Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.30° N 94.78° W

Galveston-61st Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Galveston-61st Street Pier sea temperature is
30.4° C
1.0° 

Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
8
5
11
7
7
6
4
4
5
5
7
7
10
10
7
7
11
8
14
7
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:13AM0.50m
5:19AM0.52m
Low Tide
6:14PM-0.13m
7:19PM-0.17m
8:21PM-0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:05
8:05
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
33
32
31
30
30
29
31
32
33
33
31
31
30
31
30
30
31
32
31
30
30
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