Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 64 | 39 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 45 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM0.54m | 2:24AM0.53m | 2:44AM0.54m | 3:02AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.53m | 1:43PM0.09m | 2:39PM0.11m | 3:44PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 64 | 38 | 2 | — | 26 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | — | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 36 | 31 | 27 | 49 | 39 | 32 | 32 | — | — | 5 | 13 | 22 | 38 | 61 | 87 | 92 | 92 | 84 | 53 | 42 | 45 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1363 | 1330 | 1311 | 1330 | 1345 | 1437 | 1373 | 1346 | 1330 | 1330 | 64 | 1330 | 1330 | 1435 | 1312 | 1312 | 1334 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1220 | 1344 | 1342 |
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