Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.4°C
2.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 11PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (04 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sun night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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)
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
6
0.9
ENE
4
0.9
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
31
29
24
25
30
31
50
40
33
32
22
25
29
40
49
56
42
25
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:02AM0.58m
3:13AM0.54m
12:28PM0.48m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.02m
7:04PM0.05m
9:00AM0.44m
8:05PM0.10m
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
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7:13
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7:00
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7:00
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6:59
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 mm
5
9
3
4
1
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1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
26
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
25
25
24
23
22
22
23
25
28
28
25
27
26
24
26
25
26
27
30
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