Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 6 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.8° C
1.5° 

Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 19 Aug 2026:

  • Most powerful swell: Saturday 22 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period, SSW swell with 29 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful10PM (Sat 22nd Aug)3ft (0.9m) 4s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.


The Lowdown

Hey, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the surf scene in Galveston is looking real flat for a while.

We’re looking at a solid stretch with hardly anything to ride, from now all the way through to the 2nd of September. The wave energy is super weak, with combined swell energy numbers mostly in the single digits or low double digits (1 to 30). That’s tiny, weak stuff. It’s all knee-high slop at best, with a lot of cross-onshore winds making things choppy. There are no standout days, no real swell to get excited about.

Let’s talk about Galveston - Flagship Pier (beach/pier). The water temp is around 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year.

Every single session from Tuesday the 18th onward is marked as "poor surf conditions." The biggest swell we see is a 3ft on the afternoon of the 26th of August, but with a short 4-second period and a fresh cross-onshore wind at 19 mph, it’s just lumpy and messy. A few mornings look clean – like the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 25th – but the swell is only 1ft to 2ft, with periods of 4 to 5 seconds. Not enough to do much with. There’s a glassy morning on the 28th of August with a 2ft swell from the ENE, but again, a weak 4-second period and low energy (17). It’s clean, but flat.

After that, it’s all tiny windswell or nothing – 0.3ft to 0.7ft. The combined energy drops into the single digits. This is a true flat spell.

If you’re really jonesing, the cleanest windows are the mornings of the 22nd, 23rd, and 27th of August, with light offshore winds and a tiny 2ft to 2ft swell. But even then, it’s a real struggle. For beginners, stay home. For experts, there’s nothing to even look at. Honestly, with the wind we’ve got, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

It’s a long dry run. Don’t lose hope – it usually doesn’t stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5-7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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Rating
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
9
12
21
9
9
14
6
9
17
12
13
26
19
10
15
10
8
16
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
25
S
30
SSW
15
WSW
25
S
15
SW
15
WSW
25
S
25
SW
10
WSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
S
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:17AM0.41m
4:30AM0.45m
4:51AM0.47m
5:16AM0.48m
5:33AM0.48m
5:33AM0.47m
Low Tide
4:29PM0.03m
5:36PM0.02m
6:41PM0.01m
7:37PM0.00m
8:24PM-0.00m
9:02PM-0.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:54
7:53
7:52
7:52
7:51
7:50
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Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
28
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
31
29
28
32
30
30
33
31
31
32
30
28
32
30
30
30
30
28
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Information about the Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Galveston - Flagship Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Galveston - Flagship Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Galveston - Flagship Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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