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Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 06 Jan 2026 CST
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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
16.6° C
 (Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)
Nearby Cam: 2km away, Galveston, Texas | 24/7 Live Beach Camera

How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (06 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (06 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s

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

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Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.8
SSE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)455666666666644556667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)61229312424242516161615221422285172837989947779
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.30
5:40AM
0.24
8:23PM
0.27
7:18AM
0.20
8:40PM
0.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:12PM
-0.19
1:15AM
0.19
12:56PM
-0.10
2:18AM
0.12
1:37PM
-0.00
3:18AM
0.05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:13-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:35-------5:36-------5:37-----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C222322232221212021212121212121212121212222222323
Feels °C (?)232220212121222122212120201920201919202221222424
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