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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 07 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
16.4° C
 (Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 4km away, Galveston, Texas | 24/7 Live Beach Camera

How big are the waves at Galveston - Flagship Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston - Flagship Pier at 2PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (07 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 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 (?)
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.9
SSE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.3
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)666644445667777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161015221216183477991019497668410614015513118691786262
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.27
7:18AM
0.20
8:40PM
0.24
9:12AM
0.18
8:52PM
0.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:56PM
-0.10
2:18AM
0.12
1:37PM
-0.00
3:18AM
0.05
2:15PM
0.09
4:14AM
-0.01
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:36-------5:37-------5:37-----
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clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Rain (mm)
----------1----11-------
Temp. °C191922222121222121222122222322222323232323212018
Feels °C (?)202023212020211718222022222423232523222223181310
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