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Galveston-61st Street Pier in Texas is an exposed beach/Pier break that has quite reliable surf. The best conditions for surfing are during the hurricane season. The best wind direction is from the north northwest. Windswells are much more common than groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southeast. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Beware of rips and obstacles.

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Overall Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Galveston-61st Street Pier surf quality by season and Galveston-61st Street Pier surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Galveston-61st Street Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Galveston	1 mi
Second closest break	Galveston - FlagshipPier	1 mi
Third closest break	Meacom Pier	6 mi
Fourth closest break	Jamaica Beach	15 mi
Fifth closest break	Refish Island	17 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Galveston-61st Street Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Galveston Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Freeport Buoy	103 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Corpus Christi Buoy	199 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	West Gulf Buoy	251 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	South Timbalier Block Buoy	262 mi
Tide stations nearest to Galveston-61st Street Pier:
Closest tide station	Galveston Pier 21, Galveston Channel, Texas	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Galveston Pleasure Pier, Gulf Of Mexico, Texas	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Galveston Pleasure Pier, Gulf Of Mexico, Texas (sub	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Galveston (Galveston Channel), Texas	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Galveston (Galveston Channel), Texas (2) (expired 1	1 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Galveston-61st Street Pier:
Closest ski area	Hidden Valley (United States)	684 mi
Second closest ski area	Ski Apache (United States)	696 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Creek (United States)	699 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sky Valley (United States)	773 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Scaly Mountain (United States)	779 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Galveston-61st Street Pier:
Closest city location	Galveston (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Bayou Vista (United States)	10 mi
Third closest city location	Texas City (United States)	11 mi
Fourth closest city location	La Marque (United States)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Jamaica Beach (United States)	14 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Galveston-61st Street Pier is Scholes International At Galveston Airport (GLS) in USA, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Galveston-61st Street Pier is Ellington Fld (Houston) Airport (EFD), also in USA, 50 km (31 miles) away.
• Third is William P Hobby (Houston) Airport (HOU) in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• George Bush Intcntl Houston Airport (IAH) in USA is 93 km (58 miles) away.
• Southeast Texas Rgnl (Beaumont) Airport (BPT), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Galveston-61st Street Pier and is 103 km (64 miles) away.