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Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period, S swell with 73 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are lookin’ pretty bleak for a surf around Galveston 61st Street Pier. We’ve got a long stretch of tiny, weak, mostly onshore slop, and not a single day in this whole 16-day window that the computer is willing to give a thumbs-up to.
The water temp is sittin’ at a balmy 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least you’ll be warm while you’re bobbin’ around on your log.
Right now, Thursday the 30th, we’ve got a weak 2 ft south swell with a short, crumbly 5-second period. The energy is super weak, only a reading of 17, and that south wind is blowin’ straight onshore at 12 mph. It’s a total mess. This lazy pattern with tiny south swells and onshore or cross-onshore winds looks set to plague us all the way through the first week.
Friday the 31st and Saturday the 1st are more of the same—small, choppy, and poor. We do see a little flicker of hope on Sunday morning, August 2nd. The swell is still tiny at 2 ft, but there’s a clean window with a light westerly cross-offshore breeze. It won’t be big, but it might be the only time you can catch a smooth-faced ankle-snatcher without the wind ruining it.
From there, it’s a long, dusty road. We slide through the rest of the first week and deep into the second week with nothing but the same story: 1 ft to 2 ft swell, short periods under 6 seconds, and winds that are mostly onshore or cross-onshore. Combined energies rarely break 50, which is pathetic. The morning of Friday, August 7th, we get a brief moment of glassy conditions with the wind dropping to 3 mph, but the swell is a meager 2 ft. It’s a chance to get the 9’0” out for some micro-sessions if you’re desperate.
After that, it just fades away. By August 10th, we’re looking at 0.3 ft to 1 ft of south slop. The whole outlook is just a flat, wind-blown pancake.
Look, when the finder is this empty, and the consistency rating is just “fairly consistent” for a beach break that’s mostly exposed, a blank run like this isn't uncommon for the area. It’s just the way the Gulf goes sometimes. Keep your wax warm and your eyes peeled for the next real storm to spin up, because this ain’t it.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun morning, min 28°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 47 | 18 | 28 | 59 | 42 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 49 | 20 | 28 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:27AM0.41m | 4:38PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.34m | 7:52AM0.38m | 7:20PM0.32m | 7:57AM0.37m | 9:06PM0.31m | 7:50AM0.37m | 11:12PM0.34m | 7:28AM0.39m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM-0.04m | 12:22PM0.31m | 00:01AM0.01m | 12:57PM0.27m | 00:32AM0.07m | 1:35PM0.20m | 1:05AM0.15m | 2:18PM0.14m | 1:37AM0.23m | 3:07PM0.06m | 2:07AM0.32m | 4:03PM-0.01m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | S 4 | S 7 | — | S 5 | S 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | — | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 18 | 28 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SSE 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 16 | 47 | 3 | 28 | 59 | 42 | 52 | 52 | 50 | 39 | 49 | — | 24 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1437 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1406 | 1296 | 183 | 1307 | 1307 | 2 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1296 | 1296 | 1330 | 1296 | 1334 |
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