Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 13 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, SSE swell with 64 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 13 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston-61st Street Pier this week:
The surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 16 days are 0.9m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 13th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright, let me tell you what I’m seeing for the next couple of weeks. Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty flat and sad for a good while. The first real chance of anything even remotely rideable doesn’t show up until Monday the 13th, and even then, it’s not much to write home about.
We’re looking at Galveston-61st Street Pier. The water temp is sitting at 87°F right now, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, pushing past the usual range.
The pattern for the first week is pretty grim. Small, weak swells and onshore winds. Thursday the 9th through Sunday the 13th morning, it’s all tiny junk with SSE winds blowing straight on. The swell energy is pathetic, barely getting into double digits. There’s a small window on Monday afternoon the 13th where the wind goes glassy, and the swell bumps up to 3 ft from the SSE, but the energy is still weak, and the period is a short 6 seconds. It’s surfable, but only just. The rest of the week is cross-onshore slop with fresh breezes and lumpy conditions.
The second week looks a little more active, but still not good. From around the 20th of July, we see a bit more size, with the swell hitting 4 ft from the SSW on the afternoon of Tuesday the 21st, and the combined energy finally gets into the moderate range. But the wind is a consistent cross-onshore, keeping it messy and choppy. It’s always going to be a bit of a battle out there.
Honestly, for the entire 16-day window, there’s no standout session. The Monday afternoon the 13th is the only time the wind cleans up, but the swell is too weak to do anything with. If you’re desperate for a paddle, that’s your best bet, but keep your expectations on the floor. With the onshore winds and small, weak swell, this setup looks more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone paddling a traditional board.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 29°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 100mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 30 | 27 | 64 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:10AM0.44m | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM-0.11m | 7:27PM-0.18m | 8:24PM-0.24m | 9:21PM-0.27m | 10:16PM-0.27m | 11:40AM0.44m | 11:08PM-0.24m | 12:08PM0.40m | 11:59PM-0.19m | 12:54PM0.33m | |||||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 |
 | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 34 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 10 | — | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 31 | — | 25 | 23 | — | 6 | 64 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SE 10 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | S 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 27 | — | 20 | 21 | — | 30 | 27 | — | 23 | 11 | 17 | 15 | — | 4 | 9 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1307 | 1307 | 1335 | 1295 | 1330 | 1335 | 77 | 1330 | 1311 | 1300 | 1311 | 1335 | 0 | 1295 | 39 | 1295 | 1298 | 1335 | 1295 | 1330 | 1335 |
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