Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 06 Nov 2025 CST
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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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average 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 Wednesday (Nov 12) at 6AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 09) at 12PM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful 6AM (Wed 12th Nov)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 Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NNE on Sun morning, light winds from the ESE by Mon night).

Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.9
NNE
0.7
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)575666554566454-34555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)515181815101828982102230330413424
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
45
N
40
N
45
N
30
NNE
15
N
5
ESE
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM 1:29AM
0.61 0.54
7:49PM
0.61
9:12PM
0.59
10:33PM
0.57
11:28PM
0.54
11:59PM
0.51
12:19AM
0.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
-0.12
11:16PM
0.53
10:49AM
-0.15
11:46AM
-0.15
12:48PM
-0.11
1:54PM
-0.06
3:05PM
0.00
4:17PM
0.07
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Saturday
08
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Sunrise6:35--6:35--6:37--6:37--6:37--6:39--6:39--
Sunset-5:29--5:28--5:28--5:27--5:27--5:25--5:24-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C21212223232324242417191481314161822232323
Feels °C (?)2222242222222423248932910111318212120
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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).

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