Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.7° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 29°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
S
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
4
2
5
3
2
1
2
3
6
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05PM0.48m
4:53AM0.49m
2:36PM0.49m
5:05AM0.47m
3:54PM0.49m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.45m
9:11PM-0.03m
9:52AM0.39m
10:00PM0.03m
10:19AM0.31m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:30
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
33
32
32
31
32
30
31
33
34
32
31
31
31
31
32
32
33
33
31
30
30
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