Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.0°C
1.9° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 2PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
47
47
38
74
56
47
24
24
25
20
43
68
47
36
55
43
37
20
20
20
19
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:20AM0.59m
2:31AM0.60m
2:48AM0.60m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.59m
3:17PM-0.01m
4:34PM-0.00m
5:53PM0.02m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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7:11
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7:13
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7:13
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7:02
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7:01
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7:00
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 mm
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1
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1
1
1
2
3
4
2
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4
4
1
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1
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2
Temp °C
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
27
26
28
29
28
27
26
25
24
24
26
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
32
31
31
30
31
30
31
30
28
25
28
31
30
28
27
26
24
23
26
27
26
26
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