Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 7PM. 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 | 7PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty.
Well, folks, here in Galveston, it’s a bleak stretch. I’m looking at the next 16 days, and honestly, the surf is not doing us any favours. It’s a long, dry period with nothing to get excited about. We're talking flatness and poor conditions across the board.
From Monday the 10th all the way through to Tuesday the 25th, it's a big fat zero. The swell barely gets a pulse, with the combined wave energy staying in the dumps, usually well under 100 (around 10 to 30 range), which is basically nothing. We’ve got a mix of onshore and cross-onshore winds, usually from the south, with speeds mostly between 6 mph and 19 mph. It’s going to be choppy, messy, and small for days on end.
There is one small highlight, but it's not for the paddle crowd. Around Sunday the 16th, a brief window of clean conditions shows up with a light NW cross-offshore breeze at 6 mph. The swell is tiny though, only 1 ft from the SSE with a 6-second period. The combined energy is still weak at 15. That setup, with the strong side-shore potential and gutless waves, frankly looks more interesting for kite surfing than trying to paddle out on a toothpick. It's just not enough for a proper wave.
Water temp at the start was a warm 87°, running about 2° warmer than usual for this time of year.
For the rest of the month, it’s the same story. A few more clean windows pop up way down the line on the 24th and 25th with light offshore or cross-offshore winds, but the swell is still pitiful. That first week of no real action is tough.
To be honest, this kind of blank run is pretty normal for the area. The breaks here are inconsistent and rarely break with any real power. When it’s poor, it tends to stay poor. We can only hope the forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
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 kJ | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 20 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | 6:51AM0.41m | 5:45PM0.41m | 7:06AM0.39m | 7:05PM0.39m | 7:19AM0.38m | 8:33PM0.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18PM-0.20m | 10:29AM0.44m | 10:10PM-0.17m | 10:49AM0.38m | 10:58PM-0.11m | 11:25AM0.31m | 11:43PM-0.03m | 12:08PM0.24m | 00:25AM0.06m | 12:54PM0.17m | 1:04AM0.16m | 1:42PM0.11m | 1:39AM0.26m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | — | S 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 8 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 6 | — | 12 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 33 | 31 | 34 | 39 | — | 19 | 23 | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1480 | 1330 | 1335 | 1434 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1295 | 1330 | 1335 | 1434 | 1311 | 1335 | 1296 | 1311 |
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