Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 27 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 most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 12 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 29) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Nov 30) at 9PM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)--
Best Surf--
Most Powerful12AM (Sat 29th Nov)5ft (1.6m) 6s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 12 days.

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Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Fri night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Mon night, light winds from the ENE by Tue night).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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 (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
1
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
ESE
0.4
E
0.2
ESE
0.5
SE
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)645566666655667677644
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3316458320313793624515477855271175144621
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
E
35
N
40
N
20
N
15
E
30
SSE
25
SSE
10
NNE
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
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
11:37PM
0.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
9:36PM
0.44
8:56AM
-0.25
Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise--6:52--6:52--6:54--6:54--6:56--6:56--6:56
Sunset5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
heavy rain
cloud
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1212-153241-----11-
Temp. °C17161617202122221513131717148121518202016
Feels °C (?)1199101315182097815159171113182112
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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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