Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period, S swell with 16 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 0.7m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Ah, look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it for ya. The next 16 days for the Galveston - Flagship Pier area are lookin' pretty grim for us surfers. The forecast is just a long stretch of tiny, weak waves and poor surf conditions. There's a real gap of surfable waves here, starting from now and runnin' all the way through to the end of the period. You're lookin' at a solid 16-day dry spell, with nothin' worth paddlin' out for.
The first decent-ish look we get is way, way out there – on the morning of the 9th of September. That's over a week and a half away. The combined swell energy finally climbs into the moderate range, hittin' 189 (moderate wave energy), with a swell of 5 ft from the SSE, but with a short period of 7 seconds. That's not a lotta grunt for a beach break. The wind is a problem, too – it's onshore from the SE at 12 mph, which will chop it up and make it hard work. The water is a warm 88°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but it's small comfort when the surf is poor.
The afternoon of the 9th is a repeat: 5 ft SSE swell, still onshore wind, and the combined energy is 183. It's still a far cry from good. The whole setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, to be honest.
That's the only blip on the radar. For the rest of the 16 days, it's all tiny south swells under 2 ft, with periods of 4 to 5 seconds – that's just wind chop. Winds are mostly cross or onshore, leaving the surface bumpy and messy. The beginning of September has a few glassy mornings, like the 29th of August and 30th of August, but the swell is so small (1 ft and 0.3 ft) that you'd be bobbin' around with nothin' to ride. The crowds at the pier can be "often" a problem, but honestly, with waves like this, there won't be anyone else out there.
So, my honest advice? Hang up the board for now. This is a blank run, and it's pretty normal for this area to go through these quiet spells. The forecasts can change, sure, but right now, it's all a big fat zero.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 3 |
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 kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:35AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.01m | 10:20AM0.40m | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | — | SSW 4 | SE 7 | — | S 4 | S 9 | SE 7 | SE 5 | S 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 6 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 3 | SW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | — | ESE 5 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | — | 7 | 16 | — | 14 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1310 | 1332 | 1337 | 1310 | 1332 | 1337 | 1294 | 1306 | 1294 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1436 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 |
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