Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 4AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 15 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | 4 | 10 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 30 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 8 | — | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 10 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 15 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 7 | — | 6 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 24 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SW 4 | SE 10 | S 5 | SW 4 | S 10 | SW 5 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | SSE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | SSE 5 | S 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | — | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1330 | 1437 | 1449 | 1437 | 1340 | 1330 | 64 | 1340 | 1335 | 1335 | 1435 | 1363 | 1330 | 1311 | 64 | 1311 | 1329 | 1311 | 1434 | 1428 | 1363 |
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