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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Galveston - Flagship Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston - Flagship Pier sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston - Flagship Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 kJ (?) | 5 | 2 | 58 | 59 | 73 | 48 | 39 | 31 | 22 | 43 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:24PM 0.32 | 11:11PM 0.30 | 3:35PM 0.35 | 11:01PM 0.31 | 4:26PM 0.38 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:43AM 0.01 | 7:38PM 0.27 | 7:13AM -0.04 | 9:22PM 0.31 | 7:43AM -0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 1 | -1 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -6 | -8 | -8 | -5 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
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