Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 10 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with 37 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s cookin’ on the Texas Gulf Coast at Galveston-61st Street Pier. Straight up, the next couple of weeks are gonna be a quiet one. That southeast swell we usually lean on is just not delivering. The water’s sitting at a warm 87°, which is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The whole outlook is pretty flat. The combined swell energy is barely registering, usually sitting in the weak range—most days it’s between 6 and 41, which is just anemic. We’ve got a lot of onshore wind throughout the period, blowing from the south and SSE at 9 to 16 mph, making things choppy and messing up what little shape there is. Swell heights are all around 1 ft to 3 ft, with short periods of 4 to 6 seconds, so it’s just windswash, not real surf.
There’s a genuine dry spell here. From now through the rest of August, there isn’t a single day I’d recommend paddling out. Honestly, this stretch looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing—those consistent onshore breezes are perfect for that, but for a surfer? Not much.
If you’re desperate, there are a couple of mornings that get a bit cleaner. The morning of Sunday the 16th has a light NW breeze, cross-offshore, which might clean up the 1 ft slop (combined energy just 15). Then on Thursday the 20th, we get a completely glassy morning with a slight S swell of 2 ft and period 4 seconds—still tiny, but at least it’ll be like a lake. And then again on Monday the 24th, a glassy morning with a 1 ft S swell. Those are about as good as it gets, but it’s still barely ankle-snappers.
There are no standouts here. The inconsistent energy and poor wind windows mean we’re just waiting for a new pattern to set up. Forecasts can change, but this looks like a long blank run for the area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 12 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 31 | 26 | 37 | 32 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | 6:51AM0.41m | 5:45PM0.41m | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM-0.20m | 10:29AM0.44m | 10:10PM-0.17m | 10:49AM0.38m | 10:58PM-0.11m | 11:25AM0.31m | 11:43PM-0.03m | 12:08PM0.24m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | ||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | — | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 26 | 37 | — | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 31 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1434 | 1330 | 1335 | 1311 | 1330 | 1335 | 1438 | 1330 | 1335 | 1452 | 1330 | 1335 | 1311 | 1295 | 1335 | 1435 | 1296 | 1307 | 1434 | 1295 |
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