Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period, SE swell with 14 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 0.6m 5s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Gonna give it to you straight about the local surf.
It's a grim outlook for the Galveston - Flagship Pier zone. We're staring down a long, frustrating period with next to no surf for the next couple of weeks. The water is running a touch warmer than normal for the season, sitting at about 88°F, but that's the only highlight.
From August 28th all the way through September 12th, it's a total write-off. The swell barely makes it above 3ft for the whole stretch, mostly pathetic little windswells from the southeast with really short periods of 4 to 8 seconds. That's not enough to generate any real power. The combined swell energy is in the low double-digits for most of it, with a few early September days peaking in the 20s and 30s, but the wind just kills any chance of it being rideable.
The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore from the south or southeast, keeping the surface a messy, choppy mess. We get a little tease on the morning of Friday, September 12th, with a clean cross-offshore breeze from the north, but the swell is only 0.7ft with a 5-second period. It’s a flat, glassy nothing.
Honestly, with this ongoing combo of tiny, weak swell and strong onshore wind, this beach and pier setup is more interesting for kite-surfing than for anyone with a paddle board. There's no surf to be had here. It's a blank run, plain and simple. Keep an eye on the charts, but don't hold your breath.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSW 3 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:45PM0.45m | 5:50AM0.46m | 00:00AM0.48m | 5:21AM0.49m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | 1:33PM0.07m | 1:19AM0.40m | 2:28PM0.02m | 1:33AM0.47m | 3:33PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 9 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 5 | S 8 | — | SE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | S 2 | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 9 | 11 | — | 14 | 10 | — | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1306 | 1332 | 1337 | 1342 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1332 | 1337 | 1342 | 1332 | 1332 | 1294 | 1332 | 1337 | 1294 | 1294 | 1332 | 1294 | 1332 |
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