Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – this stretch for our stretch of coast is looking pretty flat and messy for the next couple of weeks. We've got a run of small, choppy conditions with hardly any rideable swell.

The whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, honestly. There's no standout day, no window of clean, punchy surf. The only break on the cards is Galveston - Flagship Pier, and the news isn't great.

From this Sunday, 12 July, right through the following week and into the weekend, it's a constant stream of "poor surf conditions." We're looking at tiny swell heights, barely scraping 2ft at best on the morning of Wednesday, 15 July, but even then, the combined swell energy is weak – only (39). The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, from the south or southeast, keeping it choppy and bumpy. The swell period is super short, mostly between 4 and 6 seconds, so there's no power or shape to the waves. It's basically wind slop.

Now, there are a few mornings that might look a little cleaner on the surface if you squint. For instance, the morning of Saturday, 18 July, shows a light cross-offshore breeze from the WNW with clean-looking surface conditions, but the swell is a pathetic 1ft. The combined energy reads just (16). That’s not surf, that’s a ripple.

Later in the week, on the 22nd and 23rd of July, we get a couple more mornings with a clean-looking surface from a cross-offshore breeze (WSW), but again, the swell is tiny (2ft) and the period is a dismal 4 seconds. The combined energy never breaks into double digits of significance, peaking at just (40) on the morning of the 22nd. It’s just enough to be frustrating, not rideable.

The water temp at the start of the period is sitting at 87°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for July, so you won't need a thick wetsuit. But honestly, you won't need a surfboard either. For the entire 16-day run, the wind and swell just aren't cooperating.

It’s a rare stretch of completely blank conditions. If you're desperate for a paddle, you might find a knee-high bump on the cleaner mornings, but don't expect to surf. This is a prime week to catch up on waxing your boards, fixing your fins, or maybe seeing if the kite is pumped up – the moderate cross-onshore winds on the 22nd and 23rd might be more interesting for that than a paddle session. Keep an eye on the charts, folks – it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty

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