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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 24 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
26.5° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | |
34 | 50 | 38 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 1:03AM0.34m | 12:47PM0.37m | 2:41AM0.38m | 12:56PM0.37m | 4:00AM0.42m | 12:59PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.18m | 6:58AM0.22m | 7:49PM0.11m | 8:19AM0.29m | 8:19PM0.04m | 9:43AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | 50 | 38 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1438 | 1435 | 1363 | 1363 | 1296 | 1308 | 1330 | 1438 | 1438 | 1438 | 1363 | 1207 | 877 | 1305 | 1330 | 1437 | 1435 | 1186 | 1363 | 877 | 1308 | 1296 | 1305 | 142 |
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