Surf Forecasts:
Galveston-61st Street Pier surf forecast from 27 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 2 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period, S swell with 43 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 1.0m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 02) at 1AM. 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 | 1AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Galveston-61st Street Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Galveston’s 61st Street Pier.
To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and messy. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and wind that’s doing us no favours. The water temp is sitting at 86°, which is about average for this time of year, so at least you won't need a thick suit.
We start off with nothing really worth paddling out for. From Sunday the 26th of July right through to the 2nd of August, we’re looking at tiny swell, mostly between 1 ft and 3 ft, and it’s coming from the SSE or S. The period is short, around 4-6 seconds, so there's no push behind it. The combined wave energy is weak, reading under 100 for most of that time – honestly nothing to get excited about. Winds are mostly cross or cross-onshore, making it choppy and messy. The best you could hope for is a flukey little wave on the pier, but it's not worth the drive.
There is a slight glimmer on Monday the 3rd of August. The morning shows a little bump up to 3 ft from the S, with a period of 6 seconds and a combined energy of 47. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the WNW, which will clean up the surface. It’s still not big, but it’s the only time in the whole outlook where the conditions are described as clean. For beginners, that 3 ft is perfect and safe, but don’t expect any barrels. After that, it's back into the gutter with onshore winds and poor conditions through to the 10th of August.
There’s no standout day here. The only real option is the Monday morning session on the 3rd of August at Galveston-61st Street Pier (United States). The swell is small, but with that light offshore breeze, it’ll be the cleanest wave we see all forecast.
So, don't get your hopes up for anything special. Take that Monday morning if you can, but otherwise, it's a blank run for the area.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 28°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||
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 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
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 kJ | 13 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33AM0.44m | 6:43AM0.43m | 1:20PM0.40m | 6:55AM0.43m | 2:34PM0.39m | 7:11AM0.42m | 3:34PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.41m | 4:38PM0.36m | 7:42AM0.40m | 5:52PM0.34m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24PM-0.09m | 10:00PM-0.09m | 11:57AM0.40m | 10:32PM-0.08m | 11:32AM0.38m | 11:02PM-0.07m | 11:52AM0.35m | 11:31PM-0.04m | 12:22PM0.31m | 00:01AM0.01m | 12:57PM0.27m | 00:32AM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 8 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | SSE 6 | SE 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1335 | 1403 | 1330 | 1335 | 1435 | 877 | 1335 | 1435 | 1342 | 1335 | 1435 | 1330 | 1335 | 1365 | 1330 | 1335 | 1295 | 1330 | 1335 | 877 |
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