Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.2° C
1.2° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 25°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
18
22
18
26
26
16
11
11
18
11
15
22
23
25
34
23
46
25
32
25
31
29
38
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
WSW
30
ENE
35
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:06AM0.50m
1:59PM0.45m
7:37AM0.46m
3:36PM0.42m
Low Tide
10:16PM-0.27m
11:40AM0.44m
11:08PM-0.24m
12:08PM0.40m
11:59PM-0.19m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
2
7
1
1
2
3
3
4
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
25
26
27
27
28
28
29
29
Feels °C
32
31
29
29
30
31
30
32
30
28
28
28
29
29
30
29
23
24
27
29
30
28
30
30
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