Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 CDT
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Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Galveston-61st Street Pier sea temperature is
24.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
26
55
44
46
65
63
81
57
56
47
47
47
38
33
42
33
47
29
23
23
22
38
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
E
20
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
40
SSE
15
SW
10
N
5
NE
15
SSE
20
S
30
ENE
20
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:33PM0.45m
12:53PM0.44m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.06m
3:52AM0.09m
4:49AM0.12m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
heavy rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:30
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
5
2
21
Temp °C
22
22
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
24
23
24
24
23
25
26
23
24
24
24
25
26
22
22
23
24
25
25
25
27
27
26
26
25
19
25
27
26
26
27
20
24
26
27
28
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
26
26
26
53
44
40
26
41
81
47
47
38
33
29
33
47
29
23
23
22
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
Energy kJ
10
9
7
55
46
65
63
57
56
47
42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1295
773
1311
1363
1330
250
302
1434
1601
1434
1363
142
1300
39
0
1435
1435
64
1363
1311
64
427
1311
1435
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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