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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 07 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
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 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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 ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
26 | 26 | 26 | 55 | 44 | 46 | 65 | 63 | 81 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 38 | 33 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.45m | 12:53PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.06m | 3:52AM0.09m | 4:49AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |  | |  |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 53 | 44 | 40 | 26 | 41 | 81 | — | — | 47 | — | 47 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 47 | 29 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 7 | 55 | — | 46 | 65 | 63 | — | 57 | 56 | — | 47 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1295 | 773 | 1311 | 1363 | 1330 | 250 | 302 | 1434 | 1601 | 1434 | 1363 | 142 | 1300 | 39 | 0 | 1435 | 1435 | 64 | 1363 | 1311 | 64 | 427 | 1311 | 1435 |
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