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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 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
26.6° 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 1PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
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 45mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 40 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:14PM0.42m | 11:05PM0.33m | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:03AM0.34m | 12:47PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.05m | 6:53PM0.27m | 5:40AM0.14m | 7:20PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:49PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | 8:09 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SW 4 | SE 6 | S 5 | SSW 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 8 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | W 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1435 | 1435 | 1434 | 1363 | 1296 | 424 | 390 | 390 | 1434 | 1438 | 1434 | 1363 | 427 | 427 | 302 | 1330 | 1438 | 1438 | 1438 | 1363 | 877 |
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