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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 08 May 2026 CDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.8° 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 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Galveston-61st Street Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | S 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
65 | 23 | 68 | 54 | 67 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 32 | 42 | 42 | 58 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 42 | 26 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 12:33PM0.45m | 12:53PM0.44m | 1:06PM0.42m | 11:22PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.06m | 3:52AM0.09m | 4:49AM0.12m | 7:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | |  |  | |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
22 | 25 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 26 | 18 | 68 | 1 | 67 | — | 44 | 28 | — | 25 | 25 | 32 | — | 42 | 58 | 41 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 4 | — | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 16 | — | 54 | — | 46 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | 42 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 250 | 142 | 183 | 183 | 1434 | 1363 | 1363 | 142 | 64 | 64 | 1437 | 1435 | 1434 | 1363 | 1330 | 1329 | 1330 | 1330 | 1363 | 1435 | 1374 | 1307 | 64 |
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