Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.5° 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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
11
11
10
11
13
12
9
9
12
16
16
21
33
28
24
24
24
23
29
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:36PM0.46m
6:17AM0.46m
3:08PM0.45m
6:34AM0.43m
4:28PM0.43m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.44m
10:10PM-0.17m
10:49AM0.38m
10:58PM-0.11m
11:25AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
31
31
30
31
30
29
29
30
31
30
30
30
28
28
29
29
30
30
31
29
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