Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, SSW swell with 84 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 2 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston - Flagship Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston - Flagship Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty flat for the Galveston area. We've got a long stretch of nothing but small, weak waves that just aren't going to get the heart pumping.
Right now, and for quite a while, the surf's barely a ripple. We're looking at tiny 1.3ft to 1.6ft swells coming from the south and southwest, with a period of only 4 to 5 seconds – that's pure wind chop, no real energy behind it. The combined energy is sitting in the low teens, barely cracking 20 (15). The wind is a big problem too, mostly cross-on from the south or cross-off from the west, and it's stiff enough to keep the surface messy. There's nothing to get excited about through the end of July.
We roll into the first week of August, and it's more of the same story. The swell ticks up just a touch to 2.6ft around the 1st and 2nd, but it's still a short-period, weak affair. The wind on the 1st of August morning is a clean cross-off from the WSW, but the combined energy is still a weak 39. It's just not enough to push any decent shape. The rest of the week is back to those tiny 1.3ft to 2.3ft swells, with the wind constantly shifting and chopping things up. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, as the beach break is just getting blown out.
The second week of August offers no hope either. From the 6th to the 11th, we're stuck in the same pattern: tiny swell, poor energy, and onshore or cross-shore winds. The only real glimmer of a clean window is on the morning of the 7th of August, with a light offshore wind from the west, but the swell is still just 1.6ft. It's a long, flat run for the whole 16-day window. The bottom line is there's nothing here worth paddling out for. Sometimes you just have to wait for the next change.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
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 kJ | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 74 | 40 | 42 | 21 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33AM0.44m | 6:43AM0.43m | 1:20PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.43m | 2:34PM0.39m | 7:11AM0.42m | 3:34PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.41m | 4:38PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.34m | 7:52AM0.38m | 7:20PM0.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM-0.09m | 11:57AM0.40m | 10:32PM-0.08m | 11:32AM0.38m | 11:02PM-0.07m | 11:52AM0.35m | 11:31PM-0.04m | 12:22PM0.31m | 00:01AM0.01m | 12:57PM0.27m | 00:32AM0.07m | 1:35PM0.20m | 1:05AM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 9 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 7 | — | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 40 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 9 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | S 8 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 3 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 20 | — | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 74 | 3 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1337 | 1439 | 1351 | 1337 | 1424 | 1332 | 1375 | 1424 | 1332 | 1337 | 1434 | 749 | 1337 | 1439 | 749 | 1337 | 1303 | 1365 | 1310 | 1294 | 392 |
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