Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 07 May 2026 CDT
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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
24.6° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
34
29
30
26
26
18
26
44
54
63
60
25
54
54
44
39
25
17
27
32
33
33
21
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
E
20
ENE
25
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
NNW
15
SE
10
NE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
NNW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
off
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
off
cross-on
High Tide
11:59AM0.46m
12:33PM0.45m
12:53PM0.44m
Low Tide
2:07AM0.04m
2:58AM0.06m
3:52AM0.09m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
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6:31
6:31
6:31
6:30
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7:58
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
1
2
9
1
1
Temp °C
22
20
19
20
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
22
24
24
24
24
26
26
26
20
18
16
18
22
23
23
22
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
27
23
24
26
25
27
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
32
34
29
30
26
26
18
26
44
23
1
17
6
39
25
12
32
33
33
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.5
S
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
7
3
4
1
1
1
1
6
3
19
17
5
3
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
Energy kJ
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.5
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.8
SE
7
1.2
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
E
3
0.9
SE
4
Energy kJ
1
5
12
12
12
9
7
7
54
63
60
25
54
54
44
7
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1296
1295
1295
1295
578
773
1363
1363
52
1330
78
1438
1605
1434
1363
77
0
1330
39
183
43
1307
39
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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