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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
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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
26.7° 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 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 45 | 55 | 74 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:48AM0.46m | 8:33PM0.35m | 12:14PM0.42m | 11:05PM0.33m | 12:33PM0.39m | 1:03AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.34m | 4:28AM0.05m | 6:53PM0.27m | 5:40AM0.14m | 7:20PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | 8:08 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 29 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 4 | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 8 | — | — | E 5 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | — | 18 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 43 | 49 | 45 | 55 | 74 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1434 | 1435 | 1435 | 1349 | 1311 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1434 | 1549 | 1434 | 1298 | 1296 | 390 | 250 | 390 | 64 | 0 | 78 | 1363 | 1363 | 0 | 39 |
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