Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.6° C
0.4° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 7PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
3
3
6
7
9
10
7
3
5
6
6
8
10
11
6
4
4
6
24
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
15
S
20
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
5
NW
10
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:01AM0.35m
10:02PM0.29m
9:13AM0.34m
00:16AM0.31m
9:13AM0.34m
Low Tide
3:40PM0.11m
2:55AM0.21m
4:37PM0.05m
3:31AM0.30m
5:31PM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:17
8:16
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
29
29
29
28
28
27
26
27
30
30
29
29
Feels °C
32
32
30
29
29
29
28
28
28
32
31
30
27
27
27
26
28
32
31
29
28
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