Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 26 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
23.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston-61st Street Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 27) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 12 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 29) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Dec 02) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 3PM (Thu 27th Nov)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 3PM (Thu 27th Nov)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Most Powerful 3AM (Sat 29th Nov)5.5ft (1.7m) 7s

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 22°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
NightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
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 (?)
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.4
ESE
1.7
SE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.4
S
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
Period(s) (?)556456776666644666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45665830591262532371771036842102525902510422
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
35
E
35
ESE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
S
25
S
40
N
40
NNE
35
ENE
35
E
5
ESE
30
NNW
40
N
35
N
20
NE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
0.45
11:09PM
0.43
11:18PM
0.40
11:08AM
0.30
11:25PM
0.38
12:56PM
0.35
11:28PM
0.38
2:22PM
0.42
11:31PM
0.39
3:35PM
0.48
11:33PM
0.41
4:41PM
0.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
0.06
3:26PM
0.12
5:52AM
0.23
4:30PM
0.19
6:06AM
0.12
5:42PM
0.26
6:39AM
0.01
7:01PM
0.33
7:20AM
-0.10
8:20PM
0.39
8:06AM
-0.19
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wed
03
Sunrise-6:52--6:52--6:52--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56-
Sunset--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------183-5643-----
Temp. °C17131717151621222222161416192117911101215
Feels °C (?)971210891517182010811172318134912
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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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