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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 CST
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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
14.7° C
 (Which is 3.3°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 8AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (20 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
Period(s) (?)334445556666666666777998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2415212425325067646880838588644132262627406235
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:31AM
0.28
6:57PM
0.29
3:34AM
0.26
7:13PM
0.27
4:51AM
0.23
7:26PM
0.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
-0.19
11:23PM
0.22
11:24AM
-0.15
12:06AM
0.16
11:59AM
-0.09
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:11-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:46-------5:47---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------2-11-------
Temp. °C151515151516161718191919181818191919191919191919
Feels °C (?)11109101011111214151618171817192020191918181819
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