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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 11 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
17.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)
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 4AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jan)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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 (?)
0.1
SE
0.6
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
SW
0.1
S
Period(s) (?)744444544444444444557737
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28131315101566644442222232221
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SE
5
WNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crossonglassglassglasscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
0.24
4:24PM
0.28
4:50PM
0.30
5:14PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:35PM
0.23
5:53AM
-0.11
6:38AM
-0.14
7:20AM
-0.17
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:39-------5:40-------5:40-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C15131110910111112121010111212121314141414161917
Feels °C (?)8765358789678101010910101110121510
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