Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.2°C
2.1° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 1PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Fri night).

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.7
E
5
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
84
90
80
74
64
70
84
77
77
67
56
88
66
79
39
31
40
21
24
21
23
25
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:55AM0.56m
00:36AM0.59m
3:20AM0.59m
2:31AM0.60m
Low Tide
1:20AM0.55m
2:07PM-0.01m
1:45AM0.59m
3:17PM-0.01m
4:34PM-0.00m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
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7:11
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7:13
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7:05
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7:02
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7:01
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 mm
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
4
4
4
6
6
1
2
Temp °C
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
27
28
27
27
27
25
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
29
29
29
29
27
28
29
31
30
30
30
32
28
30
27
28
28
27
27
27
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