Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
24.4° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 4PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
4 AM
7 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
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
43
32
33
14
15
15
21
15
11
11
11
9
8
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
24
28
32
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:43PM0.46m
9:50PM0.37m
2:04PM0.43m
00:18AM0.36m
2:19PM0.40m
1:56AM0.38m
Low Tide
8:37PM0.37m
6:16AM0.04m
8:14PM0.30m
7:27AM0.10m
8:29PM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:43
6:43
6:41
6:41
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7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
24
23
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
24
25
25
25
24
24
23
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
25
25
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
54
43
33
14
15
15
16
15
11
11
11
9
8
17
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
Energy kJ
28
32
24
12
10
7
21
11
7
11
11
7
7
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
24
28
32
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1322
1434
1438
1308
1296
1296
1311
1311
1330
1435
1657
1434
274
1305
1330
1330
1311
1311
1374
1307
1307
1307
1330
1330
Best forecast wave conditions in Texas
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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