Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
31.0°C
1.8° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
16
19
17
16
16
16
12
9
9
11
12
9
15
12
9
6
6
6
3
6
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:00AM0.48m
5:21AM0.49m
4:56AM0.53m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.02m
1:33AM0.47m
3:33PM-0.02m
4:47PM-0.05m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:38
7:37
 mm
2
7
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
30
33
30
29
29
29
30
30
32
33
33
30
29
31
31
32
32
33
33
31
31
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