Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
24.1° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.3
S
0.2
S
1.4
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
1
E
Period(s) (?)555666566666666666655454
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36527787746966534024362624175312497775728262941
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
10
SW
45
N
40
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
0.39
6:45AM
0.53
3:28PM
0.41
7:57AM
0.54
3:17PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:10AM
0.32
10:44PM
-0.07
12:04PM
0.38
11:31PM
-0.12
1:04PM
0.44
12:23AM
-0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset---7:45-------7:46-------7:46----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------12111--------
Temp. °C232423232323232323242424191815141516202223222122
Feels °C (?)22222021212121222325242614136579131617161616
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