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Galveston Pleasure Pier Surf Report & Forecast, 25th St, TX
Galveston Pleasure Pier, 25th St, Texas: 1 ft, at 2 pm CST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor. The main swell is 1.9 ft at 4 seconds from the east-northeast, with an 11 mph cross-shore wind from the east-northeast. Water is about 72°F, so a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion; the next high tide is 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm.
1 ft
- Swell
- 1.9 ft · 4 s · ENE
- Wind
- 11 mph (ENE)cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.2 ft risinghigh 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm
- Water
- 72°F2mm springsuit
- Air
- 68°Ffeels like 64°F
- Sun
- rise 6:38 amset 5:28 pm
Galveston Pleasure Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Galveston Pleasure Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Galveston Pleasure Pier: 6 am, Poor, on a falling low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 18 | 0.9 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 17 | 0.6 ft |
| 8 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.5 ft |
| 10 am | 1 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.6 ft |
| 11 am | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.9 ft |
| 12 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.3 ft |
| 1 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 1.8 ft |
| 2 pmnow | 1 ft | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 2.2 ft |
| 3 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 1 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (ESE) | 2.7 ft |
| 6 pm | 0–1 ft | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.6 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.7 ft |
| 7 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.4 ft |
| 8 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NE) | 0.1 ft |
| 9 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 16 | 0.0 ft |
| 10 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 8 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 13 | 0.1 ft |
| 11 am | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.3 ft |
| 12 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 0.7 ft |
| 1 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 1.2 ft |
| 2 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 1.6 ft |
| 3 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 7 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.0 ft |
| 4 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph onshore (ESE) | 2.3 ft |
| 5 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.5 ft |
| 6 pm | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (E) | 2.5 ft |
Galveston Pleasure Pier beach conditions today: waves, sets and current
At 2 pm, sets at Galveston Pleasure Pier arrive about every minute with about 2 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 0.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 2
- Sets
- every minute or so, each lasting about 7 s
- Lulls
- about 36 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 11% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 0.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Galveston Pleasure Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Galveston Pleasure Pier: the biggest day is Wednesday, Nov 18 at 2–3 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 16 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 0–1 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Galveston Pleasure Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 2.5 ft · 4 s · ENE | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 11 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 10 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.1 ft · 4 s · ENE | 8 mph cross-shore (NE) | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.7 ft · 4 s · ESE | 6 mph cross-shore (E) | 4 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 11 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.3 ft · 5 s · S | 15 mph offshore (N), gusts 21 | 9 mph offshore (NNW) | 9 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 1.2 ft · 3 s · NNE | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | calm | 6 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 14 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 20 | 16 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 22 | 6 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 3.0 ft · 4 s · ESE | 22 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 30 | 23 mph cross-shore (E), gusts 32 | 6 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Good | 3.8 ft · 5 s · ESE | 11 mph cross-shore (NE), gusts 16 | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE), gusts 34 | 9 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph cross-shore (ENE) | 23 mph cross-shore (E) | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 24 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 31 | 23 mph cross-shore (ESE), gusts 31 | 12 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Galveston Pleasure Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Galveston Pleasure Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Galveston Pleasure Pier today, Monday, Nov 9: high 2.2 ft at 12:13 am, low 0.4 ft at 8:33 am and high 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm. At 2 pm the tide is 2.2 ft and rising.
Galveston Pleasure Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | High 2.2 ft at 12:13 amLow 0.4 ft at 8:33 amHigh 2.8 ft at 4:32 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.0 ft at 9:04 amHigh 2.5 ft at 5:28 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.1 ft at 9:38 amHigh 2.6 ft at 6:18 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low -0.1 ft at 10:14 amHigh 2.3 ft at 7:26 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 0.1 ft at 10:53 amHigh 2.4 ft at 8:17 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.4 ft at 11:34 amHigh 2.5 ft at 9:19 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.0 ft at 12:05 pmHigh 3.0 ft at 9:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.6 ft at 1:15 pmHigh 3.1 ft at 10:15 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | Low 1.8 ft at 2:20 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Galveston Pleasure Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Galveston Pleasure Pier is about 72°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 64°F and an 11 mph wind, a 2mm springsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 70 and 72°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Galveston Pleasure Pier
- Galveston 37th Street0.7 mi SW · 0–1 ft · Poor
- Galveston 61st Street Pier2.6 mi SW · 0–1 ft · Poor
- Galveston South Jetty4.7 mi NE · 0–1 ft · Poor
- Jamaica Beach13 mi WSW · 1 ft · Poor
- Crystal Beach15 mi NE · flat (under 1 ft) · Poor
- West Galveston18 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
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About Galveston Pleasure Pier
Galveston Pleasure Pier is a pier in Galveston County, Texas, facing south-southeast. Also called Flagship Pier, Flagship Hotel, 25th Street and Seawall.
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