Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
29.1°C
2.4° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
0.7
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
25
34
42
30
29
27
30
25
14
9
10
7
3
9
13
14
17
20
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13AM0.54m
12:28PM0.48m
3:24AM0.51m
2:04PM0.49m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.05m
9:00AM0.44m
8:05PM0.10m
9:04AM0.37m
8:59PM0.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
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6:59
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6:58
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 mm
3
7
6
4
3
1
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
26
25
25
26
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
Feels °C
26
27
26
27
26
24
24
26
30
31
31
31
29
27
26
27
27
28
29
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