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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
32 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 60 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 39 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | off | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:59AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.45m | 12:53PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:07AM0.04m | 2:58AM0.06m | 3:52AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | |  | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  |  | |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 32 | 34 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 23 | — | 1 | 17 | 6 | — | — | 39 | 25 | 12 | — | 32 | 33 | 33 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 4 | S 6 | SE 6 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 3 | 19 | 17 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 54 | 63 | 60 | 25 | 54 | 54 | 44 | — | — | 7 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1295 | 1295 | 1295 | 578 | 773 | 1363 | 1363 | 52 | 1330 | 78 | 1438 | 1605 | 1434 | 1363 | 77 | 0 | 1330 | 39 | 183 | 43 | 1307 | 39 | 64 |
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