:35AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41PM0.01m | 7:37PM0.00m | 8:24PM-0.00m | 9:02PM-0.00m | 10:36AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.01m | 10:20AM0.40m | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 34 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | S 8 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 5 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 12 | — | 3 | 15 | — | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 14 | 13 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1427 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1337 | 1296 | 1332 | 1337 | 1310 | 1294 | 1337 | 1306 | 1310 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1295 | 1295 |
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