Galveston - Flagship Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (16 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.8
SSW
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.1
S
0.3
E
0.1
S
0.2
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
Period(s) (?)444445555555446565677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61016171933251285584931231412111111
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
N
35
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:45PM
0.32
6:00PM
0.32
12:36AM
0.30
6:19PM
0.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
-0.21
9:13AM
-0.22
9:54PM
0.29
9:46AM
-0.22
10:09PM
0.28
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:13-----
Sunset----5:43-------5:44-------5:45---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151617181819191413121010101010988789101112
Feels °C (?)101113141415165200-1011012245567
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