Wetsuits & Surf Gear
visit store

Photo credit: jalviar
Surf Break: Galveston - FlagshipPier

Galveston - FlagshipPier in Texas is an exposed beach/Pier break that has fairly consistent surf. The favoured conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Most of the surf comes fis in the form of windswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Often Crowded. Watch out for rips, rocks, sharks and jellyfish.

Secret spot? We can hide it!

Overall Galveston - FlagshipPier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

Stop animation

The rose diagram describes the range of swells directed at Galveston - FlagshipPier thr... (show all text)

This picture shows how commonly and how strongly the wind blows from different directio... (show all text)

Also see Galveston - FlagshipPier surf quality by season and Galveston - FlagshipPier surf quality by month.

Select Galveston - FlagshipPier Location Map Detail:

Regional Map | Local Map | Detailed Map

Contours:

Roads & Rivers:

Select a surf break from the menu Select to locate on the map

Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Texas surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Galveston - FlagshipPier

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Galveston - FlagshipPier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Galveston	1 mi
Second closest break	Galveston-61st Street Pier	1 mi
Third closest break	Meacom Pier	5 mi
Fourth closest break	Jamaica Beach	16 mi
Fifth closest break	Refish Island	16 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Galveston - FlagshipPier:
Closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	103 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	200 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	252 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Timbalier Block Buoy	260 mi
Tide stations nearest to Galveston - FlagshipPier:
Closest tide station	Galveston Pier 21, Galveston Channel, Texas	2 mi
Second closest tide station	Galveston (Galveston Channel), Texas	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Galveston (Galveston Channel), Texas (2) (expired 1	2 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Galveston Pleasure Pier, Gulf Of Mexico, Texas	2 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Galveston Pleasure Pier, Gulf Of Mexico, Texas (sub	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Galveston - FlagshipPier:
Closest ski area	Hidden Valley (United States)	682 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	697 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Creek (United States)	699 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	771 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	778 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Galveston - FlagshipPier:
Closest city location	Galveston (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Bayou Vista (United States)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Texas City (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Marque (United States)	13 mi
Fifth closest city location	Bolivar Peninsula (United States)	16 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Galveston - FlagshipPier is Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) in USA, 11 km (7 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Galveston - FlagshipPier is Ellington Fld (Houston) Airport (EFD), also in USA, 51 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is William P Hobby (Houston) Airport (HOU) in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• George Bush Intcntl Houston Airport (IAH) in USA is 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Southeast Texas Rgnl (Beaumont) Airport (BPT), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Galveston - FlagshipPier and is 101 km (63 miles) away.