Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 29.30° N 94.78° W

Galveston-61st Street Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Galveston-61st Street Pier sea temperature is
30.6°C
1.7° 

Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Galveston-61st Street Pier today (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier at 9PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
15
SE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:05PM0.48m
4:53AM0.49m
2:36PM0.49m
5:05AM0.47m
3:54PM0.49m
Low Tide
9:11PM-0.03m
9:52AM0.39m
10:00PM0.03m
10:19AM0.31m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:31
7:30
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
33
32
30
30
32
33
33
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
33
33
31
31
31
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