Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 10PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 29°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 84 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 29 | 46 | 37 | 38 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:51AM0.52m | 4:13AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29PM0.09m | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:56PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 37 | 38 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 78 | 84 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 55 | 53 | 52 | 42 | 22 | 28 | 41 | 29 | — | 19 | 12 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1435 | 1434 | 1330 | 1330 | 1335 | 1298 | 1330 | 1437 | 1449 | 1373 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 427 | 250 | 1345 | 1459 | 1428 | 1330 |
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