Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, S swell with 22 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 Thursday (Aug 27) 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 (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty flat and ugly for the Galveston area. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing worth paddling out for, so don’t get your hopes up too early.
We’re starting from Sunday, 23 August, and honestly, the whole first week is a write-off. The swell is tiny, barely scraping 1 ft to 2 ft, and almost all of it is coming from the south or southeast with a shocking period of just 4 to 5 seconds. That’s pure wind chop, no real energy behind it. The combined energy of all swells is weak, often under 20 (like 5 or 16), so it’s just not moving. Winds are mostly cross-onshore or onshore from the south, 9 to 16 mph, which just messes up what little surface there is. The water temperature is 87° which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s the only positive.
The only break on the radar is Galveston-61st Street Pier, a beach/pier spot that’s exposed to the southeast. It’s a beginner-friendly break, fairly consistent, but with this forecast, even that consistency doesn’t help. You’re looking at poor surf conditions every single session for over a week.
There is a brief, tiny glimmer around Friday, 4 September. That morning, we get a light offshore wind from the north at 3 mph, which makes the surface clean. The swell is still pathetic at 1 ft from the SSW, period 4 seconds, energy at 12, but the wind is off. For a beginner, that might be a small window to float around. But it’s not a standout – it’s just the least bad option.
Then Saturday, 5 September morning, also looks clean with a light cross-offshore from the west at 6 mph, swell 2 ft from the south. Again, tiny, but clean. The rest of the two weeks? More onshore junk, with swell heights never breaking 2 ft.
Bottom line: There’s no real surf on offer here for the whole 16-day window. The energy is too low, the wind is wrong, and the swell is too short-period. It’s a classic late-summer lull for Galveston. Keep the board in the car, check the forecast again in a few days – it tends not to stay this dead for long.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 4 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:33AM0.47m | 5:30AM0.46m | 1:15PM0.43m | 5:35AM0.46m | 2:23PM0.43m | 5:44AM0.45m | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:24PM-0.00m | 9:02PM-0.00m | 10:36AM0.42m | 9:34PM0.01m | 10:20AM0.40m | 10:05PM0.02m | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | |||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SE 8 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | — | S 4 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | E 4 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | E 6 | SE 4 | S 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 16 | — | 9 | 20 | — | 10 | 21 | — | 11 | 13 | — | 8 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1311 | 1344 | 1335 | 1469 | 1298 | 1335 | 1425 | 1312 | 1335 | 1434 | 1296 | 1363 | 1438 | 1300 | 1311 | 1437 | 1300 | 1311 | 1437 | 1311 |
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