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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 03 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
26.2° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal 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 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:53AM0.49m | 8:48AM0.48m | 9:51AM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM-0.03m | 11:54PM-0.02m | 00:35AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
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Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SE 7 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 20 | 31 | 5 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 28 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 60 | 52 | 45 | 48 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 142 | 1330 | 1330 | 1480 | 1480 | 1435 | 1349 | 1330 | 1298 | 1330 | 1330 | 1434 | 1434 | 1434 | 1349 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1434 | 1438 | 1432 | 1363 |
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