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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 13 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
17.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°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 9PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)--
Afternoon (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (13 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.3
SW
0.2
SSW
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.8
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
—
0.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)55655777457884444-533444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)223331213221100660147788
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
30
N
15
N
10
NE
15
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50PM
0.30
5:14PM
0.32
5:31PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
-0.17
8:01AM
-0.19
8:38AM
-0.21
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset5:40-------5:40-------5:42-------
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C13131212131312161817151310867910111213141517
Feels °C (?)1110878759119641-2-225555781014
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