Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 11 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
25.1° 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 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (11 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (11 May)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
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)
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
28
18
17
15
17
12
7
15
11
11
9
15
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
30
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:22PM0.33m
1:15PM0.41m
1:15AM0.36m
1:22PM0.39m
2:40AM0.41m
1:26PM0.39m
Low Tide
5:50AM0.17m
7:24PM0.25m
6:54AM0.22m
7:42PM0.16m
8:01AM0.28m
8:15PM0.06m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:01
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
23
24
25
26
26
23
22
21
21
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
26
28
25
22
25
27
28
27
22
20
19
20
24
24
25
24
25
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
E
4
0.4
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
28
18
17
15
17
12
7
15
11
6
6
9
6
3
3
5
6
6
5
5
5
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
5
1
1
6
5
5
5
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
6
0.3
NE
3
0.2
N
3
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
S
2
Energy kJ
32
1
1
5
11
9
15
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1311
1311
250
1330
1434
1435
1311
1344
1330
1330
1330
1330
1299
1307
1305
1300
1296
1295
1295
1295
1435
1435
1300
1295
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
9
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