Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 14 Sep 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 17 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period, ESE swell with 84 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston-61st Street Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 16 days are 1.2m 6s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 17) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Thu 17th Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – there’s not a single standout in this 16-day window for Galveston-61st Street Pier. The surf is so flat and weak for so long, you’d be better off taking up golf. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, and honestly, it’s a proper blank run for the area.
We start on Sunday the 13th with a tiny 0.5 ft southerly swell, but the period is a pathetic 4 seconds. The wind is onshore from the SE at 9 mph, and we’ve got a risk of thunderstorms. The combined swell energy is a measly 15, and the water temp is sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, at 87 °F. That’s a 3 °F anomaly. It’s not going to do you any favours though.
Monday the 14th is more of the same: 0.5 ft, short period, poor surf. Tuesday the 15th drops to 0.4 ft. Wednesday the 16th bumps up to 0.7 ft, but it’s still messy cross-onshore wind at 16 mph. The whole first week is just a write-off.
By Thursday the 17th we see the swell nudge up to 4 ft for the morning, and 4 ft in the afternoon, both from the ESE. The period stretches to a slightly better 6 seconds, and energy climbs to 84. Sounds okay on paper, but the wind is a solid cross-onshore at 16 mph, and the comment is still “poor surf conditions.” Not worth paddling out.
Friday the 18th offers a small moment of calm – a light offshore from the NE at 6 mph in the morning, but the swell is back down to 3 ft, period 6 seconds. Clean for a second, but no power behind it. Saturday the 19th has a morning offshore from the N, but again, only 0.5 ft.
From Sunday the 20th right through to the end on Monday the 28th, it’s all tiny, weak, and mostly choppy. Swell heights barely hit 0.3 ft for many days, with energy numbers as low as 1. Honestly, for the entire sixteen days, there’s no one moment where it comes together for a paddle. The setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the consistent onshore winds and lack of real wave faces.
We just don't have the goods. Keep an eye on the forecasts – but this one’s a hard pass.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 77 | 84 | 47 | 44 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | off | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:27PM0.48m | 5:43AM0.44m | 8:46PM0.48m | 5:29AM0.45m | 10:24PM0.48m | 4:15AM0.47m | 3:36AM0.50m | 3:51AM0.52m | 4:13AM0.53m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.35m | 12:51PM0.09m | 1:11AM0.42m | 1:35PM0.08m | 1:22AM0.47m | 2:27PM0.08m | 3:29PM0.09m | 4:42PM0.10m | 5:56PM0.11m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | 7:27 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 4 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | 18 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | S 6 | — | S 9 | S 11 | — | SE 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | — | 11 | 10 | — | 11 | 52 | 77 | 84 | 47 | 44 | 26 | 13 | — | — | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1335 | 1330 | 1340 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1330 | 1334 | 798 | 687 | 1334 | 1438 | 578 | 1 | 1437 | 1330 | 64 | 1449 | 1330 |
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