Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
26.9°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 20°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
6
0.6
E
3
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
8
22
51
53
44
36
50
37
19
16
16
22
66
84
74
98
131
131
68
84
75
37
46
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
2:34AM0.53m
2:29AM0.52m
2:31AM0.50m
12:44PM0.43m
Low Tide
5:51PM0.16m
6:42PM0.19m
8:49AM0.40m
7:28PM0.22m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
20
20
21
23
24
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
Feels °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
16
16
17
20
22
22
24
23
22
22
22
22
21
21
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