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Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 10 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
16.9° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 1AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (11 Jan)2ft (0.6m)3s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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 (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)777777543444445445444556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1295555946810910915335442233
Wind
(km/h)
40
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
0.23
4:49PM
0.24
8:34PM
0.24
4:24PM
0.28
4:50PM
0.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
-0.07
6:35PM
0.23
5:53AM
-0.11
6:38AM
-0.14
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:38-------5:39-------5:40-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109888101315131211109910111212121212121313
Feels °C (?)1-1-2-2-14886665347899981010119
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