Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with 33 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 23) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
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 – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a paddle. We've got a long stretch of tiny, weak, and messy conditions ahead, so keep your expectations in check.
For the next week and a half, from Friday the 17th through to Thursday the 30th of July, it's a real struggle. We're looking at swell heights barely cracking 2ft, and most of the time it's hanging around 0.3ft to 1ft. The wave energy is pathetic, with readings mostly in the single digits (23) and often lower. The wind is a constant problem too – mostly onshore or cross-onshore from the south, making things choppy and crumbly. There are a few early mornings, like Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st, where a light westerly gives us a clean look, but the swell is just too small to do anything with. The period is short, around 4 to 6 seconds, so the waves have no push.
The best of a bad bunch, and really the only thing worth mentioning, falls on the morning of Monday the 27th of July. The swell picks up a tiny bit to 2ft from the south, but the wind is cross-shore from the west-southwest at 25 km/h, which is messy. The energy is still weak at (20). It's not good, it's just the least bad.
Then, on the very last day of the forecast, Saturday the 1st of August, things finally try to change. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the south-southeast, with a period of 7 seconds. The energy jumps into a moderate range at (114). But the wind is a fresh 35 km/h from the south-southwest, making it a lumpy, cross-onshore mess. It's still poor surf. For a beginner spot like Galveston-61st Street Pier, anything over 5ft is a handful, and this is barely a ripple. For the whole 16-day window, we don't have a single standout. It's a total flat spell, and honestly, for this area, that's not unusual. The forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the boards at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 9 | SSW 3 | S 9 | SE 9 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 |
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 kJ | 23 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | 9:01AM0.35m | 10:02PM0.29m | 9:13AM0.34m | 00:16AM0.31m | 9:13AM0.34m | 4:35AM0.36m | 4:57AM0.41m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | 2:43PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.11m | 2:55AM0.21m | 4:37PM0.05m | 3:31AM0.30m | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:24PM-0.04m | 7:14PM-0.06m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | S 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 10 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 5 | — | SE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 4 | SE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | SE 9 | — | S 8 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | SE 7 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | E 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 3 | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1330 | 1437 | 1330 | 1319 | 1295 | 1330 | 1330 | 1307 | 1330 | 1335 | 1296 | 1330 | 1335 | 1295 | 1307 | 1322 | 1299 | 1296 | 1295 | 1435 | 1311 |
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