Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, S swell with 24 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 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
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Hey folks, Rusty here. Let's break down the surf prospects for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the coming weeks.
I’ll level with you: it’s flat. Really flat. We're looking at a long stretch of nothing. The first record kicks off Friday, July 3rd with a tiny 0.3ft SE windswell, but with onshore winds, it's completely unsurfable. The combined swell energy is basically zero, at 4. That same story repeats over and over. For the first week and a half, the swell stays under 2ft, and the wind is either blowing straight onshore or across it. Every single time slot is tagged with "poor surf conditions." There’s just nothing for a surfer to work with.
Things finally try to pick up a little around July 14th. The swell gets up to about 3ft from the SSW, and the energy numbers hit 52 and 93 in the afternoons. But the wind still ruins it. There is a single morning on July 14th with a cross-offshore breeze from the West, and the report calls it "clean." That's your only real window, but it’s paired with a tiny waist-high swell and a short 5-second period, so it won't have any grunt.
As we head into the last few days, we see a few more 2ft to 3ft days (July 13th afternoon, 14th afternoon, 17th morning), but the wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore and blowing 15 to 19 mph, which will tear the waves apart. The period stays short, mostly 4 to 5 seconds. The combined energy mostly stays in the teens to 30s, hitting a peak of only 93 once. That’s weak energy for the Gulf.
So, with no true standouts, the “best” day is the morning of Tuesday, July 14th, with that clean wind and a tiny 2ft SSW swell. If you’ve got a foamie, you might get a few ankle-biters. For anyone looking for a real wave, this 16-day outlook is a bust. A blank run like this is pretty standard for the area in the summer. Forecasts can always change, but right now, I’d save the gas money.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:17AM0.40m | 5:20PM0.30m | 9:31AM0.38m | 8:00PM0.27m | 9:38AM0.36m | 10:27PM0.27m | 9:35AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.31m | 9:19AM0.36m | 2:45AM0.37m | 8:43AM0.39m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:00AM-0.01m | 3:02PM0.30m | 1:33AM0.04m | 3:32PM0.23m | 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 | |||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 32 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | — | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 6 | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1311 | 1330 | 1335 | 1307 | 1330 | 1335 | 1296 | 1330 | 1334 | 1311 | 1296 | 1373 | 1296 | 1296 | 1319 | 1296 | 1296 |
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