Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

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Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

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 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Apr 22) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Apr 19) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (CDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 1AM (Wed 22nd Apr)5ft (1.5m) 6s

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


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Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, near gales from the NNE by Sat night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.4
S
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
0.8
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.4
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)666665565556665756666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4543911810829757455555716495916210261114776738
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
45
NNE
40
NE
35
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
35
E
35
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.41
7:57AM
0.54
3:17PM
0.45
9:16AM
0.54
10:43AM
0.53
12:09PM
0.52
1:10PM
0.49
1:43PM
0.46
9:50PM
0.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.38
11:31PM
-0.12
1:04PM
0.44
12:23AM
-0.14
1:22AM
-0.14
2:27AM
-0.12
3:40AM
-0.07
4:59AM
-0.02
8:37PM
0.37
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:50--6:48--6:48--6:47--6:46--6:45--6:43--
Sunset-7:46--7:46--7:47--7:49--7:49--7:50--7:50-
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1411-----110636-11-----
Temp. °C242419172121212122212023232323242424252524
Feels °C (?)25241391414151718171623232221222221252524
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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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