Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period, SSE swell with 27 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 4AM. 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 | 4AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’ll be honest with you. The next 16 days are looking pretty grim for us here around Galveston-61st Street Pier. There’s not a single good recommendation in the whole run. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions, and it’s going to feel like a bit of a flat spell.
Right now, and for the foreseeable future, the swell is tiny. We’re talking ankle-snappers at best. Thursday the 27th starts us off with a weak 1 ft SSW swell, period a dismal 4 seconds, and the combined energy is a measly 4. That’s basically zero push. The water is sitting at 87°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only thing going for it.
The pattern doesn’t change much. Friday the 28th, Saturday the 29th, Sunday the 30th, all the way through the next week and into early September, we’re stuck with the same story: small, weak, short-period swells, mostly from the SE or SSE, with onshore or cross-onshore winds. The wind is often light, which keeps the surface clean or with just small ripples, but there’s just no wave energy to work with. The combined energy readings rarely break into double digits, and when they do, like on the 5th of September, it’s still only a weak 117, but the swell is a messy 5 ft from the ESE with a 5-second period and onshore wind. That’s not surfable for a paddle board.
The one slight blip is on the 5th of September, Saturday afternoon. The swell bumps up to 5 ft, but it’s a short-period, wind-swell mess with a 5-second period and onshore wind. The combined energy hits 117. It’s still poor surf conditions, and with that onshore wind, it’d be lumpy and blown out. Honestly, this setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
For the rest of it, we’re looking at a long gap with no real surf. The 61st Street Pier is a beach break, fairly consistent, but there’s just no swell direction or energy to get it going. The optimum swell direction is SE, but when it does show up, it’s too small or too windy. The forecast is reliable for the near term, and unfortunately, it’s just telling us to wait.
So, plain and simple: there are no good surf options in the 16-day window. The area is known for having flat spells, and this is one of them. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 30°C on Mon morning, min 29°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | SSW 4 | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 9 | SSE 3 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
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 kJ | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:24PM0.43m | 5:55AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 6:06AM0.44m | 5:30PM0.43m | 6:15AM0.43m | 6:42PM0.43m | 6:17AM0.42m | 8:05PM0.43m | 6:10AM0.43m | 9:45PM0.45m | 5:50AM0.46m | 00:00AM0.48m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.36m | 10:35PM0.06m | 11:00AM0.31m | 11:06PM0.10m | 11:31AM0.25m | 11:38PM0.17m | 12:07PM0.19m | 00:13AM0.24m | 12:47PM0.13m | 00:47AM0.32m | 1:33PM0.07m | 1:19AM0.40m | 2:28PM0.02m | 1:33AM0.47m | |||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 32 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | S 7 | — | S 4 | SE 8 | — | S 4 | — | SE 8 | S 3 | S 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 5 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 15 | 1 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | — | — | S 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | E 5 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | — | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 22 | — | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1435 | 1307 | 1311 | 1437 | 1307 | 1311 | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1330 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1330 | 1335 | 1437 | 1296 | 1335 | 1342 | 1296 |
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