Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 25 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period, S swell with 40 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 1.0m 4s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Tue 25th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you, this stretch doesn't look like much for us.
Here at the Galveston-61st Street Pier (Galveston), we’re looking at a pretty flat run for the next 16 days. The first record shows that the surf is already small and weak, and honestly, it stays that way for the whole period. You can see a long gap here where there just isn't anything worth paddling out for. The water is running about 87° today, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's the only real highlight.
Starting Monday afternoon (August 17th), there's just 1ft of weak SE windswell with a short period of 5 seconds, and onshore winds chopping things up – the combined energy of all swells is a paltry 12, so we're looking at weak energy. It’s pretty much the same story: tiny waves, onshore breezes, and a lot of chop. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday are all poor, with nothing but small, messy lines. By the weekend, there's a hint of cleaner conditions on the morning of Saturday, August 22nd, with a light W cross-offshore breeze cleaning things up, but the swell is still just 1ft of short-period S swell. It’s a glassy surface, but there’s nothing underneath it.
We do get a bit of a bump in the swell energy around the morning of Tuesday, August 25th, with swell height up to 3ft from the SSW, and the combined energy jumps to 54, which is still just weak to moderate at best. But it’s cross-shore winds, so it’s lumpy and messy. The conditions stay poor, with onshore winds kicking in by afternoon.
The following week brings glimpses of cleaner conditions on Thursday, August 27th, courtesy of a NNE cross-offshore breeze, but again, the swell is only 2ft and the combined energy is a weak 21. The waves just aren't there. By the end of the month and into September 1st, we are looking at flat to near-flat conditions with combined energy dropping down to 0, 1, or 2. Bottom line, there is no standout, no best option, just a whole lot of glassy flat spells and choppy junk.
For a setup like this, the conditions are so consistently poor that it’s fair to say this area is just seeing a typical quiet period. It won’t stay this way forever, but for now, keep the board in the car and the expectations low.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
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 kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 25 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:17PM0.37m | 7:19AM0.38m | 5:17AM0.41m | 4:30AM0.45m | 4:51AM0.47m | 5:16AM0.48m | 5:33AM0.48m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:04AM0.34m | 3:27PM0.04m | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:36PM0.02m | 6:41PM0.01m | 7:37PM0.00m | 8:24PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 7 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 6 | S 4 | — | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | S 10 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 21 | — | 16 | 24 | 5 | 14 | 15 | — | 13 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1342 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1480 | 1330 | 1335 | 1480 | 1330 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1330 | 1311 | 1296 | 1305 | 798 | 687 |
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