Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 5 Oct 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 7AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, SSE swell with 663 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 1.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 12th Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
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 kJ | 26 | 23 | 34 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 105 | 92 | 134 | 77 | 111 | 429 | 407 | 348 | 359 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:13AM0.54m | 12:28PM0.48m | 3:24AM0.51m | 2:04PM0.49m | 3:35AM0.48m | 3:23PM0.51m | 3:45AM0.47m | 4:32PM0.52m | 3:54AM0.47m | 5:37PM0.54m | 4:01AM0.47m | 6:40PM0.55m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.05m | 9:00AM0.44m | 8:05PM0.10m | 9:04AM0.37m | 8:59PM0.16m | 9:26AM0.28m | 9:48PM0.23m | 9:55AM0.20m | 10:33PM0.31m | 10:26AM0.14m | 11:16PM0.37m | 10:59AM0.09m | 11:56PM0.43m | ||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | E 6 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 6 | — | 15 | — | 9 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 3 | E 5 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 23 | 34 | 5 | 17 | — | 10 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 25 | 21 | 105 | 92 | 134 | 77 | 111 | 429 | 407 | 348 | 359 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1310 | 1434 | 1332 | 1337 | 1404 | 426 | 1336 | 1365 | 1332 | 1337 | 1351 | 1296 | 1336 | 1382 | 1330 | 1294 | 1375 | 144 | 54 | 385 | 1296 |
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