Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 10 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
25.2° 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 10AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
40
34
46
33
31
37
25
21
19
14
15
11
11
16
11
7
14
11
6
6
7
7
10
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
10
E
5
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
ESE
15
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:06PM0.42m
11:22PM0.33m
1:15PM0.41m
1:15AM0.36m
1:22PM0.39m
Low Tide
4:49AM0.12m
7:53PM0.31m
5:50AM0.17m
7:24PM0.25m
6:54AM0.22m
7:42PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:01
1
2
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
25
24
23
24
26
26
25
23
22
20
20
22
23
23
24
24
24
25
27
25
26
24
24
26
27
27
24
26
29
27
25
23
21
18
19
23
24
23
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
34
46
25
21
19
14
15
11
2
16
11
7
6
6
6
3
7
7
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
5
2
7
1
1
1
6
6
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
Energy kJ
31
40
33
31
37
1
11
3
13
14
11
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
1300
1330
1330
1437
1437
1425
1311
1311
64
64
1330
1437
1374
1407
1340
1346
1330
1330
1330
1434
1435
1373
1335
1334
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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