Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average 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 3AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.3
SW
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
E
0.1
S
0.9
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.1
E
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)657777477884444-63344444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33212132211000001267118915
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
40
N
40
N
40
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
SE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.32
5:31PM
0.32
5:45PM
0.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
-0.17
8:01AM
-0.19
8:38AM
-0.21
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:13---
Sunset------5:40-------5:42-------5:43-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1212121212161817151298679111112131416171718
Feels °C (?)97766910872-1-1-1146467811141415
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