Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 3 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, SE swell with 25 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 (Sep 03) at 7AM. 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 | 7AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here.
Well, I gotta be straight with you. We’re looking at a bleak 16-day stretch here on the Upper Texas Coast. The only break on the books is Galveston-61st Street Pier, and truth be told, it’s a total write-off for the entire forecast.
We’re talking about a string of days with barely a ripple. From now through the end of the first week of September, the swell is stuck between 0.3ft and 2ft, mostly from the SE, with periods so short they barely count as waves. The combined swell energy is teeny tiny, barely hitting double digits (2 to 21). It’s just flat. The wind is all over the place but mostly onshore or cross, making it even more hopeless. There’s a couple of mornings with glassy conditions on the 30th of August and the 4th of September, but with no swell to speak of, that’s just a pretty lake, not a surf session.
There is a little bump of energy around the 8th of September, with the swell climbing to 4ft from the SSE. The combined energy finally gets into three digits (160 and 188), which is something. But even then, the period is a short 7 seconds, and the wind is onshore, so it’s going to be a messy, choppy mess. Not worth paddling out for.
Forget about it, truly. The whole 16 days is a blank. For a place like this, it happens. It’s a bummer, but forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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) | S 3 | SE 8 | S 3 | SE 8 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:45PM0.45m | 5:50AM0.46m | 00:00AM0.48m | 5:21AM0.49m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | 1:33PM0.07m | 1:19AM0.40m | 2:28PM0.02m | 1:33AM0.47m | 3:33PM-0.02m | ||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | SE 5 | SW 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 10 | 1 | — | 12 | 21 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | S 5 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 11 | — | 15 | 20 | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1311 | 1435 | 1322 | 1296 | 1428 | 1330 | 1335 | 1434 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 1311 | 1335 | 1352 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1330 | 1300 | 1432 | 1296 |
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