Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period, SSE swell with 40 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 0.9m 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) 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 (Fri 17th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'll level with you. For this stretch around Galveston, the outlook is rough. We're looking at a solid 16 days with basically no surf worth talking about. It's a long, quiet patch with no real recommendations until the very end, and even then, it's barely a whisper.
We're talking about Galveston-61st Street Pier in the Galveston area. The water temperature is about what you'd expect for this time of year. From Thursday the 16th, it's all small, messy waves. Swell is about 2ft out of the SSE with a short period of 5 seconds, and the combined energy is weak, sitting in the low 20s to 50s. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore, so it's choppy and ugly.
That pattern sticks through the weekend and into the next week. By Sunday the 20th, we're down to 1ft or less. You get a few clean moments early in the mornings with a light offshore breeze, but there's practically no swell. From Monday the 21st through to the end of the month, we're seeing swell heights of 0.3ft to 0.7ft, with combined energy in the single digits most of the time. Dead flat. There's a glassy morning on Friday the 24th with almost no wind, but with only 0.3ft of swell, you'd be floating.
Later on, around the 27th and 28th, there's a tiny bump to about 3ft from the south, but the period is still short at 5 seconds, and the wind is a solid 15 mph cross-onshore. Combined energy creeps into the low 30s, but it's still just poor, choppy conditions. No standouts at all.
Nothing gets over 3ft, so no worries about it being too big for beginners—there's just nothing to ride.
This is a flat spell for the area. Honestly, with the constant wind and no swell, it looks more interesting for a kiteboarder than a surfer. Keep your hopes low, but you never know—forecasts can turn.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 3 |
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 kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | on | cross |
High Tide | 8:03AM0.43m | 5:04PM0.39m | 8:25AM0.40m | 6:33PM0.34m | 8:45AM0.37m | 8:11PM0.31m | 9:01AM0.35m | 10:02PM0.29m | 9:13AM0.34m | 00:16AM0.31m | 9:13AM0.34m | 4:35AM0.36m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM0.33m | 00:46AM-0.10m | 1:47PM0.26m | 1:32AM-0.00m | 2:43PM0.18m | 2:14AM0.11m | 3:40PM0.11m | 2:55AM0.21m | 4:37PM0.05m | 3:31AM0.30m | 5:31PM0.00m | 6:24PM-0.04m | |||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SSE 5 | SW 5 | S 10 | SE 6 | S 11 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 28 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | SE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | S 3 | — | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1434 | 1330 | 1335 | 1176 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 773 | 1312 | 1311 | 1330 | 1311 | 1295 | 1296 | 1307 | 1295 | 1307 | 1329 | 1296 | 1295 |
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