Galveston-61st Street Pier surf break

Galveston-61st Street Pier surfForecast / Texas / USA

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 25 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 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Galveston-61st Street Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 25) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Galveston-61st Street Pier in the next 12 days are 1.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Nov 28) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 Wednesday (Nov 26) at 9AM.

Wave TypeTime (CST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)12PM (Tue 25th Nov)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Best Surf12PM (Tue 25th Nov)2.5ft (0.7m) 6s
Most Powerful 9PM (Fri 28th 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 Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat night, moderate winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
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
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)666664565666666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3412115629665641109150188143120107493918162011
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
35
ESE
40
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
WSW
50
N
35
N
30
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:33PM
0.47
10:55PM
0.45
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
-0.01
1:39PM
0.02
2:29PM
0.06
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
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise6:50--6:50--6:52--6:52--6:52--6:54--6:54--
Sunset-5:21--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20--5:20-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------215------
Temp. °C2226221719171317161618212223239121081110
Feels °C (?)22231711139610991114171920-132363
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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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