Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.5° C
1.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
10
6
6
6
4
3
4
4
5
9
10
15
13
9
9
12
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17PM0.37m
7:19AM0.38m
5:17AM0.41m
Low Tide
2:32PM0.07m
2:04AM0.34m
3:27PM0.04m
4:29PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:55
7:54
 mm
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
29
30
32
33
30
30
30
29
27
29
30
31
29
29
27
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