Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 17 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 10AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.4
ENE
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)455555666666666656666655
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25404259776660605545402636262417116411091593127
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
10
WNW
45
NNE
40
N
50
NNE
50
NE
40
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.51
3:28PM
0.39
6:45AM
0.53
3:28PM
0.41
7:57AM
0.54
3:17PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.32
10:44PM
-0.07
12:04PM
0.38
11:31PM
-0.12
1:04PM
0.44
12:23AM
-0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:48------
Sunset-----7:45-------7:46-------7:46--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------2-121------
Temp. °C232323232323232323232323242419171513141721232322
Feels °C (?)212121202021202121222323242513126371014161616
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