Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period, ESE swell with 13 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 0.5m 5s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here.
So, we’re looking at the Galveston-61st Street Pier area for the next couple of weeks, and I’ve gotta level with you – it’s a flat, frustrating run. Tiny swell, almost no energy, and the wind is mostly working against us. There’s no standout session here, no real bump to get stoked on.
We start on the 31st of August (Monday morning) with just a sliver of swell, 0.3 ft from the SE with a 8-second period. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean, but there’s just no wave power – the combined energy is only 3 (weak). The water temp is 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. By the afternoon, the wind goes cross-onshore and it gets choppy. Poor surf.
Tuesday the 1st of September sees a slight bump to 1 ft, but the period drops to a lousy 5 seconds. That’s short, weak windswell. Morning offers a light cross-off breeze, so it looks pretty, but still no punch (energy at 10). Afternoon turns choppy again. Wednesday and Thursday repeat the same pattern: tiny waves, poor conditions, onshore winds.
Friday the 4th through Monday the 7th is more of the same – max 1 ft, onshore breezes, and risk of storms. The morning of Sunday the 6th shows glassy conditions with light offshore wind, but the swell is still tiny at 1 ft with a 6-second period, so just small, weak bumps.
There’s a tiny pulse of more energy showing up by the 10th of September (Thursday morning), with swell hitting 3 ft from the SSE, period still short at 5 seconds, and the combined energy hitting 26. Still weak, and with a moderate cross-onshore wind it’ll be lumpy and choppy. The 11th of September (Friday) is the best of a rough lot – 3 ft SSE swell, period at 5 seconds, and energy rising to 36. Wind is cross-onshore from the SSW, so it’s still messy.
From there, it fades back to 1 ft to 2 ft with onshore winds every day through to the 15th of September. All of it is poor surf conditions.
Honestly, if you’re just keen for a splash, the cleanest windows are the morning of the 31st of August and the morning of the 7th of September, but you’re looking at knee-high dribble. For anyone wanting a real wave, this 16-day run has nothing. With the weak, shallow swell and onshore winds, this setup looks better for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 29°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:05PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:45PM0.45m | 5:50AM0.46m | 00:00AM0.48m | 5:21AM0.49m | 4:56AM0.53m | 4:28AM0.56m | 4:22AM0.56m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | 1:33PM0.07m | 1:19AM0.40m | 2:28PM0.02m | 1:33AM0.47m | 3:33PM-0.02m | 4:47PM-0.05m | 6:04PM-0.07m | 7:14PM-0.07m | |||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 8 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 34 | 32 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | S 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | E 7 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1437 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1311 | 1311 | 1437 | 1296 | 1322 | 1437 | 1296 | 1296 | 1435 | 1296 | 1335 | 1438 | 1330 | 1335 | 1428 | 1296 |
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