Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.7° C
0.5° 

Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
5
8
10
7
6
4
4
5
19
18
15
12
7
9
24
13
22
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
5
W
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
10
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
00:16AM0.31m
9:13AM0.34m
4:35AM0.36m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.05m
3:31AM0.30m
5:31PM0.00m
6:24PM-0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:16
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
26
27
31
31
30
29
29
28
27
28
31
33
31
30
Feels °C
33
32
29
28
29
26
28
33
32
30
28
28
27
26
27
32
35
33
31
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