Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, S swell with 36 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 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 (Thu 13th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – right now, and for the whole sixteen days ahead, Galveston – Flagship Pier is flat and sorry. There's no surf worth paddling out for.
The problem is a lack of any real swell. For the entire forecast period, the "combined energy of all swells directed here" is weak – it barely ever breaks into double digits, topping out in the low- to mid-thirties a few times. That’s tiny energy, mate. The waves are all under 3 ft, mostly knee-high slop, and the period on that swell is short – 3 to 6 seconds – so it’s weak, wind-driven junk.
The wind is pretty much always cross-onshore or directly onshore, so what little bump there is gets chopped up. Every single row has "poor surf conditions" and a score of 0. The standout for the whole outlook? There just isn’t one. There is no window of clean, rideable surf.
A few mornings do show a "clean" wind state: Sunday August 16th morning and Tuesday August 25th morning both have light offshore from the NW, with a 1 ft and 2 ft SSE swell. But even then, the swell period is only 4-6 seconds, meaning it’s weak and gutless. On the 16th, the combined energy is a pitiful 15, and on the 25th it’s only 18. That’s not even enough for a proper beginner wave.
The water temp right now is 87° on Monday morning August 10th, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – a little bathwater. But no surf to enjoy it in.
Overall, this is a full sixteen-day gap with zero recommendations. For an exposed beach like this, it tends not to stay this dead for long, but right now it’s a bust. If you’re desperate for something, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, because there’s consistent wind but nothing for a surfboard.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 12 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | 6:51AM0.41m | 5:45PM0.41m | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 12:08PM0.24m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | S 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 18 | 5 | — | 12 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSW 5 | — | S 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 14 | 32 | 25 | — | 17 | 20 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1436 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1348 | 1332 | 1337 | 1295 | 1294 | 278 | 1294 | 1294 |
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