Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, SSE 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 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM. 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 | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let me give it to you straight: the Galveston area is a total flat spell for the next 16 days. The only spot in the mix is Galveston-61st Street Pier, and it’s not looking good.
From Monday 3rd August all the way through, every single session is listed as "poor surf conditions." The swell energy is weak, never getting above 34, which is just a whisper. Wave heights are tiny, from 0.7 ft to 2 ft, with periods as short as 4 to 7 seconds. That’s not surf; it’s wind slop.
The wind is onshore or cross-onshore for almost the entire run, blowing between 6 mph and 16 mph. There’s one tiny window on Tuesday morning 18th August with a light offshore breeze from the west at 6 mph, and the data says "clean." But the swell is only 1 ft on a 7-second period, so it’s ridiculously small. The water is sitting at 87°F on the 3rd, which is a touch warmer than average, but that doesn’t help when there’s nothing to ride.
This is a dead run. No standout days, no good windows. For a beach/pier setup with these tiny, onshore conditions, it’s really more of a kite-surfing scene than a paddle-surfing one. It’s a long stretch of nothing, and while things can change, right now I’d keep the board in the garage.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon night, min 28°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 28°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50AM0.37m | 11:12PM0.34m | 7:28AM0.39m | 6:54AM0.43m | 6:18AM0.47m | 5:13AM0.50m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:39AM0.52m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:07PM0.06m | 2:07AM0.32m | 4:03PM-0.01m | 5:07PM-0.07m | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | 9:18PM-0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 6 | SE 9 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | — | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 19 | — | 14 | — | — | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 9 | — | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 19 | — | 17 | 19 | — | — | 14 | — | 19 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1295 | 1311 | 1363 | 1459 | 1330 | 1335 | 1493 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1334 | 1335 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1296 | 1330 |
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