Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, SSE swell with 149 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 1.3m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what the Gulf has in store for us this stretch.
First off, the outlook for Galveston-61st Street Pier is a flat spell, plain and simple. Over this whole 16-day window there isn’t a single decent wave on the table. The combined swell energy barely reaches 64 (moderate wave energy) at its peak, but that's paired with poor surf conditions every single day. We start off with a tiny 2ft SSE swell, all short-period junk around 5 seconds. Saturday afternoon the wind goes glassy, which would be a major positive if there was any real swell to work with. Sunday morning is glassy again, and Tuesday morning has a moment of glassy conditions on a 2ft SSE swell, but the wave comment says it all – poor surf.
The pattern just doesn't improve. Through the middle of the week and into the second week we get onshore winds from the SE and S, chopping up what little bump there is. By the time we reach the weekend of the 19th and 20th July, the swell drops even further, to just 1ft to 2ft, with combined energy falling as low as 9 (weak wave energy). The later days from 22 July onward have a bit more size, up to 3ft from the S and SSW, but the period is still short at 4-5 seconds, with moderate cross-onshore winds. It’s just messy, weak, and unsurfable.
There are no standouts here. Not one session is worth paddling out for. For a break that is fairly consistent, this kind of blank run is unusual, but it’s what we’ve got. The water temperature is about average for the time of year. Honestly, with this onshore wind and weak, short-period swell, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun night, min 28°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
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 kJ | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 30 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 64 | 126 | 46 | 34 | 41 | 37 | 38 | 19 | 36 | 37 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:05AM0.49m | 5:51AM0.51m | 6:31AM0.52m | 7:06AM0.50m | 1:59PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.46m | 3:36PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.39m | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 00:46AM-0.10m | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | ||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | 4 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 33 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 10 | — | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | — | 15 | 10 | 11 | 30 | — | — | 29 | — | 64 | 46 | 2 | — | 6 | 38 | — | 36 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | SE 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 18 | — | — | 10 | — | 51 | 22 | — | 64 | 126 | — | 34 | 41 | 37 | — | 19 | — | 37 | 45 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 1296 | 1305 | 1305 | 773 | 77 | 1302 | 1311 | 24 | 1311 | 1330 | 1335 | 1312 | 1330 | 1335 | 1299 | 1335 | 1335 | 1428 | 1330 |
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