Galveston - Flagship Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.31° N 94.76° W

Galveston - Flagship Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
30.6°C
2.3° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 4PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 29°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
19
26
26
30
11
9
7
7
13
13
13
17
12
11
12
7
7
7
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
0
S
5
SSE
10
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:23AM0.53m
4:13AM0.52m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.11m
6:57PM0.11m
7:45PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:19
7:17
7:16
 mm
Temp °C
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
30
29
Feels °C
31
32
29
30
30
30
32
32
33
33
33
31
30
31
32
32
33
32
32
32
31
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