Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with 28 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 5s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 4AM. 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 | 4AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is a tough one to call, folks. Over the next 16 days, the pattern is pretty locked in, and honestly, it’s not shaping up to be a classic run for the Galveston area. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, weak windswell with only a few fleeting moments of clean conditions.
Kicking things off from Friday the 7th of August through the weekend, we’ve got a tiny 1ft swell from the SSE and SE, but the period is a short, weak 4 to 5 seconds. The combined energy is barely a whisper at just 9 (Friday morning), and it's not much better. The wind is a big problem – mostly onshore or cross-onshore, with a risk of thunderstorms on Sunday. The water’s sitting at 87°F, which is about 2°F warmer than usual for this time of year, so it’s a bit bath-like.
Saturday morning the 8th of August does offer a glimmer of hope with glassy conditions, but it’s still on that same tiny 1ft swell. You’d be hard-pressed to get a ride. The best bet in the whole outlook is probably the early morning of Saturday the 15th of August. We’ll see a slight bump to 2ft from the SSE, and the wind goes light and onshore. The combined energy creeps up to 22, which is still weak, but it’s the most “surfable” window we get. The rest of the period is plagued by persistent onshore winds and choppy, lumpy conditions, with the swell never really getting above 2ft. For a spot like Galveston-61st Street Pier, which is a beginner-friendly beach/pier setup, this is a stretch of very poor surf.
If you’re a kite surfer, the stronger afternoon winds later in the outlook might be more interesting, but for paddle surfing, it’s a flat spell. This kind of blank run isn't unusual for the area, but it tends not to stay this poor for long. We just have to wait for the next system to breathe life back into the Gulf.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
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 kJ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:13AM0.50m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:39AM0.52m | 5:59AM0.49m | 1:36PM0.46m | 6:17AM0.46m | 3:08PM0.45m | 6:34AM0.43m | 4:28PM0.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:14PM-0.13m | 7:19PM-0.17m | 8:21PM-0.20m | 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 | |||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 33 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 6 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | — | S 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 7 | — | 5 | 10 | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | — | 13 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1435 | 1296 | 1373 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1296 | 1296 | 1335 | 1437 | 1330 | 1335 | 1438 | 1330 | 1330 | 1434 | 1330 | 1296 | 1302 | 1330 |
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