Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.9° C
0.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (17 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
24
21
18
21
17
8
11
14
14
20
9
7
15
10
5
5
5
6
4
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
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
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:25AM0.40m
6:33PM0.34m
8:45AM0.37m
8:11PM0.31m
9:01AM0.35m
Low Tide
1:47PM0.26m
1:32AM-0.00m
2:43PM0.18m
2:14AM0.11m
3:40PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
30
30
31
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
29
30
30
33
30
30
29
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