Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf Forecast

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Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 17 Oct 2025 CDT

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

Today's Galveston-61st Street Pier sea temperature is 27.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston-61st Street Pier this week:

The most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 12 days are 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 18) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Oct 19) at 1PM.

Wave Type	Time (CDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	-	-
Best Surf	-	-
Most Powerful	1AM (Sat 18th Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m) 5s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).
	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	ESE	SE	SSE	S	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	6	5	6	6	6	5	4	3	4	4	4	4	6	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	36	52	47	25	15	7	12	5	16	12	11	8	9	7	6	4	19	24	35	46	44
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	NNE	ENE	E	SE	SSE	S	SW	SSW	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross	on	on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		3:18AM 0.47		3:12PM 0.48	3:24AM 0.46		4:16PM 0.50	3:30AM 0.45		5:13PM 0.52	3:33AM 0.46		6:07PM 0.53	3:31AM 0.46			7:01PM 3:15AM 0.53 0.48			7:58PM 2:41AM 0.53 0.49
Low Tide / height (m)		8:51PM 0.20	9:23AM 0.28		9:36PM 0.26	9:42AM 0.22		10:15PM 0.32	10:04AM 0.16		10:51PM 0.38	10:29AM 0.12		11:24PM 0.42	10:57AM 0.09		11:52PM 0.46	11:29AM 0.08		12:14AM 0.49	12:05PM 0.07

	Fri 17		Saturday 18			Sunday 19			Monday 20			Tuesday 21			Wednesday 22			Thursday 23
Sunrise	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26
Sunset	6:46	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:44	-	-	6:43	-	-	6:42	-	-	6:40	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	4	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	2	4	-
Temp. °C	27	26	27	27	26	26	28	25	25	25	26	26	27	26	22	24	24	25	25	25	25
Feels °C (?)	27	25	28	28	25	25	29	19	23	24	27	28	28	29	18	23	23	25	25	24	28

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Texas

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Galveston-61st Street Pier (light winds from the ESE at BUOY-GTOT2 2 km from Galveston-61st Street Pier). A 0.9m windswell from the SE
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Actual: 51 min ago

13 km/h

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Information about the Galveston-61st Street Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Galveston-61st Street Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Galveston-61st Street Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Galveston-61st Street Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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