Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 6 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, SE swell with 55 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 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
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Alright folks, it’s your old mate Rusty here, and I gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. We’ve got a serious run of flat, choppy, and generally uninviting conditions across the board. The only break on the radar is Galveston-61st Street Pier, but you’re gonna need to manage your expectations.
Right now, and for the next week to ten days, the story is the same: tiny, weak swell. We’re talking mostly 1ft to 2ft of windswell rolling in from the S or SSE, with a super short period of just 4 to 5 seconds. The combined wave energy is in the doldrums, barely cracking 100 (only about 3 to 55), so it’s weak and gutless. On top of that, the wind is almost always cross-on or onshore, making it messy and choppy. The water is sitting at a warm 86°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only bit of good news for your skin.
There’s a real gap in quality here. From this Sunday afternoon (July 5th) all the way through to Monday the 13th, it’s just “poor surf conditions” written all over it. Not a single standout session. The swell is too small and the wind is working against us.
We do finally get a couple of tiny windows of hope. On Tuesday morning, July 14th, and again on Wednesday morning, July 15th, we get a cross-offshore wind from the WNW. That’s the cleanest we’ll see, with the wave comment reading “clean.” The swell is still tiny, only 2ft to 3ft from the SSE, but for a beginner-friendly spot like this, that tiny, clean surf could actually be a fun little window. The energy is still weak (29 to 47), but at least the surface will be smooth. Keep in mind, this spot can get crowded sometimes, and with such a small window of clean conditions, it might be busy.
The rest of the second week, from July 16th onward, it’s back to the same old story: small, choppy, and weak. By Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th, the wind is cranking up to 28 mph, which is just going to blow the place out. Honestly, with that much wind and that little swell, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, the best on offer across the whole 16 days is simply the Tuesday morning (July 14th) and Wednesday morning (July 15th) at Galveston-61st Street Pier. It’s not going to be epic, but it’ll be the only clean, rideable surf we see. For everything else, save your energy or find something else to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 26 | 14 | 21 | 55 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:00PM0.27m | 9:38AM0.36m | 10:27PM0.27m | 9:35AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.31m | 9:19AM0.36m | 2:45AM0.37m | 8:43AM0.39m | 4:10AM0.44m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:51AM0.51m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.12m | 4:08PM0.16m | 2:48AM0.20m | 4:51PM0.07m | 3:33AM0.29m | 5:39PM-0.02m | 4:39AM0.37m | 6:32PM-0.11m | 7:27PM-0.18m | 8:24PM-0.24m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 |
 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | 8:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 10 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | S 11 | — | SW 4 | S 5 | — | SE 5 | S 6 | — | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | 11 | 9 | — | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | S 6 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | SE 8 | S 9 | — | S 5 | S 10 | — | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 14 | 2 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | — | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | ESE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 26 | — | 21 | 55 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1296 | 1330 | 1335 | 1295 | 1330 | 1335 | 1296 | 1330 | 1335 | 1296 | 1296 | 1363 | 1309 | 1296 | 1334 | 1295 | 1330 | 1335 | 1307 | 1296 | 1300 |
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