Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 2AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Afternoon (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (04 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
7
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
10
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
1
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
N
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM0.47m
12:25PM0.42m
1:01AM0.45m
1:53PM0.45m
1:11AM0.44m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.14m
7:10AM0.29m
6:48PM0.22m
7:34AM0.20m
7:50PM0.29m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:33
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6:33
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6:35
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5:30
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5:30
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5:29
 mm
1
3
2
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1
1
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Temp °C
26
25
23
22
20
19
18
20
21
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
Feels °C
26
25
22
17
16
15
14
18
20
22
22
22
22
22
21
22
22
23
25
26
24
22
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