Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.30° N 94.78° W

Galveston-61st Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston-61st Street Pier sea temperature is
30.5° C
1.1° 

Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 5PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
3
11
9
10
10
8
5
6
6
9
5
6
9
7
5
6
8
12
12
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
Wind State
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:57AM0.37m
9:06PM0.31m
7:50AM0.37m
11:12PM0.34m
7:28AM0.39m
Low Tide
2:18PM0.14m
1:37AM0.23m
3:07PM0.06m
2:07AM0.32m
4:03PM-0.01m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
29
30
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
Feels °C
34
33
31
31
29
30
29
31
32
33
31
30
30
29
29
31
32
30
31
31
30
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