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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today?
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 4AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 5 | SSE 7 | |
34 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 75 | 59 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:19AM0.47m | 2:50PM0.37m | 6:12AM0.48m | 2:44PM0.39m | 7:02AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.34m | 10:13PM-0.00m | 12:10PM0.38m | 10:43PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | S 5 | E 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 7 | 19 | 43 | 59 | 75 | 59 | 53 | 106 | 71 | 73 | 55 | 45 | 33 | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 1296 | 1295 | 1311 | 1300 | 1296 | 1296 | 1300 | 1296 | 1439 | 1659 | 274 | 1302 | 1295 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1305 | 1392 | 1363 |
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