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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 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
26.5° 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 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
22 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:12AM0.50m | 11:48AM0.46m | 8:33PM0.35m | 12:14PM0.42m | 11:05PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM-0.03m | 6:46PM0.34m | 4:28AM0.05m | 6:53PM0.27m | 5:40AM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
— | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
26 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — |
 kJ | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | — | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 23 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 39 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 390 | 183 | 1435 | 424 | 302 | 427 | 1296 | 1330 | 1435 | 1435 | 1435 | 1347 | 1330 | 1296 | 1296 | 1330 | 1340 | 183 | 1434 | 1298 | 1349 | 64 | 39 |
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