Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.5°C
2.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 9AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
5
7
7
8
6
6
6
6
9
8
11
11
6
6
9
9
6
7
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:06AM0.50m
1:45PM0.47m
4:13AM0.49m
2:51PM0.48m
4:21AM0.48m
3:54PM0.50m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.42m
8:57PM0.14m
9:31AM0.37m
9:31PM0.18m
9:51AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:14
7:13
7:12
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
29
28
29
29
29
30
29
29
27
27
28
29
29
29
Feels °C
32
33
32
30
30
30
32
34
32
31
30
30
32
31
32
33
33
33
29
29
31
32
31
30
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