Surf Forecasts:
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast from 14 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, SSE swell with 64 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 1.0m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 4AM. 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 | 4AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 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 – this is gonna be a tough stretch for the Texas coast. We’re looking at Galveston - Flagship Pier, and the next sixteen days are a real test of patience. The water’s sitting at a warm 86.2°, which is about 1.8° warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won't be cold while you're staring at flat, messy conditions.
The whole period kicks off with a weak trend. On Tuesday July 14th, we’ve got a tiny 1.3ft swell from the southeast with a short period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is weak at just 25, and the wind is a cross-shore breeze. It’s poor surf, and that’s the story for the foreseeable future. Wednesday and Thursday are more of the same – small, short-period windswell in the 1.3ft to 3ft range, but the wind is cross-onshore, making it choppy and uninviting. The combined energy never really gets out of the weak range, topping out at a measly 58 on Friday morning.
The winds stay mostly cross-onshore or onshore right through the second week. There’s a brief moment of glassy conditions on Monday July 20th, but the swell is only 1.3ft with a period of 4 seconds and energy of just 14 – it’s flat. Even a few mornings with offshore or cross-offshore winds, like on July 22nd and 23rd, can’t save it because the swell drops to 0.7ft or 1ft. The energy barely registers, hitting single digits. The surf just isn’t there.
Jumping into the last few days of July, we see a tiny bump on the 26th and 27th with 2ft swell from the SSE, but again, the period is a short 4 to 5 seconds, and the wind is a moderate cross-onshore breeze. The energy is still weak, in the teens. There’s no standout session here, not a single day where the stars align. The setup is so poor for paddle surfing that for a few of those choppier, windier days, a kite surfer might be the only one having fun.
Honestly, this is a blank run. It’s a normal pattern for the area in summer, but it doesn’t make it any easier. Hang tight, forecasts can change, but for now, the board stays in the car.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 11 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.39m | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | 9:01AM0.35m | 10:02PM0.29m | 9:13AM0.34m | 00:16AM0.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | 11:59PM-0.19m | 12:54PM0.33m | 00:46AM-0.10m | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | 2:43PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.11m | 2:55AM0.21m | 4:37PM0.05m | 3:31AM0.30m | |||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | 7 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 5 | SW 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | — | SE 6 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 5 | S 7 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SW 4 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 3 | — | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 17 | — | — | 25 | 47 | — | 58 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 8 | — | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1332 | 1327 | 1310 | 1310 | 1310 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1437 | 1332 | 1337 | 1439 | 1296 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1332 | 1344 | 185 |
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