Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSE swell with 66 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) 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 (Mon 13th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
G’day, Rusty here. I’ve gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days for Galveston - Flagship Pier are a real flat spell. There’s not a single decent surf day in the whole window. The forecast shows a long stretch of small, weak, and messy conditions, so if you’re hanging for a wave, you’ll be waiting a while.
We start off Thursday the 9th of July with tiny 1ft swell from the south, with a short period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is a weak 10 – that’s barely a ripple. The wind is light and cross-shore in the morning, but it’s just not enough to get anything going. This pattern carries on through the weekend and into next week. Friday the 10th sees a bump to 2ft, but the period is still short at 4-5 seconds, and the wind is cross-onshore, keeping things choppy and messy. Saturday the 11th has a similar story: 3ft swell from the SSE, but the energy is only 34 and the wind is onshore, making it a write-off.
The waves stay tiny, under 3ft, right through until the 18th of July. The winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with a few brief moments of lighter breezes, but the swell is just too weak and inconsistent to bother with. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
Finally, on Saturday the 18th of July, we see a bit of a pulse – 4ft swell from the SSE with a period of 8 seconds and a combined energy of 153 (moderate). That’s the biggest swell of the whole outlook, but it’s still labelled as poor surf conditions. The wind is light and cross-shore in the morning, with a bit of glass on Sunday the 19th, but the swell is still under 2ft and the period is short. For a beach/pier setup like this, you need a decent south-east swell and clean offshore winds to get anything rideable, and we just don’t have that.
Honestly, this is a tough stretch. If you’re a beginner, you might find a few tiny, crumbly waves on the 18th or 19th if the wind holds, but it’s nothing to get excited about. For the rest of us, it’s a long wait. The blank run looks pretty normal for this area in summer, when the Gulf often goes quiet. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a hard pass. Keep an eye on the charts, but don’t hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 15 | 22 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 50 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:43AM0.39m | 4:10AM0.44m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.37m | 6:32PM-0.11m | 7:27PM-0.18m | 8:24PM-0.24m | 9:21PM-0.27m | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | 11:59PM-0.19m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 11 | — | S 12 | — | — | SE 10 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 5 | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | S 7 | SE 10 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | S 4 | — | S 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 29 | 32 | 4 | 22 | 49 | 47 | 45 | 50 | — | 22 | 6 | — | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1294 | 1306 | 1337 | 1306 | 1332 | 1337 | 1310 | 1295 | 1337 | 1294 | 1310 | 79 | 1294 | 1294 | 185 | 66 | 1294 | 1296 | 1294 | 1332 |
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